Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 6/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Monday, June 5, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+210) Philadelphia (-250)

The Detroit Tigers (26-30) are traveling to Citizens Bank Park on Monday where they will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (26-32). The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at +210 while Philadelphia is priced at -250. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Alex Faedo and Aaron Nola.

The Tigers have recorded 87 two-baggers as a team and have hit 46 balls out of the park. Detroit has a slugging % of .351 and have been rung up 503 times, while drawing a walk on 198 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 3.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 28th in baseball. They have accounted for 198 RBI's and 432 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .227. They have a total of 205 runs while having a team OBP of .304.

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The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.37 on the year (19th in the league), and they have rung up 445 hitters. Tigers pitchers have yielded 68 home runs in addition to 265 runs (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 154 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.30 as a team so far this season. Detroit has given up 469 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 243 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 63 times in addition to having 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 30 holds for the season (19th in baseball). The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 63.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 54 save situations. They have recorded 14 saves for the year and have blown 8 out of their 22 save chances. The relievers have inherited 90 base runners on the campaign with 41.1% of those players earned a run for their team. The Tigers have dispatched 176 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Tigers have converted 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,506 innings on the field, ranking them 7th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have 1,502 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 491 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 20th in the majors, and have earned 38 double plays.

Faedo has thrown 79 innings and has 70 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 5.54 (49 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.406. He has given up 85 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 27 free passes. Faedo (2-8 career record) holds a FIP of 4.59 while he has faced 347 hitters in the majors.

The Phillies hold a team slugging % of .411 and they earn 4.16 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have put up 110 doubles, while getting a free base 173 times as well as scoring 241 runs. Philadelphia is sitting with 59 long balls on the season to go along with 230 RBIs. They have struck out on 526 occasions (9th in MLB) and are sitting with 504 base knocks. The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a batting average of .255 on the campaign.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.326 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.10 (508 strikeouts vs 181 walks). They sit at 16th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 486. They have surrendered 61 homers and they concede 5.10 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 285 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.62 (258 earned runs yielded).

With 50 save situations, the Phillies have earned 30 holds and 5 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relievers enter the game in 20 save chances and they have walked away with 15 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 52 times in high leverage situations and also on 47 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.2% of 79 inherited runners. They rank 5th in the league with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 200 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 30 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (17th in pro baseball). The Phillies have racked up 475 assists, 28 errors and have 1,510 putouts this year. In 4,530 innings on the field, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (21st in professional baseball).

Nola (82-66 career record) has a 3.67 ERA while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.20 and he has gone up against 5,324 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 531 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.125 and having a FIP of 3.3. During his career, Nola has surrendered 1,122 hits while he has accumulated 1,445 strikeouts in 1,303 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+210)

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