Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+140) New York (-166)

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (68-69) will attempt to beat the Detroit Tigers (63-74) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at +140 and New York is at -166. The total has been set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Matt Manning and Clarke Schmidt.

The Tigers have recorded 204 doubles as a unit and have knocked 139 balls out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging % of .378 and have been called out on strikes 1,242 times, while taking a walk on 421 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are recording 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB. They have compiled 522 runs batted in and 1,087 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .235. They have tallied 544 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .302.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27. Tigers pitchers have given up 161 home runs and 655 runs in total (19th in baseball). Detroit has allowed 1,149 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 603 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.45 over the course of the season (19th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,139 batters. They have walked 400 opposing players and their FIP is 4.20 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Tigers have dispatched 450 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 205 base runners over the course of the season and 31.7% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 34 saves this season and have blown 19 of 53 chances to save the game. The Tigers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 64.2% and has come into the game in 140 save situations. The relievers have tallied 82 holds so far this season (7th in MLB). Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 143 times and also have had 141 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers have amassed 3,662 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,190 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them sitting 28th in baseball, and have earned 107 double plays. The Tigers have turned 69.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,986 innings on the field, which has them sitting 12th in MLB.

Manning has taken the ball for 225 innings and has accumulated 154 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.39 (110 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.251. He has surrendered 210 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 72 free passes. Manning (11-14 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.45 while going up against 959 hitters in the major leagues.

The Yankees have a team SLG% of .404 and they are earning 4.25 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have recorded 175 doubles, while walking 455 times and earning 582 runs. New York has accounted for 197 long balls on the campaign as well as 561 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,175 occasions (17th in the league) and are sitting with 1,022 base hits. The New York Yankees have a team on-base percentage of .303 in addition to a team batting average of .228 so far this year.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.229 and have a FIP of 4.36 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (1,205 strikeouts against 436 walks). They come in at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,057. They have surrendered 170 dingers and they concede 4.35 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The New York pitching staff have relinquished 587 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.95 (534 earned runs yielded).

New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 51 save chances and they have earned 34 saves. They rank 11th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 429 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 149 times in high leverage situations and on 146 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of their 212 inherited runners. With 122 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 70 holds and also 17 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 95 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in professional baseball). The Yankees have accrued 1,215 assists, 78 errors and have a total of 3,647 putouts for the season. In 10,941 innings on the field, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (2nd in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Schmidt has conceded 206 base hits while tallying 202 strikeouts in 204 innings pitched. He has given up 97 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.353 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and he has faced 893 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Schmidt (13-14 mark in his career) has earned a 4.27 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-166)

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