Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (75-72) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (83-64) at Comerica Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Cade Povich and Keider Montero.

The Orioles have earned 239 doubles as a team and have knocked 216 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore is slugging .438 and have been rung up 1,220 times, while being walked on 447 occasions. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in MLB. They have recorded 694 RBI's as well as 1,259 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .250. They have racked up 721 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .316.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 155 home runs and 637 total runs (16th in MLB). Baltimore has allowed 1,192 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 573 earned runs. The Orioles have an ERA of 3.94 over the course of the season (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,251 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 433 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.90 as a squad on the year.

Orioles relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 156 times and also have had 146 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 101 holds for the season (2nd in the league). The Orioles bullpen have a save rate of 68.8% and stepped onto the hill in 166 save situations. They have accumulated 44 saves so far this season and have missed out on 20 out of their 64 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 225 base runners for the year with 31.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Orioles have dispatched 489 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Orioles have converted 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,781 innings, which has them sitting at 16th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 3,927 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,219 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which is 17th in the majors, and have accumulated 86 double plays.

Povich has taken the hill for 64 innings and has earned 52 K's in his career. Povich (2-8 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.82 and he has gone up against 293 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.91 (42 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.594. He has surrendered 74 hits (10.4 hits per nine innings) with 28 walks.

The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .387 and they are earning 4.27 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have tallied 223 doubles, while taking a walk 421 times and racking up 628 runs. Detroit has compiled 150 home runs this year to go along with 606 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,311 instances (9th in the league) and have earned 1,163 hits. The Detroit Tigers have an OBP of .299 and a team batting average of .235 this season.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.175 and have a FIP of 3.70 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (1,233 strikeouts against 377 bases on balls). They rank 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,163. They have conceded 144 HR's and they allow 4.08 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 594 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.67 (534 earned runs conceded).

With 127 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 66 holds and 24 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to enter the contest in 60 save opportunities and they have tallied 36 saves. Their relievers have come in 146 times in high leverage situations and on 161 occasions with runners on. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.2% out of their 219 inherited runners. They rank 24th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 452 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 115 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in baseball). The Tigers have recorded 1,263 assists, 75 errors and have notched a total of 3,933 putouts this year. Out of their 11,799 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (10th in MLB).

In his career, Montero has surrendered 80 hits while he has tallied 65 K's in 83 innings. He has surrendered 45 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.277 and a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.50 and he has gone up against 341 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Montero (5-6 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.88 earned run average and has surrendered 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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