Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

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

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (12-7) will compete against the Detroit Tigers (7-11) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has Detroit at +130 and Baltimore is opening at -150. The over/under is set at 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Matthew Boyd and Grayson Rodriguez.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 3.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB. They have earned a total of 58 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .274. The Tigers have recorded 27 doubles as a squad and have knocked 14 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 57 runs batted in in addition to 133 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average comes in at .216. Detroit has a slugging % of .334 and have been called out on strikes 169 times, while being walked on 48 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Tigers pitchers have yielded 28 home runs in addition to 95 total runs (17th in the league). Detroit has surrendered 154 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 91 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.03 for the season (24th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 138 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 58 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 5.12 as a team for the season.

Tigers relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 21 times in addition to having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 9 holds this season (20th in the league). The Tigers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 16 save situations. They have compiled 3 saves on the campaign and have blown 3 of 6 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 29 base runners for the season with 58.6% of those players ended up scoring. The Tigers have dispatched 59 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Detroit Tigers have amassed 488 putouts this year, as well as 167 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which puts them in 12th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 17 double plays. The Tigers have converted 71.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,464 innings, which ranks them 8th in baseball.

Boyd (39-63 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.66 and he has gone up against 3,490 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 810 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 265 free passes. His earned run average is 4.89 (441 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.324. Boyd has thrown 811 innings and has totaled 783 K's during his pro baseball career.

Baltimore has compiled 24 home runs this year to go along with 98 RBIs. They have put up 36 doubles, while getting a free base 88 times as well as recording 101 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have compiled an OBP of .343 as well as a batting average of .248 this season. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .426 and they score 5.32 runs per game (5th in the league). They have been rung up on 171 occasions (15th in baseball) and have 156 base knocks.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.272 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.14 as a unit this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (163 strikeouts vs 50 free passes). They have a ranking of 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 164. They have allowed 22 home runs and they relinquish 4.71 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 88 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.49 (84 earned runs relinquished).

Baltimore relievers have an inherited score rate of 37.8% of 37 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 28 times in high leverage situations in addition to 24 occasions with runners on base. With 29 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 19 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They are ranked 21st in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 70 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Baltimore has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 10 save opportunities and they have walked away with 5 saves.

Out of their 1,518 innings played, the Orioles are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (24th in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 22 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in pro baseball). The Orioles have racked up 157 assists, 12 errors and have 506 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Rodriguez has surrendered 16 base hits while earning 19 strikeouts in 14 innings. He has surrendered a total of 11 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.605 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and he has gone up against 65 batters so far in his MLB career. Rodriguez (0-0 career record) has earned a 6.91 earned run average while allowing 10.0 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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