San Diego Padres vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, July 21, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (43-52) will try to beat the San Diego Padres (46-50) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Seth Lugo and Reese Olson.

As a squad, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 15th in the league. They have racked up 434 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .324. The Padres have hit 169 doubles as a squad and have hit 121 balls out of the park. They have earned 414 runs batted in in addition to 745 hits for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .234. San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .406 and have been called out on strikes 818 times, while being walked on 403 occasions.

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The Padres have an earned run average of 3.77 on the campaign (4th in the league), and they have struck out 838 hitters. Padres pitchers have surrendered 104 home runs in addition to 388 total runs (4th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 314 opposing players and their FIP is 4.18 as a team on the campaign. San Diego has allowed 755 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 358 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25.

Padres relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 74 times in addition to having 100 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 55 holds on the season (11th in baseball). The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 55.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 100 save situations. They have earned 25 saves over the course of the season and have blown 20 of their 45 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 115 runners for the season with 35.7% of those players crossed the plate. The Padres have dispatched 305 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The San Diego Padres have a total of 2,563 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 865 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which puts them in 2nd in MLB, and have accumulated 83 double plays. The Padres have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,689 innings on the field, which ranks them 5th in the majors.

Lugo has pitched in 563 frames and has racked up 572 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.51 (220 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.174. He has allowed 512 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 150 free passes. Lugo (35-28 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.63 and he has gone up against 2,335 batters in the major leagues.

Detroit has 90 home runs for the season as well as 362 RBIs. They have hit 143 two-baggers, while taking a walk 304 times as well as racking up 373 runs. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated an OBP of .299 as well as a batting average of .230 on the season. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .368 and they tally 3.93 runs per outing (28th in the league). They have been rung up on 850 instances (13th in baseball) and have a total of 740 base hits.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.241 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a squad so far this year. They are sitting at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 781. The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 453 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.41 (415 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (799 strikeouts against 270 bases on balls). They have yielded 112 long balls and they surrender 4.81 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

Sitting with 93 save situations, the Tigers have compiled 55 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. Detroit has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 36 save opportunities and they have converted 21 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 104 times in high leverage situations and on 102 occasions with runners on. Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 141 inherited runners. They are ranked 22nd in the league with a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 309 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

In their 7,629 innings played, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (9th in baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 74 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in MLB). The Tigers have accrued 821 assists, 59 errors and have 2,543 putouts over the course of the season.

Olson (1-3 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.96 earned run average and has conceded 7.2 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 5.00 and he has gone up against 155 hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 17 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.009 and having a FIP of 3.5. In his pro baseball career, Olson has surrendered 31 hits while earning 40 punch outs in 38 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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