Los Angeles Dodgers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-135) Minnesota (+115)

The Minnesota Twins (1-2) welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-2) at Target Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -135 and the Twins open at +115. The over/under is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Andrew Heaney and Chris Archer.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 3.7 runs per outing, which is 18th in baseball. They have accounted for 11 runs scored and have an OBP of .283. The Dodgers have accounted for 3 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 1 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 7 runs batted in in addition to 25 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is at .238. Los Angeles is slugging .295 and have been called out on strikes 27 times, while drawing a walk on 6 occasions.

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The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.60 so far this year (15th in the league), and their staff has rung up 25 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.57 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24. Dodgers pitchers have relinquished 3 long balls in addition to 15 total runs (20th in MLB). They have walked 7 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a team for the year.

The Dodgers have dispatched 10 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 4 runners over the course of the season with none of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 1 save over the course of the season. The Dodgers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 100.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 4 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 3 holds so far this season (6th in baseball). Dodgers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 2 times in addition to having 1 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 75 putouts on the campaign, as well as 30 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .972 which has them ranked 29th in MLB, and have accumulated 1 double play. The Dodgers have transformed 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 225 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 23rd in pro baseball.

Heaney has taken the hill for 634 innings and has racked up 650 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 4.72 (333 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.263. He has surrendered 622 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 179 walks. Heaney (32-38 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.45 and he has gone up against 2,685 hitters in the major leagues.

The Minnesota Twins have tallied an on-base percentage of .274 and a batting average of .189 so far this season. They have been rung up on 29 occasions (14th in MLB) and have accounted for 18 base hits. Minnesota has hit 9 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 14 runs batted in. The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .484 and they average 4.67 runs per game (13th in MLB). They have tallied 1 double, while walking 9 times and putting up 14 runs.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.333 in addition to having a FIP of 4.36 as a team on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.73 (26 strikeouts against 15 bases on balls). They come in at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 21. They have allowed 3 dingers and they surrender 3.33 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 10 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.33 (10 earned runs yielded).

Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 0.0% out of their 2 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 1 time in high leverage situations and on 2 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 1 save situation, the Twins have compiled 0 holds and also 1 blown save. They are ranked 25th in MLB holding a save rate of 0.0%, and they have sent 11 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Minnesota has had relief pitchers enter the game in 1 save chance and they have tallied 0 saves.

In 243 innings on the diamond, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 73.2% (10th in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 2 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (9th in the majors). The Twins have accrued 23 assists, 1 error and have 81 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Archer has given up 1,145 hits and he has 1,370 strikeouts in 1,254 frames. Archer (61-81 career mark) has a 3.87 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 540 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.254 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.20 and he has gone up against 5,286 hitters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (+115)

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