Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-110) Detroit (-110)

The Baltimore Orioles (17-8) are traveling to Comerica Park on Saturday where they will go up against the Detroit Tigers (9-15). The moneyline on this game has the Orioles at -110 while the Tigers are coming in at -110. The betting total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Dean Kremer and Matthew Boyd.

Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .420 and have struck out 204 times, while drawing a walk on 100 occasions. They have accumulated 128 runs batted in as well as 209 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is .254. The Orioles have tallied 44 doubles as a unit and have hit 29 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 132 runs while having a team OBP of .335. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are recording 5.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball.

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The Orioles have a team ERA of 4.18 so far this year (15th in the league), and they have rung up 226 hitters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 27 long balls and 108 runs in total (13th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 81 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.12 as a squad this year. Baltimore has conceded 206 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 104 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29.

The Orioles have sent 93 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 51 runners over the course of the season with 31.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 7 saves so far this season and have missed out on 5 of 12 chances to save the game. The Orioles relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 58.3% and has entered the game in 37 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 25 holds for the year (2nd in MLB). Orioles bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 34 times and also have had 39 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 671 putouts on the year, as well as 213 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 17th in baseball, and have accumulated 28 double plays. The Orioles have converted 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,013 innings, which ranks them 20th in the majors.

Kremer has taken the ball for 222 innings and has racked up 175 K's so far in his career. Kremer (11-15 career record) has a FIP of 4.79 while he has gone up against 946 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.74 (117 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.376. He has conceded 228 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 78 free passes.

The Detroit Tigers are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .286 and a team batting average of .216 for the season. They have struck out on 234 occasions (13th in MLB) and have a total of 177 base hits. Detroit has a total of 17 HRs on the season as well as 72 runs batted in. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .327 and they have an average of 3.08 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have put up 36 doubles, while getting a free base 77 times and scoring 74 runs.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.219 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.83 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (193 strikeouts against 72 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 190. They have conceded 35 long balls and they surrender 5.02 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 120 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.81 (115 earned runs relinquished).

Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 51.5% out of their 33 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 33 times in high leverage situations and on 25 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 25 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 13 holds and 5 blown saves. They are ranked 26th in baseball with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 77 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Detroit has called on relievers to enter the contest in 10 save opportunities and they have converted 5 saves.

Out of their 1,935 innings played, the Tigers have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (2nd in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 17 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (6th in baseball). The Tigers have racked up 212 assists, 9 errors and have notched a total of 645 putouts on the season.

Boyd (40-63 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.88 earned run average while allowing 9.0 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and he has gone up against 3,511 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 443 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.324 and a FIP of 4.7. In his career, Boyd has surrendered 815 base hits while he has accumulated 791 strikeouts in 816 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-110)

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