San Diego Padres vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (38-58) will compete against the San Diego Padres (54-43) at Comerica Park on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Mike Clevinger and Garrett Hill.

As a team, the San Diego Padres are notching 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have racked up 419 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .316. The Padres have compiled 167 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 80 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 404 RBI's as well as 790 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate sits at .241. San Diego is slugging .374 and have been rung up 795 times, while drawing a walk on 336 occasions.

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The Padres hold a team ERA of 3.75 so far this year (8th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 860 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Padres pitchers have surrendered 93 long balls and also 387 runs in total (9th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 302 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.74 as a squad this year.

The Padres have dispatched 278 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 120 base runners so far this year with 40.0% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 33 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 14 of 47 chances to get a save. The Padres relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 70.2% and has come into the game in 98 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 47 holds on the season (21st in baseball). Padres relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 80 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Padres have turned 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of 7,563 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 6th in the majors. The San Diego Padres have accounted for 2,521 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 847 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which is 3rd in pro baseball, and they have twisted 71 double plays.

Clevinger has taken the mound for 588 innings and has 651 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.21 (210 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.182. He has surrendered 474 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 222 free passes. Clevinger (46-26 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.56 and he has gone up against 2,400 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Detroit Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .285 in addition to a team batting average of .227 for the year. They have been rung up on 810 instances (15th in the league) and have notched a total of 713 base hits. Detroit has 54 home runs this season as well as 286 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .330 and they are recording 3.12 runs per outing (30th in the league). They have put up 129 two-baggers, while taking a walk 232 times and putting up 300 runs.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.274 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.01 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.49 (709 strikeouts against 285 walks). They come in at 16th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 779. They have surrendered 93 HR's and they relinquish 4.57 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 424 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.17 (387 earned runs yielded).

Detroit has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 30 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves. They sit at 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 76.7%, and they have sent 340 relievers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 84 times in high leverage situations and also on 65 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.6% of 112 inherited runners. Sitting with 86 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 54 holds and also 7 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 70 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in the majors). The Tigers have recorded 778 assists, 46 errors and have amassed 2,400 putouts so far this year. In their 7,200 innings on the field, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (10th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Hill has allowed 13 base hits while he has accumulated 8 K's in 16 innings pitched. Hill (1-2 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 5.63 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 10 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.125 and having a FIP of 5.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.60 and he has gone up against 65 opposing 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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