Minnesota Twins vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/21/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Minnesota Twins vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Date: Sunday, June 21, 2026
Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ
TV: DBACKS.TV
Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+102) Arizona (-122)
The Minnesota Twins (36-41) are en route to Chase Field on Sunday where they will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (39-36). The moneyline on this contest has the Twins at +102 while the Diamondbacks are opening at -122. The total has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Mick Abel and Brandon Pfaadt.

As a team, the Minnesota Twins are earning 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB. They have racked up 368 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .320. The Twins have recorded 120 doubles as a squad and have knocked 96 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 348 runs batted in in addition to 629 hits this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .243. Minnesota is slugging .408 and have been rung up 649 times, while being walked on 257 occasions.
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The Twins have an ERA of 4.78 on the year (27th in the league), and the staff has rung up 625 hitters. Twins pitchers have yielded 87 home runs and also 396 runs (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 277 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.34 as a team for the season. Minnesota has given up 664 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 360 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.26 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.39.
The Twins have dispatched 256 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 133 runners this season with 35.3% of them crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have tallied 53 holds on the year (3rd in the league). Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 88 times as well as having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. They have recorded 21 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 of 31 chances to get a save. The Twins relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 67.7% and have come into the game in 85 save situations.
The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 2,032 putouts for the season, as well as 575 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which is 23rd in MLB, and have a total of 53 double plays. The Twins have transformed 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,096 innings, which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball.
Abel has thrown 59 innings and has accounted for 62 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.48 (36 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.540. He has allowed 65 base hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has 26 walks. Abel (4-6 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.40 and he has faced 267 hitters in the major leagues.
Arizona has accounted for 67 long balls this year to go along with 309 runs batted in. They have notched 127 doubles, while walking 232 times and putting up 321 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have recorded a team OBP of .308 in addition to a batting average of .239 so far this season. The Diamondbacks hold a team SLG% of .386 and they tally 4.28 runs per outing (18th in baseball). They have struck out on 557 occasions (28th in MLB) and have tallied 594 base hits.
The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 336 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.17 (306 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 92 home runs and they yield 4.57 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.275 in addition to having a FIP of 4.46 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.20 (528 strikeouts against 222 walks). They are sitting at 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 621.
They rank 10th in the league holding a save rate of 69.0%, and they have dispatched 243 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 84 times in high leverage situations in addition to 66 occasions with base runners. With 74 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 44 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Arizona has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 29 save opportunities and they have tallied 20 saves. Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.8% of 97 inherited base runners.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 61 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have racked up 640 assists, 28 errors and have earned 1,985 putouts on the campaign. In 5,955 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (5th in MLB).
Pfaadt (27-29 career win-loss mark) has a 5.19 ERA and has surrendered 9.7 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.75 and he has gone up against 2,119 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has allowed 284 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.325 and a FIP of 5.1. Thus far in his career, Pfaadt has allowed 530 base knocks while he has tallied 457 strikeouts in 492 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (+102)
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