Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (46-107) host the Detroit Tigers (72-81) at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Joey Wentz and Joe Boyle.

The Tigers have tallied 226 doubles as a unit and have hit 155 baseballs out of the park. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .377 and have been rung up 1,400 times, while being walked on 469 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 29th in baseball. They have tallied 592 RBI's and 1,215 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .235. They have accumulated 617 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .302.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 180 home runs and 713 total runs (19th in MLB). Detroit has yielded 1,254 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 657 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.34 on the campaign (19th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,297 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 451 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.17 as a squad so far this year.

Tigers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 162 times and also have had 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 98 holds so far this season (4th in MLB). The Tigers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 65.0% and has entered the game in 163 save situations. They have earned 39 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 21 of their 60 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 231 runners this year with 30.7% of those runners ended up scoring. The Tigers have dispatched 505 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Tigers have converted 69.8% of balls in play into outs in their 12,270 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 10th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have notched a total of 4,090 putouts this season, in addition to 1,324 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them sitting 27th in professional baseball, and have a total of 123 double plays.

Wentz has pitched in 130 innings and has racked up 118 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Wentz (5-13 career record) holds a FIP of 5.14 while he has gone up against 590 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 5.73 (83 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.535. He has given up 143 base hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 57 walks.

The Athletics have a slugging percentage of .371 and they average 3.61 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have recorded 212 two-baggers, while getting a free base 471 times as well as putting up 553 runs. Oakland has hit 163 long balls over the course of the season as well as 532 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,407 occasions (7th in MLB) and have earned 1,122 base hits. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for an on-base percentage of .299 in addition to a batting average of .223 on the campaign.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.529 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.09 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (1,222 strikeouts vs 657 bases on balls). They come in at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,395. They have surrendered 203 homers and they concede 5.94 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have given up 886 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.56 (829 earned runs conceded).

Oakland has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 52 save opportunities and they have earned 27 saves. They rank 26th in baseball holding a save percentage of 51.9%, and they have sent 507 relievers to the mound so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 163 times in high leverage situations and also on 174 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.6% of 273 inherited runners. Sitting with 111 save situations, the Athletics have 56 holds in addition to 25 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 116 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 1,205 assists, 95 errors and have accumulated 4,028 putouts so far this year. In 12,084 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (26th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Boyle has conceded 1 base knocks while earning 4 punch outs in 3 frames. Boyle (0-0 career win-loss record) has a 0.00 earned run average and has conceded 3.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 0 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.000 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and he has gone up against 12 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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