Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI
TV: Bally Sports Detroit
The Detroit Tigers (9-13) are welcoming the Baltimore Orioles (15-8) at Comerica Park on Thursday. The starting pitchers will be Kyle Gibson and Joey Wentz.
Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .420 and have been called out on strikes 194 times, while being walked on 93 occasions. They have compiled 115 runs batted in as well as 189 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is at .249. The Orioles have tallied 42 doubles as a squad and have smacked 28 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 119 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .333. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which has them at 7th in the league.
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The Orioles have a team ERA of 4.29 this year (17th in the league), and the staff has struck out 205 hitters. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 26 home runs in addition to 102 runs in total (13th in baseball). They have walked 69 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.10 as a unit this season. Baltimore has surrendered 191 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 98 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.
The Orioles bullpen have earned a save rate of 54.5% and stepped onto the hill in 33 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 43 runners on the campaign with 34.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Orioles pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 30 times and also have had 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 85 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have earned 22 holds on the year (3rd in the league). They have accumulated 6 saves this year and have blown 5 of their 11 chances to get a save.
The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for 617 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 194 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which puts them in 20th in baseball, and they have turned 26 double plays. The Orioles have turned 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,851 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball.
Gibson (93-91 career mark) has a FIP of 4.29 while going up against 6,585 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,575 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 543 free passes. His earned run average is 4.50 (767 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.381. Gibson has thrown 1,534 frames and has 1,226 K's in his pro baseball career.
The Tigers have a team SLG% of .329 and they earn 3.09 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have recorded 30 doubles, while walking 67 times and earning 68 runs. Detroit has compiled 17 home runs on the year to go along with 67 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 212 instances (13th in baseball) and have notched a total of 162 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have a team OBP of .281 in addition to a batting average of .216 for the season.
The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.207 in addition to having a FIP of 4.79 as a team so far this year. They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 173. The Detroit pitching staff have yielded 107 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.64 (102 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.00 (177 strikeouts against 66 bases on balls). They have allowed 32 HR's and they allow 4.86 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).
Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 53.1% out of 32 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 24 occasions with base runners. With 23 save situations, the Tigers have amassed 12 holds and 4 blown saves. They rank 23rd in the league with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have sent 71 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Detroit has had relief pitchers take the mound in 9 save opportunities and they have walked away with 5 saves.
The Detroit Tigers have turned 17 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (7th in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 198 assists, 8 errors and have earned a total of 594 putouts so far this year. Out of their 1,782 innings on the field, the Tigers have earned a efficiency on defense of 73.0% (2nd in baseball).
So far in his career, Wentz has given up 40 base knocks while he has accumulated 41 strikeouts in 49 frames. Wentz (2-5 career record) has earned a 4.56 ERA while conceding 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 25 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.236 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and he has gone up against 209 batters thus far in his career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore
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