Spencer Torkelson: MLB Player Prop Bets for Tigers Vs Twins – August 16, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 15, 2023

Target Field is where Spencer Torkelson and the Detroit Tigers will go up against starter Kenta Maeda and the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, August 16 at 1:10 PM ET.

Looking to place a bet on Torkelson ahead of his matchup on Wednesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Torkelson

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -145
Runs 0.5 -116
RBI 0.5 -106
Strikeouts 0.5 -151

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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins

  • The Twins will hand the ball to Maeda (3-7) for his 14th start of the season.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed three hits in six innings against the Detroit Tigers.
  • The 35-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with a 3.97 ERA, 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .224.
  • The Twins have a 9.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
  • The Twins have the seventh-best ERA (3.88) in the majors this season.
  • The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.197 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
  • With 140 homers allowed, the Twins rank 14th in the league at preventing long balls.

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Spencer Torkelson Stats vs. the Twins

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/15/2023 Bailey Ober 1-for-4 1 1 1 1 2/0 0
8/10/2023 Kenta Maeda 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 1/1 0
8/9/2023 Bailey Ober 2-for-4 2 2 2 3 2/1 0
8/8/2023 Sonny Gray 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
8/7/2023 Pablo Lopez 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
6/25/2023 Bailey Ober 0-for-5 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
6/24/2023 Pablo Lopez 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 3/0 0
6/23/2023 Kenta Maeda 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 3/0 0
6/18/2023 Louie Varland 1-for-5 1 1 2 1 3/0 0
6/17/2023 José De León 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/0 0

Torkelson Stats and Trends

  • Torkelson has picked up a hit in 68 of 117 games this year (58.1%), with multiple base knocks in 27 of those games (23.1%).
  • In 16 of 117 games this season, he has homered (13.7%). He’s gone deep in 3.8% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored at least a run in 48 out of 117 games this season (41.0%), which includes two or more runs scored in nine of those contests (7.7%).
  • In 38.5% of his contests this season (45 of 117), Torkelson has driven in at least one run. In 12 of those games (10.3%) he recorded more than one RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in four games.
  • In 67.5% of his 117 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (79 times). He’s also had 32 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (27.4%).
Home Away
58 GP 59
31 (53.4%) Games w/1+ Hit 37 (62.7%)
13 (22.4%) Games w/2+ Hits 14 (23.7%)
22 (37.9%) Games w/1+ Run 26 (44.1%)
5 (8.6%) Games w/1+ HR 11 (18.6%)
20 (34.5%) Games w/1+ RBI 25 (42.4%)

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