Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, August 5, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Tampa Bay Rays (55-49) are on their way to Comerica Park on Friday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (42-64). The pitchers taking the mound are Corey Kluber and Chi Chi Gonzalez.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.1 runs/g, which puts them at 23rd in MLB. They have earned 424 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .306. The Rays have hit 180 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 94 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 402 runs batted in and 830 base knocks this season, and their batting average comes in at .238. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .378 and have struck out 924 times, while drawing a walk on 313 occasions.

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Rays pitchers have conceded 115 home runs and 407 total runs (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 256 opposing players and their FIP is 3.79 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.48 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.16. The Rays have an earned run average of 3.43 so far this season (4th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 892 batters.

The Rays have sent 369 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 125 runners so far this season and 23.2% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 30 saves so far this season and have missed out on 25 out of their 55 chances to save the game. The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 54.5% and has entered the game in 128 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 72 holds over the course of the season (3rd in the league). Rays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 91 times as well as having 130 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have amassed 2,777 putouts for the season, as well as 882 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 12th in baseball, and they have turned 71 double plays. The Rays have converted 70.9% of balls in play into outs in their 8,331 innings on the field, which ranks them 6th in the majors.

Kluber has taken the ball for 1,527 frames and has earned 1,638 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 3.25 (552 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.104. He has surrendered 1,344 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 342 free passes. Kluber (110-67 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.06 and he has gone up against 6,178 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Detroit Tigers have an OBP of .285 and a team batting average of .226 this season. They have been rung up on 911 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned 789 base knocks. Detroit has accounted for 63 home runs this season as well as 325 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .333 and they tally 3.21 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have 148 two-baggers, while walking 256 times and scoring 340 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have given up 465 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.04 (414 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 101 HR's and they concede 4.54 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.270 with a FIP of 4.01 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.41 (775 strikeouts against 321 walks). They come in at 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 850.

Sitting with 98 save situations, the Tigers have earned 61 holds and also 10 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 35 save chances and they have converted 25 saves. Their relievers have come in 98 times in high leverage situations in addition to 72 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.2% of 125 inherited runners. They rank 7th in baseball with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 379 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

In 8,304 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (9th in pro baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 87 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 903 assists, 61 errors and have a tally of 2,768 putouts so far this year.

So far in his MLB career, Gonzalez has given up 302 hits while tallying 167 strikeouts in 280 frames. He has allowed a total of 178 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.493 and a FIP of 5.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.44 and he has gone up against 1,238 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Gonzalez (9-24 career record) has earned a 5.72 earned run average while surrendering 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit

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