Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, April 21, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+140) Baltimore (-165)

The Detroit Tigers (7-10) are hitting the road to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday where they will play the Baltimore Orioles (11-7). The odds on this game have the Tigers at +140 and the Orioles are coming in at -165. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Michael Lorenzen and Tyler Wells.

Detroit has a slugging percentage of .343 and have struck out 161 times, while drawing a walk on 47 occasions. They have accumulated 56 runs batted in as well as 128 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .218. The Tigers have tallied 27 doubles as a team and have smacked 14 baseballs out of the park. They have 57 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .278. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are notching 3.4 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in baseball.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. Tigers pitchers have given up 27 long balls and also 93 total runs (20th in MLB). Detroit has relinquished 147 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 89 earned runs. The Tigers have a team earned run average of 5.19 so far this year (24th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 130 hitters. They have walked 57 opposing hitters and their FIP is 5.20 as a team over the course of the season.

The Tigers have dispatched 55 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 29 runners for the season and 58.6% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 3 saves on the campaign and have blown 3 of their 6 save opportunities. The Tigers bullpen have a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 16 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 9 holds this year (19th in baseball). Tigers pitchers have entered the game with runners on 21 times in addition to having 23 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have transformed 71.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,389 innings, which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball. The Detroit Tigers have earned a total of 463 putouts for the season, as well as 158 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them sitting 13th in baseball, and have accumulated 15 double plays.

Lorenzen has thrown 575 innings and is sitting with 497 K's in his career. His ERA is 4.16 (266 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.363. He has surrendered 541 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 243 free passes. Lorenzen (31-29 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.31 while he has faced 2,470 hitters in the majors.

The Orioles have a team SLG% of .428 and they average 5.50 runs per game (4th in the league). They have recorded 34 two-baggers, while getting a free base 87 times as well as scoring 99 runs. Baltimore has a total of 23 HRs so far this year as well as 96 RBIs. They have been rung up on 163 occasions (14th in the league) and have accounted for 149 hits. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with a team OBP of .348 as well as a batting average of .249 for the season.

The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 87 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.69 (83 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 22 long balls and they surrender 4.92 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.307 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a unit on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (155 strikeouts against 49 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 159.

Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.8% out of their 37 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 26 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Orioles have earned 18 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have sent 68 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 9 save chances and they have tallied 5 saves.

In their 1,437 innings on the field, the Orioles have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (25th in the majors). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 20 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (24th in professional baseball). The Orioles have racked up 150 assists, 12 errors and have amassed 479 putouts this season.

So far in his career, Wells has conceded 141 hits while tallying 152 K's in 177 frames. Wells (9-11 career win-loss record) holds a 4.17 earned run average and has conceded 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 82 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.028 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.71 and he has gone up against 708 hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+140)

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