San Francisco Giants vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (4-9) will take on the San Francisco Giants (5-8) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Logan Webb and Joey Wentz.

The Giants have hit 16 doubles as a squad and have hit 23 baseballs out of the stadium. San Francisco has a slugging % of .442 and have been rung up 144 times, while drawing a walk on 49 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.9 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB. They have earned 63 RBI's as well as 114 base knocks this year, and their batting average comes in at .251. They have accumulated 63 runs while holding a team OBP of .334.

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The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.51 this season (15th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 126 hitters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 20 home runs and 68 total runs (20th in the league). They have walked 39 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.56 as a squad on the year. San Francisco has allowed 111 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 58 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.23 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Giants have sent 41 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 21 base runners for the year with 28.6% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 2 saves so far this year and have blown 0 out of their 2 save chances. The Giants relievers have recorded a save percentage of 100.0% and has come into the game in 7 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 4 holds for the season (24th in MLB). Giants bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 13 times in addition to having 11 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have converted 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,041 innings, which has them sitting at 18th in pro baseball. The San Francisco Giants have 347 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 115 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which puts them in 28th in MLB, and have accumulated 10 double plays.

Webb has taken the hill for 451 frames and has tallied 426 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 3.53 (177 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.220. He has surrendered 425 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 126 free passes. Webb (31-22 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.21 and he has faced 1,873 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .323 and they earn 3.31 runs per game (29th in the league). They have hit 22 doubles, while walking 40 times as well as scoring 43 runs. Detroit has accumulated 9 HRs on the campaign to go along with 42 runs batted in. They have struck out on 135 occasions (4th in the league) and have 91 hits. The Detroit Tigers have tallied a team OBP of .272 and a team batting average of .204 this season.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.430 in addition to having a FIP of 5.74 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.00 (91 strikeouts against 45 bases on balls). They rank 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 121. They have allowed 23 HR's and they surrender 6.28 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 81 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.97 (77 earned runs surrendered).

Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 58.6% out of their 29 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 18 times in high leverage situations in addition to 19 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 26th in the league with a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 44 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have come away with 2 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 12 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in MLB). The Tigers have accrued 122 assists, 7 errors and have notched a total of 349 putouts so far this year. In their 1,047 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (8th in baseball).

Wentz (2-4 career record) holds a 4.31 ERA and has conceded 6.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.67 and he has faced 166 hitters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 19 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.160 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. In his pro baseball career, Wentz has given up 28 hits while earning 30 punch outs in 39 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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