Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+130) Baltimore (-150)

The Baltimore Orioles (11-7) are hosting the Detroit Tigers (7-10) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Detroit at +130 and Baltimore is priced at -150. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Joey Wentz and Kyle Gibson.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 3.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 28th in the league. They have earned 57 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .278. The Tigers have accounted for 27 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 14 balls out of the park. They have recorded 56 RBI's as well as 128 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .218. Detroit owns a slugging percentage of .343 and have struck out 161 times, while drawing a walk on 47 occasions.

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The Tigers have a team ERA of 5.19 for the season (25th in the league), and they have rung up 130 hitters. Tigers pitchers have yielded 27 home runs in addition to 93 runs in total (19th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 57 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 5.21 as a team for the year. Detroit has yielded 147 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 89 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Tigers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 16 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 29 runners for the season with 58.6% of those players earned a run for their team. Tigers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 21 times as well as having 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 55 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have tallied 9 holds on the season (20th in the league). They have accumulated 3 saves on the campaign and have not converted 3 of their 6 save opportunities.

The Detroit Tigers have a total of 463 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 158 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 13th in professional baseball, and they have turned 15 double plays. The Tigers have turned 71.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,389 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 7th in baseball.

Wentz (2-4 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.01 while facing 189 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 34 base knocks (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 19 free passes. His ERA is 3.97 (20 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.169. Wentz has thrown 45 innings and has racked up 37 K's during his career.

Baltimore has knocked in 23 long balls for the year as well as 96 RBIs. They have hit 34 two-baggers, while taking a walk 87 times and notching 99 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for an OBP of .348 as well as a batting average of .249 this year. The Orioles have a team slugging percentage of .428 and they average 5.50 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 163 occasions (16th in baseball) and have earned 149 hits.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 87 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.69 (83 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 22 homers and they concede 4.92 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.307 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (155 strikeouts vs 49 walks). They are sitting at 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 159.

Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.8% out of their 37 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 26 times in high leverage situations and also on 24 occasions with runners on base. With 27 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 18 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 68 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 9 save opportunities and they have walked away with 5 saves.

In their 1,437 innings on the field, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (25th in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (25th in MLB). The Orioles have 150 assists, 12 errors and have amassed 479 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Gibson has allowed 1,573 hits while totaling 1,215 punch outs in 1,527 frames. He has given up 766 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.383 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and he has faced 6,561 hitters in his pro baseball career. Gibson (92-91 career record) has earned a 4.51 ERA and has allowed 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+130)

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