Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the site where the Baltimore Orioles (84-68) will take on the Detroit Tigers (80-73) on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers will be Reese Olson and Cade Povich.

Detroit is slugging .387 and have struck out 1,371 times, while drawing a walk on 441 occasions. They have accounted for 625 runs batted in and 1,209 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .235. The Tigers have hit 230 doubles as a unit and have knocked 156 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 649 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .299. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 18th in the league.

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The Tigers have an earned run average of 3.62 this season (3rd in the league), and they have rung up 1,283 batters. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 147 home runs and 609 runs in total (6th in MLB). They have walked 395 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.68 as a unit this year. Detroit has given up 1,204 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 549 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.25 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.17.

The Tigers have dispatched 474 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 228 runners on the campaign with 23.2% of those players crossed home plate. They have accumulated 41 saves on the season and have blown 24 of their 65 chances to save the game. The Tigers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 63.1% and has entered the game in 139 save situations. The relievers have recorded 73 holds on the season (21st in MLB). Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 169 times as well as having 156 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs in their 12,294 innings on the field, which ranks them 10th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have a total of 4,098 putouts this season, in addition to 1,329 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 7th in baseball, and have a total of 128 double plays.

Olson has taken the mound for 209 innings and has tallied 198 K's in his MLB career. Olson (9-15 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.69 while he has faced 859 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.75 (87 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.163. He has allowed 178 base hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 65 free passes.

Baltimore has knocked in 218 home runs this year to go along with 703 runs batted in. They have 248 doubles, while getting a free base 460 times as well as putting up 730 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for a team OBP of .314 and a team batting average of .247 so far this year. The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .434 and they score 4.80 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,264 occasions (19th in MLB) and have tallied 1,287 hits.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.238 and have a FIP of 3.90 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,297 strikeouts vs 445 walks). They come in at 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,229. They have conceded 162 HR's and they surrender 4.39 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 659 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.95 (594 earned runs conceded).

Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.0% of 232 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 146 times in high leverage situations and also on 161 occasions with runners on. With 166 save situations, the Orioles have earned 101 holds and 20 blown saves. They rank 6th in the league with a save percentage of 68.8%, and they have sent 503 relievers to the mound this year. Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 64 save opportunities and they have come away with 44 saves.

In 12,168 innings on the diamond, the Orioles hold a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (15th in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 92 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in baseball). The Orioles have 1,264 assists, 80 errors and have earned a total of 4,056 putouts on the season.

Thus far in his career, Povich has surrendered 76 base knocks while he has earned 60 punch outs in 69 innings pitched. Povich (2-9 career mark) has a 5.74 ERA while conceding 9.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 44 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.536 and a FIP of 5.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and he has faced 312 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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