Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+205) New York (-250)

The New York Yankees (68-69) are welcoming the Detroit Tigers (63-74) at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at +205 while New York opens at -250. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Joey Wentz and Gerrit Cole.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are notching 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB. They have a total of 544 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .302. The Tigers have recorded 204 doubles as a team and have hit 139 balls out of the park. They have amassed 522 RBI's as well as 1,087 base knocks for the season, while their batting average comes in at .235. Detroit is slugging .378 and have struck out 1,242 times, while being walked on 421 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.85 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 161 home runs and also 655 runs in total (19th in MLB). Detroit has conceded 1,149 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 603 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.45 this season (19th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,139 batters. They have walked 400 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a squad for the year.

The Tigers bullpen have earned a save rate of 64.2% and stepped onto the hill in 140 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 205 runners for the season and 31.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 143 times as well as having 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 450 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have tallied 82 holds on the campaign (7th in baseball). They have accumulated 34 saves so far this season and have blown 19 of 53 chances to save the game.

The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 3,662 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,190 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which is 28th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 107 double plays. The Tigers have turned 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,986 innings, which has them sitting 12th in MLB.

Wentz has taken the hill for 122 frames and is sitting with 110 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 5.68 (77 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.500. He has allowed 132 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 51 free passes. Wentz (4-12 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.15 and he has gone up against 548 hitters in the major leagues.

The Yankees have a team SLG% of .404 and they are earning 4.25 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have recorded 175 two-baggers, while walking 455 times and earning 582 runs. New York has compiled 197 home runs this season as well as 561 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,175 occasions (17th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,022 base hits. The New York Yankees have earned an OBP of .303 and a team batting average of .228 so far this year.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.229 with a FIP of 4.36 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (1,205 strikeouts vs 436 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,057. They have conceded 170 long balls and they yield 4.35 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The New York pitching staff have allowed 587 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.95 (534 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 122 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 70 holds and 17 blown saves. New York has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 51 save opportunities and they have converted 34 saves. Their relievers have come in 149 times in high leverage situations and also on 146 occasions with base runners. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of their 212 inherited base runners. They are ranked 11th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 429 relievers to the mound this season.

The New York Yankees have gotten 95 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Yankees have accrued 1,215 assists, 78 errors and have accumulated 3,647 putouts over the course of the season. In their 10,941 innings on the field, the Yankees have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.1% (2nd in professional baseball).

In his career, Cole has given up 1,528 base knocks while earning 2,118 strikeouts in 1,824 innings. He has surrendered 650 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.094 and a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.53 and he has faced 7,343 opposing batters in his career. Cole (142-75 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.21 ERA and has conceded 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-250)

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