Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, June 16, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (24-37) will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (29-32) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Martin Perez and Beau Brieske.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which is 16th in the league. They have 265 runs scored and hold an OBP of .295. The Rangers have earned 76 doubles as a team and have hit 77 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 248 runs batted in in addition to 490 hits this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .236. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .388 and have struck out 519 times, while being walked on 166 occasions.

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The Rangers have a team earned run average of 3.87 on the year (16th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 518 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 58 home runs and also 260 runs in total (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 218 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a team on the season.

Rangers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 52 times in addition to having 75 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 36 holds over the course of the season (14th in the league). The Rangers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 57.7% and has come into the game in 62 save situations. They have earned 15 saves so far this season and have blown 11 of 26 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 77 base runners so far this season and 29.9% of those players crossed the plate. The Rangers have sent 216 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Texas Rangers have a total of 1,634 putouts so far this season, as well as 568 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which is 28th in MLB, and have earned 52 double plays. The Rangers have converted 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,902 innings, which has them sitting 17th in the majors.

Perez has pitched in 1,177 frames and has accumulated 800 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.55 (595 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.456. He has surrendered 1,295 base knocks (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has 419 walks. Perez (67-71 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.42 while going up against 5,123 hitters in the major leagues.

The Tigers have a SLG% of .318 and they earn 2.75 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have hit 81 doubles, while taking a walk 141 times and recording 168 runs. Detroit has 31 HRs for the year to go along with 162 RBIs. They have been rung up on 523 occasions (15th in the league) and have totaled 436 base hits. The Detroit Tigers hold a team OBP of .278 in addition to a team batting average of .221 this season.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.215 and have a FIP of 3.93 as a staff over the course of the season. They sit at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 470. The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 249 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.81 (226 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.64 (472 strikeouts against 179 walks). They have yielded 61 HR's and they relinquish 4.20 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 21.2% out of their 66 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 62 times in high leverage situations in addition to 41 occasions with runners on. With 53 save situations, the Tigers have amassed 31 holds and also 4 blown saves. They rank 2nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have dispatched 218 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Detroit has called on relievers to enter the contest in 20 save opportunities and they have recorded 16 saves.

In 4,806 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (10th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 46 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Tigers have accrued 520 assists, 33 errors and have amassed 1,602 putouts on the campaign.

During his MLB career, Brieske has allowed 46 hits while he has totaled 31 punch outs in 47 innings pitched. Brieske (1-5 mark in his career) has earned a 4.34 earned run average and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 23 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.280 and having a FIP of 6.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.07 and he has gone up against 202 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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