Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Detroit Tigers (37-55) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Thursday where they will take on the Oakland Athletics (32-61). The pitchers taking the mound will be Tarik Skubal and Zach Logue.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 3.1 runs per game, which has them at 30th in the league. They have earned a total of 288 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .286. The Tigers have recorded 123 two-baggers as a team and have hit 53 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 275 runs batted in as well as 690 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .229. Detroit is slugging .333 and have been rung up 774 times, while drawing a walk on 221 occasions.

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Tigers pitchers have allowed 90 home runs in addition to 400 runs in total (18th in baseball). They have walked 277 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a squad this year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.45 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.15 on the season (22nd in MLB), and they have struck out 678 batters.

The Tigers have sent 323 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 107 base runners so far this year with 28.0% of those players earned a run for their team. They have tallied 23 saves this season and have blown 7 of their 30 save opportunities. The Tigers bullpen have a save rate of 76.7% and has come into the game in 84 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 52 holds this year (13th in baseball). Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 62 times as well as having 84 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,200 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 10th in professional baseball. The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 2,400 putouts this season, in addition to 778 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 11th in professional baseball, and have earned 70 double plays.

Skubal has taken the ball for 282 innings and has earned 303 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.40 (138 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.234. He has surrendered 265 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 83 walks. Skubal (15-24 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.43 and he has gone up against 1,181 batters in the majors.

Oakland is sitting with 70 home runs for the year as well as 283 RBIs. They have tallied 141 doubles, while taking a walk 226 times and scoring 306 runs. The Oakland Athletics have compiled an on-base percentage of .272 and a batting average of .211 this year. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .331 and they average 3.29 runs per outing (29th in baseball). They have been rung up on 785 occasions (13th in MLB) and have recorded 641 base knocks.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.317 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.31 (697 strikeouts vs 302 walks). They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 770. They have conceded 103 dingers and they relinquish 4.69 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 424 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.34 (393 earned runs surrendered).

Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.1% out of their 167 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 105 times in high leverage situations and on 110 occasions with base runners. With 100 save situations, the Athletics have earned 62 holds and also 16 blown saves. They sit at 26th in the league with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 314 relievers to the hill so far this season. Oakland has called on relievers to enter the contest in 36 save chances and they have tallied 20 saves.

Out of their 7,329 innings on the field, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (12th in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 78 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in the majors). The Athletics have racked up 832 assists, 57 errors and have a total of 2,443 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Logue has allowed 32 hits while totaling 23 strikeouts in 29 innings. Logue (3-4 career mark) has earned a 5.16 ERA while giving up 9.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 17 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.449 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and he has gone up against 132 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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