Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Comerica Park is where the Detroit Tigers (52-55) will attempt to beat the Cleveland Guardians (63-42) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Gavin Williams and Joey Wentz.

The Guardians have hit 170 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 114 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland is slugging .395 and have struck out 770 times, while drawing a walk on 306 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are compiling 4.6 runs/g, which puts them at 13th in MLB. They have 448 runs batted in as well as 832 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is at .240. They have earned a total of 478 runs while holding a team OBP of .312.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21. Guardians pitchers have given up 123 long balls and 406 runs in total (4th in the league). Cleveland has yielded 806 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 379 earned runs. The Guardians hold a team earned run average of 3.67 so far this season (4th in MLB), and they have rung up 931 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 322 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.03 as a unit on the campaign.

The Guardians relievers have recorded a save rate of 76.0% and has come into the game in 139 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 149 runners for the year with 24.8% of those players ended up scoring. Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 106 times in addition to having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 383 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 87 holds so far this year (1st in baseball). They have compiled 38 saves so far this year and have blown 12 of 50 chances to save the game.

The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 2,790 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 895 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which puts them in 17th in the majors, and they have turned 86 double plays. The Guardians have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,370 innings, which has them sitting 10th in professional baseball.

Williams has taken the mound for 106 frames and has totaled 104 punch outs thus far in his career. Williams (3-8 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.51 while going up against 453 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.57 (42 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.311. He has conceded 92 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 47 walks.

The Detroit Tigers have a team OBP of .297 in addition to a batting average of .231 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 931 occasions (11th in the league) and have 830 hits. Detroit has 111 home runs over the course of the season and 436 RBIs. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .386 and they are scoring 4.25 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have recorded 155 doubles, while walking 302 times and earning 455 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have yielded 457 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.92 (412 earned runs allowed). They have given up 109 home runs and they give up 4.35 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.228 and have a FIP of 3.74 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (915 strikeouts vs 286 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 876.

Sitting with 86 save situations, the Tigers have 44 holds and 18 blown saves. Detroit has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 105 times in high leverage situations in addition to 113 occasions with base runners. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.0% out of their 159 inherited runners. They rank 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 56.1%, and they have dispatched 325 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

In their 8,520 innings on the field, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (23rd in the majors). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 913 assists, 60 errors and have earned a total of 2,840 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Wentz has allowed 206 base knocks while he has accumulated 175 K's in 181 innings. He has given up a total of 120 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.604 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.06 and he has gone up against 838 batters in his pro baseball career. Wentz (5-17 record in his career) has a 5.95 ERA while giving up 10.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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