Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-125) Minnesota (+105)

Target Field is where the Minnesota Twins (18-12) will play the Houston Astros (19-11) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Astros at -125 while the Twins are coming in at +105. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Luis Garcia and Josh Winder.

Houston is slugging .378 and have been called out on strikes 244 times, while drawing a walk on 114 occasions. They have earned 113 RBI's and 212 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .217. The Astros have hit 44 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 36 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 115 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .300. As a squad, the Houston Astros are notching 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 21st in MLB.

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The Astros have a team earned run average of 2.85 on the year (3rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 236 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 82 hitters and their FIP is 3.57 as a unit so far this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.08. Astros pitchers have surrendered 23 home runs and also 94 runs in total (3rd in MLB).

The Astros relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 72.7% and has come into the game in 30 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 31 base runners on the season with 32.3% of them ended up scoring. Astros bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 21 times in addition to having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 97 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have a total of 19 holds so far this year (11th in the league). They have compiled 8 saves so far this season and have missed out on 3 of 11 chances to save the game.

The Astros have converted 73.5% of balls in play into outs out of 2,388 innings on the field, ranking them 3rd in pro baseball. The Houston Astros have 796 putouts thus far, in addition to 250 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which has them sitting 3rd in MLB, and have accumulated 28 double plays.

Garcia has taken the hill for 196 innings and has earned 204 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Garcia (13-10 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.76 while going up against 793 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.44 (75 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.121. He has surrendered 158 base hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 62 free passes.

Minnesota has hit 30 home runs so far this season as well as 110 runs batted in. They have recorded 50 doubles, while taking a walk 100 times as well as racking up 117 runs. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for an OBP of .314 as well as a batting average of .235 this year. The Twins have a team slugging % of .383 and they are earning 3.90 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have been rung up on 253 instances (16th in baseball) and have accounted for 226 base hits.

The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 97 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.14 (92 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 30 homers and they allow 3.31 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.140 and have a FIP of 3.61 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.13 (269 strikeouts against 86 walks). They come in at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 215.

Minnesota has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 10 save opportunities and they have earned 7 saves. They are ranked 17th in MLB with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 94 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 27 times in high leverage situations and also on 21 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.5% out of 32 inherited runners. Sitting with 26 save situations, the Twins have 16 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 21 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in the majors). The Twins have accrued 230 assists, 15 errors and have earned 792 putouts for the season. In 2,376 innings on the field, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (9th in MLB).

So far in his career, Winder has allowed 12 hits while he has totaled 20 punch outs in 22 innings. He has given up a total of 4 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.716 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.00 and he has faced 81 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Winder (2-0 mark in his career) is the owner of a 1.61 ERA and has surrendered 4.8 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-125)

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