New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-148) Detroit (+124)

The New York Yankees (63-68) are traveling to Comerica Park on Wednesday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (59-72). The odds on this game have New York at -148 and Detroit is sitting at +124. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Gerrit Cole and Matt Manning.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are knocking in 4.2 runs per contest, which is 23rd in baseball. They have 552 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. The Yankees have recorded 166 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 183 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 532 runs batted in as well as 979 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .228. New York has a slugging % of .401 and have been rung up 1,116 times, while being walked on 438 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.75 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Yankees pitchers have conceded 164 home runs and also 572 runs in total (13th in MLB). New York has surrendered 1,018 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 520 earned runs. The Yankees hold a team earned run average of 4.03 so far this year (13th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,154 hitters. They have walked 420 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.40 as a team on the campaign.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 142 times in addition to having 145 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 66 holds on the season (18th in baseball). The Yankees relievers have a save rate of 65.3% and has come into the game in 116 save situations. They have recorded 32 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 17 of 49 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 208 base runners this season with 36.5% of them earned a run for their team. The Yankees have dispatched 411 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Yankees have turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,449 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 2nd in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have accounted for 3,483 putouts this season, as well as 1,156 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which has them sitting 23rd in the majors, and they have twisted 86 double plays.

Cole has pitched in 1,818 innings and has earned 2,111 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Cole (141-75 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.16 while he has gone up against 7,320 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.21 (648 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.095. He has allowed 1,524 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 466 free passes.

The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .379 and they are scoring 3.96 runs per contest (28th in baseball). They have recorded 196 doubles, while walking 393 times and scoring 519 runs. Detroit has compiled 134 HRs on the campaign as well as 499 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,181 occasions (8th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,034 hits. The Detroit Tigers have compiled a team OBP of .300 and a batting average of .234 for the year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.285 and have a FIP of 4.23 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (1,088 strikeouts against 386 free passes). They sit at 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,111. They have conceded 154 dingers and they concede 4.93 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 638 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.53 (587 earned runs conceded).

Detroit has had relief pitchers take the mound in 50 save chances and they have tallied 32 saves. They are ranked 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 64.0%, and they have dispatched 433 relievers onto the field this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 134 times in high leverage situations and also on 138 occasions with runners on. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.8% out of 198 inherited runners. With 132 save situations, the Tigers have compiled 77 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

Out of their 10,491 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (15th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 97 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in pro baseball). The Tigers have racked up 1,132 assists, 87 errors and have earned 3,497 putouts this year.

Manning (11-14 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.51 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.14 and he has gone up against 940 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 110 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.267 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. So far in his career, Manning has surrendered 208 base knocks while he has earned 150 K's in 219 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+124)

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