Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+150) Tampa Bay (-178)

The Tampa Bay Rays (12-8) will go up against the Minnesota Twins (11-9) at Tropicana Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Minnesota at +150 while Tampa Bay is sitting at -178. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Chris Paddack and Josh Fleming.

The Twins have accumulated 26 two-baggers as a team and have hit 20 baseballs out of the park. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .358 and have been called out on strikes 178 times, while taking a walk on 73 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are knocking in 3.8 runs/g, which has them sitting at 21st in the league. They have compiled 69 RBI's and 139 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .219. They are sitting with 76 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .306.

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The Twins have a team ERA of 3.27 so far this year (8th in MLB), and they have rung up 169 batters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.19. Twins pitchers have yielded 22 home runs and also 67 runs (6th in baseball). They have walked 61 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.89 as a team this year.

Twins pitchers have entered the game with players on base 13 times and also have had 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 6 holds this season (29th in MLB). The Twins relievers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 12 save situations. They have earned 3 saves this season and have not converted 3 of their 6 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 19 runners this season with 42.1% of them earned a run for their team. The Twins have sent 61 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Twins have converted 72.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,584 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 528 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 164 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which puts them in 10th in the majors, and have accumulated 14 double plays.

Paddack (20-21 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.99 while he has faced 1,332 hitters in the majors. He has given up 298 base knocks (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 66 free passes. His earned run average is 4.18 (150 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.128. Paddack has taken the mound for 322 innings and has racked up 323 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Tampa Bay Rays hold a team on-base percentage of .322 and a team batting average of .246 on the year. They have struck out on 176 occasions (15th in MLB) and have recorded 160 base knocks. Tampa Bay is sitting with 18 HRs on the year as well as 82 runs batted in. The Rays have a team slugging % of .390 and they are scoring 4.30 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have recorded 32 doubles, while getting a free base 70 times as well as notching 86 runs.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.057 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.38 as a unit on the season. They sit at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 131. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 75 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 2.98 (58 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.37 (182 strikeouts against 54 walks). They have relinquished 17 homers and they surrender 3.86 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB).

With 21 save situations, the Rays have amassed 13 holds and also 2 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 8 save opportunities and they have come away with 6 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 20 times in high leverage situations and also on 19 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score rate of 19.2% of 26 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 10th in the league with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 75 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 11 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in MLB). The Rays have racked up 167 assists, 13 errors and have a total of 525 putouts so far this season. In 1,575 innings on the diamond, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (5th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Fleming has surrendered 156 base hits while totaling 105 punch outs in 148 innings. Fleming (17-10 mark in his career) has a 4.54 earned run average while surrendering 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 75 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.325 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and he has gone up against 637 hitters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (+150)

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