Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Tampa Bay Rays (66-44) are on their way to Comerica Park on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (47-60). The pitchers taking the mound will be Aaron Civale and Tarik Skubal.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are recording 5.2 runs per game, which is 4th in baseball. They have 571 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .327. The Rays have compiled 192 doubles as a unit and have hit 161 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 548 runs batted in and 935 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .254. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .447 and have struck out 941 times, while taking a walk on 354 occasions.

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The Rays have a team ERA of 3.77 for the season (2nd in MLB), and they have struck out 988 batters. Rays pitchers have allowed 115 long balls in addition to 429 total runs (2nd in baseball). They have walked 323 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.90 as a team on the season. Tampa Bay has yielded 828 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 407 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.06 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.18.

Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 82 times and also have had 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 49 holds this year (23rd in the league). The Rays relievers have compiled a save rate of 63.8% and has entered the game in 96 save situations. They have earned 30 saves for the season and have not converted 17 out of their 47 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 runners on the year with 24.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Rays have dispatched 355 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with 2,918 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 991 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which is 4th in professional baseball, and they have turned 81 double plays. The Rays have converted 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,754 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 1st in pro baseball.

Civale has pitched in 430 frames and has earned 370 K's in his career. His ERA is 3.77 (180 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.144. He has conceded 385 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 107 free passes. Civale (29-23 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.05 while facing 1,750 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Detroit Tigers have recorded a team OBP of .299 in addition to a batting average of .232 on the year. They have struck out on 948 occasions (12th in baseball) and have earned a total of 839 base knocks. Detroit is sitting with 98 home runs on the campaign and 405 RBIs. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .367 and they are scoring 3.91 runs per contest (28th in MLB). They have put up 161 two-baggers, while walking 335 times as well as notching 418 runs.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.249 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (889 strikeouts vs 296 bases on balls). They are sitting at 18th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 895. They have surrendered 128 long balls and they concede 4.87 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 516 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.49 (476 earned runs surrendered).

With 101 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 60 holds and 16 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 39 save chances and they have walked away with 23 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 110 times in high leverage situations and on 109 occasions with runners on base. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.5% out of 151 inherited base runners. They rank 19th in the league holding a save rate of 59.0%, and they have dispatched 345 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 85 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (29th in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 931 assists, 67 errors and have accounted for 2,861 putouts over the course of the season. In their 8,583 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (10th in baseball).

Skubal (17-25 career record) has a 4.18 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.71 and he has faced 1,329 hitters in his career. He has conceded 149 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.198 and a FIP of 4.1. In his career, Skubal has allowed 291 base knocks and he has 345 punch outs in 320 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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