Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins Prediction and Pick, MLB Betting Picks, 5-19-2026

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Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins Prediction – 5-19-2026 – MLB Betting Picks

With a slugging percentage of.415, Houston has been called out on strikes 383 times, while drawing a walk 165 times. In addition, they have generated a walk on 165 occasions. Throughout the course of the season, they have accumulated 202 runs batted in as well as 405 base knocks, and their team batting average is currently at.250. In their history, the Astros have amassed a total of 83 two-baggers and have hit 59 baseballs that have been hit out of the park. 212 runs have been scored by them, and their on-base percentage is.326. As a team, the Houston Astros are performing at a rate of 4.4 runs per game, which places them in the 12th spot in the baseball rankings.

In addition, the pitching staff has a WHIP of 1.55, and they have a K/BB ratio of 1.71. As of right now, the Astros’ pitchers have allowed 63 home runs and a total of 263 runs, which places them 29th in the league. In addition to 254 earned runs, Houston has allowed 411 base hits, which is equivalent to 8.8 hits per nine innings. The Astros have a team earned run average of 5.43 for the season, which places them thirty-first in the league, and their pitching staff has hit 414 batters. This season, their pitching staff has walked 242 batters, and their batting average per inning (FIP) is 5.00 as a unit.

There have been 51 instances in which pitchers from the Astros bullpen have entered the game with players on base, and they have also made 34 outings against high leverage situations. As of this year, the relievers have a total of 15 holds, which places them 27th in the league. The relievers for the Astros have a save percentage of 83.3% and have started in 27 different scenarios when they needed to make a save. During the course of the campaign, they have made a total of ten saves, but they have failed to capitalize on two of the twelve opportunities they had to make saves. Over the course of this season, relievers have been given 86 runners to inherit, and 27.9% of those players have ended up reaching the plate. Throughout the course of this season, the Astros have sent 146 bullpen pitchers out to the mound.

Out of the 3,792 innings that the Astros have played on the diamond, they have converted 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs, which places them in the 26th spot in Major League Baseball. During the course of the season, the Houston Astros have accumulated a total of 1,264 putouts, in addition to 369 assists and 17 mistakes. Currently, they have a fielding percentage of.990, which places them in fifth place in the baseball league. Additionally, they have committed 44 double plays.

As a result of his time spent in the major leagues, McCullers has a career record of 53-40 and has earned a 3.79 earned run average (FIP) while facing 3,463 batters. He has allowed 702 hits to be hit against him (7.8 hits per nine innings), while he has walked 357 batters. A total of 348 earned runs have been conceded to him, and his earned run average is 3.85. His WHIP is 1.303. Over the course of his career in Major League Baseball, McCullers has pitched for 813 innings and has a total of 904 strikeouts.

As a team, the Twins have a slugging percentage of.384, and they are scoring 4.66 runs per game, which places them eighth in the league. As well as putting up 219 runs, they have also walked 178 times and hit 70 two-baggers. In addition, they have walked 178 times. In addition to 206 runs batted in, Minnesota has connected on 51 long balls so far this season. In the Major League Baseball, they have been called out on strikes 412 times, which is ninth in the league, and they currently have 368 base hits. A team on-base percentage of.323 and a batting average of.235 have been accumulated by the Minnesota Twins throughout the course of the season.

As a club, the Twins have a WHIP of 1.348 and a FIP of 4.18 to show for their performance this season. They have a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 7.70, with 354 strikeouts and 171 walks. With a total of 387 hits allowed, they are now ranked 21st in the Major League Baseball as a pitching staff. They have allowed 43 home runs, and their run prevention rate is 4.89 per nine innings, which places them 24th in the league. During the course of the season, the Minnesota pitching staff has allowed 225 runs while maintaining a team earned run average of 4.35 (there have been 200 earned runs allowed).

The Twins have accrued 30 holds and 6 blown saves, for a total of 45 save situations that they are now facing. There have been 15 opportunities for relievers to preserve the game for Minnesota, and they have a total of nine saves to their credit. There are 75 inherited runners for Minnesota bullpen pitchers, and they have an inherited score rate of 36.0% out of those runners. It has been 44 times that their relievers have stepped onto the hill in high pressure situations, and it has been 52 times that they have done so with base runners. With a save percentage of 60.0%, they are now ranked 19th in the Major League Baseball, and they have utilized 155 bullpen pitchers throughout the course of the season.

The Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.0% over the course of 3,726 innings played on the diamond, which places them seventeenth in baseball. The Minnesota Twins have a fielding percentage of.985, which places them 22nd in all of professional baseball. Additionally, they have turned 35 double plays. Over the course of the season, the Twins have a total of 1,242 putouts, 357 assists, and 24 errors committed by their players.

Matthews has struck out a total of 136 batters in 124 innings thrown during his career in the Major League Baseball. He has allowed 149 base knocks to be hit against him. Along with a WHIP of 1.492 and a FIP of 5.5, he has allowed 77 earned runs to be scored against him. He has faced 556 hitters from opposing teams throughout his professional baseball career, and his strikeout to walk ratio is 3.78. He has also faced 556 batters. Throughout his career, Matthews has a record of 7-10 and has a 5.59 earned run average. Additionally, he has allowed 10.8 hits per nine innings pitched.

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