Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (69-64) are hitting the road to Comerica Park on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Detroit Tigers (68-66). The pitchers taking the mound will be Tanner Houck and Casey Mize.

The Red Sox have hit 266 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 168 baseballs out of the park. Boston is slugging .438 and have struck out 1,293 times, while drawing a walk on 412 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have 625 RBI's in addition to 1,199 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is .259. They have earned 649 runs while holding a team OBP of .325.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.03 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 165 long balls and 637 runs in total (26th in MLB). Boston has conceded 1,138 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 552 earned runs. The Red Sox hold a team ERA of 4.16 over the course of the season (20th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,121 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 370 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.18 as a team over the course of the season.

The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save rate of 55.0% and has entered the game in 135 save situations. The relievers have inherited 183 runners so far this year with 34.4% of them crossed home plate. Red Sox pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 131 times and also have had 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 428 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have earned 71 holds for the season (12th in the league). They have 33 saves this season and have blown 27 of their 60 chances to get a save.

The Red Sox have turned 69.1% of balls in play into outs in their 10,761 innings, ranking them 22nd in pro baseball. The Boston Red Sox have a total of 3,587 putouts thus far, as well as 1,181 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which puts them in 30th in baseball, and have accumulated 94 double plays.

Houck (23-28 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.57 and he has faced 1,723 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 359 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 137 walks. His ERA is 3.62 (165 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.209. Houck has taken the hill for 410 innings and is sitting with 400 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Detroit Tigers have tallied an OBP of .297 as well as a batting average of .234 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,178 instances (9th in the league) and have 1,054 hits. Detroit has compiled 140 home runs so far this season as well as 550 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .390 and they are recording 4.26 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have 202 doubles, while walking 378 times as well as recording 571 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 553 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.79 (501 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 133 HR's and they give up 4.18 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.193 and have a FIP of 3.75 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,131 strikeouts against 355 walks). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,065.

Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.9% out of their 201 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations in addition to 145 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 112 save situations, the Tigers have earned 60 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. They are ranked 22nd in the league holding a save percentage of 60.8%, and they have sent 410 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 105 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (16th in MLB). The Tigers have 1,135 assists, 70 errors and have accumulated 3,570 putouts during this campaign. In 10,710 innings on the field, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Mize has surrendered 265 base hits while totaling 206 punch outs in 266 frames. Mize (9-19 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.29 earned run average and has conceded 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 127 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.284 and a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.68 and he has faced 1,135 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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