Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Monday, May 30, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-175) Detroit (+145)

The Detroit Tigers (17-29) host the Minnesota Twins (28-19) at Comerica Park on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Twins at -175 while the Tigers are sitting at +145. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Dylan Bundy and Rony Garcia.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 14th in the league. They have earned 202 runs and hold an OBP of .328. The Twins have tallied 80 doubles as a unit and have smacked 46 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 193 RBI's as well as 387 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average sits at .249. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .393 and have struck out 391 times, while taking a walk on 172 occasions.

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The Twins have an ERA of 3.42 this season (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 406 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Twins pitchers have conceded 48 home runs and also 172 total runs (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 140 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.80 as a unit on the year.

Twins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 41 times and also have had 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 32 holds over the course of the season (8th in baseball). The Twins relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.4% and has come into the game in 51 save situations. They have recorded 13 saves on the season and have missed out on 6 out of their 19 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 63 base runners so far this year and 28.6% of them earned a run for their team. The Twins have sent 156 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Twins have converted 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,762 innings, which has them ranked 12th in baseball. The Minnesota Twins have earned a total of 1,254 putouts on the year, in addition to 376 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them ranked 10th in the majors, and they have turned 34 double plays.

Bundy has taken the ball for 804 innings and has earned 789 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Bundy (49-59 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.66 while he has faced 3,435 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.71 (421 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.307. He has conceded 786 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 265 walks.

Detroit has a total of 25 long balls so far this year to go along with 120 runs batted in. They have recorded 57 doubles, while getting a free base 117 times as well as putting up 123 runs. The Detroit Tigers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .285 as well as a batting average of .222 on the year. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .319 and they average 2.73 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 386 occasions (16th in baseball) and have a total of 324 base hits.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.204 with a FIP of 3.93 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.47 (333 strikeouts against 135 walks). They sit at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 336. They have given up 42 homers and they surrender 4.07 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have given up 177 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.68 (160 earned runs conceded).

Detroit has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 14 save opportunities and they have walked away with 10 saves. They are currently ranked 9th in the league holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 161 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 50 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.4% of 56 inherited base runners. Sitting with 38 save situations, the Tigers have 23 holds and also 4 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 391 assists, 24 errors and have earned a total of 1,175 putouts on the campaign. In their 3,525 innings on the field, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (6th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Garcia has surrendered 36 hits while tallying 38 K's in 42 innings. He has allowed 26 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.219 and having a FIP of 5.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and he has gone up against 176 hitters so far in his MLB career. Garcia (1-0 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 5.48 earned run average while allowing 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit (+145) and under 8.5 runs

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