Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Rockies.TV

The Colorado Rockies (54-90) are headed to Comerica Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (73-71). The pitchers who are expected to start are Bradley Blalock and Keider Montero.

Colorado is slugging .399 and have struck out 1,429 times, while drawing a walk on 404 occasions. They have accounted for 580 runs batted in in addition to 1,179 hits on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .242. The Rockies have compiled 246 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 157 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 605 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .305. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.50. Rockies pitchers have conceded 188 home runs and 819 total runs (30th in baseball). Colorado has surrendered 1,416 base knocks (10.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 761 earned runs. The Rockies hold a team earned run average of 5.40 for the year (30th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 981 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 490 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.86 as a unit over the course of the season.

Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 138 times as well as having 144 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 55 holds so far this year (30th in baseball). The Rockies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 58.6% and stepped onto the hill in 114 save situations. They have earned 34 saves this season and have missed out on 24 of their 58 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 213 base runners on the year and 32.9% of those players earned a run for their team. The Rockies have sent 431 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Colorado Rockies have a total of 3,803 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,393 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 8th in baseball, and have accumulated 140 double plays. The Rockies have converted 67.3% of balls in play into outs out of 11,409 innings, which has them sitting 29th in baseball.

Blalock has taken the ball for 26 innings and has earned 16 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 5.50 (16 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.718. He has given up 30 base knocks (10.3 hits per nine innings) and has 15 free passes. Blalock (1-2 career record) has a FIP of 5.41 while going up against 126 opposing batters in the majors.

Detroit has tallied 147 home runs so far this year and 586 RBIs. They have notched 219 two-baggers, while taking a walk 409 times as well as putting up 608 runs. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with an OBP of .298 as well as a batting average of .234 over the course of the season. The Tigers have a SLG% of .386 and they average 4.22 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,284 occasions (9th in the league) and have 1,135 hits.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.184 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.74 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (1,207 strikeouts vs 376 free passes). They rank 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,144. They have surrendered 142 homers and they concede 4.11 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 586 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.69 (526 earned runs surrendered).

With 123 save situations, the Tigers have 64 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to enter the game in 58 save chances and they have recorded 35 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 143 times in high leverage situations and on 158 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.2% out of their 215 inherited base runners. They rank 24th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.3%, and they have sent 446 relievers onto the diamond on the season.

In 11,556 innings played, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (9th in baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 112 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (14th in the majors). The Tigers have 1,240 assists, 75 errors and have earned a total of 3,852 putouts this year.

Montero (4-6 career record) has a 5.47 earned run average while giving up 9.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.31 and he has gone up against 314 opposing hitters during his career. He has allowed a total of 45 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.392 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.4. So far in his MLB career, Montero has conceded 77 hits while totaling 60 strikeouts in 74 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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