San Diego Padres vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Comerica Park is the site where the Detroit Tigers (44-52) will meet the San Diego Padres (46-51) on Saturday. The starting pitchers will be Ryan Weathers and Matt Manning.

As a squad, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in MLB. They have accumulated 434 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .324. The Padres have accounted for 169 doubles as a squad and have smacked 121 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 414 RBI's as well as 751 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is at .234. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .404 and have struck out 824 times, while being walked on 406 occasions.

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The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 3.78 over the course of the season (4th in the league), and they have struck out 845 batters. Padres pitchers have allowed 106 home runs and 392 total runs (4th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 322 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.21 as a squad so far this season. San Diego has allowed 764 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 362 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.62 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Padres relief pitchers have a save percentage of 55.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 100 save situations. The relievers have inherited 116 runners so far this year with 35.3% of those runners crossed home plate. Padres relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 75 times and also have had 100 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 309 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen have recorded 55 holds on the campaign (11th in MLB). They have compiled 25 saves for the year and have missed out on 20 of their 45 save opportunities.

The Padres have converted 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,761 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 5th in the majors. The San Diego Padres have accounted for 2,587 putouts on the year, as well as 875 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in professional baseball, and have a total of 85 double plays.

Weathers (5-13 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 5.54 while he has gone up against 618 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 162 base hits (10.2 hits per nine innings) with 51 free passes. His ERA is 5.73 (91 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.490. Weathers has thrown 143 innings and has totaled 104 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Detroit has a total of 90 HRs for the year to go along with 365 runs batted in. They have put up 143 two-baggers, while getting a free base 308 times and racking up 376 runs. The Detroit Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .299 as well as a team batting average of .230 on the year. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .367 and they are scoring 3.92 runs per game (28th in the league). They have been rung up on 855 occasions (14th in baseball) and have notched a total of 746 base hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have relinquished 453 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.36 (415 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 112 homers and they give up 4.76 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.233 in addition to having a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (802 strikeouts against 271 free passes). They rank 13th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 785.

Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 141 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 104 times in high leverage situations and on 102 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 95 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 56 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They rank 20th in the league with a save rate of 59.5%, and they have dispatched 311 relievers to the mound for the year. Detroit has called on relievers to enter the game in 37 save chances and they have come away with 22 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 75 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 832 assists, 59 errors and have accounted for 2,570 putouts over the course of the season. In their 7,710 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (8th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Manning has given up 175 base knocks while accumulating 128 K's in 183 innings pitched. He has conceded 92 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.295 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and he has faced 786 hitters in his pro baseball career. Manning (9-11 mark in his career) has a 4.52 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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