Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Boston Red Sox (2-3) are on their way to Comerica Park on Thursday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (2-3). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Chris Sale and Spencer Turnbull.

The Red Sox have earned 10 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 8 balls out of the stadium. Boston has a slugging percentage of .486 and have been called out on strikes 39 times, while taking a walk on 17 occasions. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 6.8 runs/g, which has them at 2nd in the league. They have amassed 32 RBI's in addition to 50 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .276. They have notched a total of 34 runs and hold an OBP of .350.

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The Red Sox have an earned run average of 6.40 so far this season (29th in the league), and they have struck out 48 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 22 hitters and their FIP is 6.16 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.18 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.64. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 12 home runs and 34 runs in total (28th in baseball).

The Red Sox have dispatched 20 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 3 runners this year with 66.7% of those players crossed home plate. They have compiled 0 saves this season and have not converted 0 of 0 save opportunities. The Red Sox relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 0.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 3 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 3 holds for the year (11th in MLB). Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 1 times in addition to having 1 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 135 putouts this season, as well as 46 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which has them sitting 14th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 6 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 65.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 405 innings, ranking them 23rd in baseball.

Sale has taken the hill for 1,681 innings and has totaled 2,070 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.06 (572 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.046. He has given up 1,369 base hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 389 free passes. Sale (114-75 career mark) has a FIP of 2.94 while going up against 6,771 batters in the majors.

Detroit has hit 4 home runs this year as well as 16 runs batted in. They have hit 6 doubles, while taking a walk 11 times and recording 16 runs. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .250 and a team batting average of .202 so far this year. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .306 and they are earning 3.20 runs per game (24th in MLB). They have struck out on 52 occasions (4th in the league) and have recorded 35 base knocks.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.500 in addition to having a FIP of 5.00 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.80 (36 strikeouts against 20 bases on balls). They sit at 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 46. They have given up 6 dingers and they allow 6.14 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 30 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.93 (29 earned runs yielded).

Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 55.6% out of 9 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 4 times in high leverage situations and also on 8 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 4 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 2 holds in addition to 1 blown save. They sit at 18th in MLB holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 18 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 2 save chances and they have earned 1 save.

In their 396 innings played, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (18th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 4 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in pro baseball). The Tigers have 50 assists, 3 errors and have accounted for 132 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Turnbull has surrendered 263 hits while accumulating 259 strikeouts in 273 innings. He has allowed 135 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.352 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.42 and he has gone up against 1,186 opposing batters in his MLB career. Turnbull (11-26 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.44 earned run average while allowing 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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