Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Monday, September 12, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (54-85) will go up against the Houston Astros (89-50) at Comerica Park on Monday. The expected starting pitchers will be Hunter Brown and Eduardo Rodriguez.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are compiling 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 11th in MLB. They have earned 620 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .318. The Astros have hit 242 doubles as a team and have hit 178 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 602 RBI's and 1,131 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .244. Houston is slugging .417 and have been rung up 1,032 times, while taking a walk on 468 occasions.

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The Astros have an ERA of 2.96 this season (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,270 hitters. They have walked 399 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.39 as a squad this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.18 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.10. Astros pitchers have surrendered 116 home runs in addition to 454 runs (2nd in the league).

The Astros relief pitchers have a save percentage of 75.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 145 save situations. The relievers have inherited 131 runners this year and 28.2% of those players crossed the plate. Astros relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 91 times as well as having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 404 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have earned 87 holds over the course of the season (7th in MLB). They have compiled 44 saves on the season and have not converted 14 out of their 58 chances to save the game.

The Houston Astros have earned 3,685 putouts for the season, as well as 1,085 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which is 8th in MLB, and they have twisted 106 double plays. The Astros have transformed 72.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,055 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 2nd in pro baseball.

Brown has pitched in 6 innings and has earned 5 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 0.00 (0 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.667. He has allowed 3 base knocks (4.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 1 walks. Brown (1-0 career mark) holds a FIP of 1.95 while he has gone up against 21 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Tigers have a SLG% of .343 and they average 3.36 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have notched 205 doubles, while walking 329 times as well as putting up 467 runs. Detroit has recorded 88 long balls this year to go along with 446 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,214 occasions (9th in baseball) and have totaled 1,064 hits. The Detroit Tigers have recorded a team OBP of .287 and a team batting average of .231 on the year.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.300 with a FIP of 4.14 as a staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 (1,017 strikeouts against 429 walks). They rank 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,146. They have allowed 142 HR's and they concede 4.60 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 619 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.11 (553 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 123 save situations, the Tigers have 76 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to enter the contest in 45 save chances and they have walked away with 31 saves. Their relievers have come in 132 times in high leverage situations and on 96 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.7% out of 159 inherited base runners. They sit at 10th in baseball with a save rate of 68.9%, and they have dispatched 494 relievers onto the diamond so far this season.

In 10,845 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (15th in the majors). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 118 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in MLB). The Tigers have accrued 1,182 assists, 81 errors and have earned a total of 3,615 putouts during this campaign.

Rodriguez (67-43 career win-loss mark) has a 4.16 earned run average while surrendering 8.7 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.95 and he has faced 3,910 batters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 424 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.314 and having a FIP of 3.9. In his pro baseball career, Rodriguez has given up 887 base knocks while earning 942 strikeouts in 917 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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