Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, May 16, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-140) Oakland (+120)

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (15-21) will play the Minnesota Twins (20-15) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has the Twins at -140 and the Athletics are coming in at +120. The betting total is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Chris Archer and Zach Logue.

As a team, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have accumulated 134 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. The Twins have accumulated 60 doubles as a squad and have hit 35 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 126 RBI's as well as 266 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .241. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .392 and have been called out on strikes 293 times, while taking a walk on 113 occasions.

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The Twins have an ERA of 3.41 so far this year (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 301 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. Twins pitchers have conceded 37 home runs and also 124 total runs (9th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 104 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.84 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Twins have dispatched 110 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 42 base runners on the year with 35.7% of those players crossed home plate. They have earned 7 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 3 of their 10 save opportunities. The Twins relievers have a save percentage of 70.0% and has come into the game in 27 save situations. The bullpen have earned 17 holds on the year (17th in the league). Twins relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 27 times as well as having 32 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have notched a total of 903 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 266 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 13th in the majors, and have accumulated 24 double plays. The Twins have converted 71.1% of balls in play into outs in their 2,709 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 11th in pro baseball.

Archer has taken the ball for 1,276 innings and has earned 1,392 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 3.88 (551 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.258. He has conceded 1,166 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 440 walks. Archer (61-82 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.70 while he has faced 5,386 hitters in the majors.

The Oakland Athletics have compiled a team OBP of .269 as well as a batting average of .201 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 318 instances (3rd in baseball) and are sitting with 231 base knocks. Oakland has 22 home runs on the campaign as well as 112 RBIs. The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .312 and they score 3.36 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have hit 49 two-baggers, while taking a walk 99 times as well as scoring 121 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.217 in addition to having a FIP of 3.77 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.56 (269 strikeouts against 105 bases on balls). They are sitting at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 281. They have allowed 30 home runs and they surrender 3.89 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 137 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.58 (126 earned runs relinquished).

Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 24.6% out of their 61 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 39 times in high leverage situations and also on 42 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 40 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 26 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They are ranked 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 64.3%, and they have sent 124 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Oakland has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 14 save chances and they have earned 9 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 36 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (23rd in the majors). The Athletics have racked up 327 assists, 25 errors and have earned a total of 953 putouts on the season. In their 2,859 innings played, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (17th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Logue has given up 11 base knocks while totaling 12 K's in 13 innings pitched. Logue (2-1 career mark) has a 1.35 ERA and has surrendered 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 2 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.050 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 4.00 and he has faced 54 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+120)

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