Twins vs Phillies Prediction - MLB Picks 8/11/23
Philadelphia Phillies (64-52) vs Minnesota Twins (60-57)
Game Info: Friday, August 11, 2023 at 7:05 pm (Citizens Bank Park)
Cristopher Sanchez (0-3) (3.44) vs Dallas Keuchel (0-0) (1.80)
Betting Odds: Philadelphia Phillies -160 / Minnesota Twins +147 --- Over/Under: 9.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Minnesota Twins will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their series on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies took care of Business against the lowly Nationals earlier this week, but they are nowhere close to the Braves in the AL East. Minnesota is coming off of a series loss, but they continue to lead the AL Central, as they are the only team above .500.
Twins Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 60-57 this season and they have won five of their last eight Games. Minnesota is coming off of a series loss to the Tigers, where they lost three out of four Games. The Twins struggled offensively in the last three Games of the series, getting shut out twice and only scoring five runs in the three losses. The Minnesota pitching staff has a 3.87 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .236 opponent batting average this year. The Twins offense has scored 515 runs with a .237 batting average and a .315 on base percentage. Carlos Correa is batting .227 with 14 home runs and 53 RBI’s for the Twins. The projected starting pitcher for Minnesota is Dallas Keuchel, who is 0-0 with a 1.80 ERA and a 2.00 WHIP over 5.0 innings pitched this season.
Phillies Preview
The Philadelphia Phillies are 64-52 this season and they have won five of their last six Games. Philadelphia is coming off of a series win against Washington, where they won three out of four Games. The Phillies got a no hitter from Michael Lorenzen on Wednesday and they only allowed two runs in the final two Games of the series. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.96 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .241 opponent batting average. The Phillies offense has scored 536 runs with a .255 batting average and a .323 on base percentage this season. Nick Castellanos is batting .276 with 20 home runs and 72 RBI’s for the Phillies. The projected starting pitcher for Philadelphia is Cristopher Sanchez, who is 0-3 with a 3.44 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP over 52.1 innings pitched this year.
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Matchup/League Facts
The Minnesota Twins ranks 1st in the league for strikeouts this season (1112).
The Minnesota Twins ranks 3rd in the league for walks allowed this season (313).
The Philadelphia Phillies are one of only 3 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both steals and batting average this season.
The Philadelphia Phillies ranks 5th in the league for triples this season (21).
Pick
The Twins are lucky to be in the AL Central, as they are the only team above .500 currently. The Phillies are 12 Games above .500, yet they are 9.5 Games back of Atlanta in the NL East. Philadelphia is playing very well right now and they are 33-22 at home. The Phillies are starting Cristopher Sanchez, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts. The Twins are starting Dallas Keuchel, who allowed one earned run over 5.0 innings of work against Arizona in his first start. Even though Keuchel only allowed one earned run, he still allowed eight hits and I think this Phillies lineup will do even more damage. Take the Phillies -1.5 here.
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