Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, August 4, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Tampa Bay Rays (54-49) are hitting the road to Comerica Park on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (42-63). The pitchers taking the mound will be Jeffrey Springs and Drew Hutchison.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which is 22nd in the league. They are sitting with 421 runs scored and hold an OBP of .306. The Rays have tallied 180 doubles as a team and have smacked 94 balls out of the park. They have tallied 399 RBI's and 824 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is at .239. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .379 and have struck out 914 times, while drawing a walk on 310 occasions.

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The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.45 so far this year (4th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 883 hitters. They have walked 254 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.79 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.48 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.16. Rays pitchers have given up 114 home runs in addition to 405 total runs (6th in the league).

The Rays relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 53.7% and has entered the game in 126 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 125 base runners so far this season and 23.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rays relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 91 times and also have had 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 365 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have racked up 71 holds on the campaign (2nd in MLB). They have earned 29 saves this year and have blown 25 of 54 chances to get a save.

The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 2,588 putouts this season, in addition to 820 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 10th in MLB, and have accumulated 69 double plays. The Rays have turned 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,764 innings, which has them ranked 5th in baseball.

Springs has taken the mound for 202 innings and is sitting with 231 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Springs (13-8 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.12 while he has gone up against 870 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.00 (90 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.357. He has given up 201 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 74 walks.

The Detroit Tigers hold a team on-base percentage of .285 in addition to a team batting average of .227 so far this year. They have been rung up on 897 occasions (12th in baseball) and have earned 785 hits. Detroit has accumulated 63 HRs on the year to go along with 324 RBIs. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .335 and they average 3.23 runs per game (30th in the league). They have notched 148 doubles, while taking a walk 255 times and notching 339 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 461 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.04 (410 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 101 long balls and they allow 4.54 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.270 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.41 (767 strikeouts against 318 bases on balls). They come in at 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 843.

Detroit has called on relievers to take the mound in 35 save chances and they have earned 25 saves. They sit at 7th in MLB with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 376 relievers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 98 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with runners on. Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.2% out of 125 inherited runners. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 61 holds and 10 blown saves.

In their 7,686 innings on the diamond, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (10th in baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 74 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in baseball). The Tigers have racked up 829 assists, 51 errors and have a total of 2,562 putouts on the season.

Hutchison (36-28 career mark) has earned a 4.93 ERA while surrendering 9.4 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and he has faced 2,313 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 291 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.404 and a FIP of 4.4. In his career, Hutchison has conceded 554 hits while tallying 457 punch outs in 531 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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