Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (33-35) are on their way to Minute Maid Park on Sunday where they will go up against the Houston Astros (31-38). The pitchers taking the mound will be Kenta Maeda and Spencer Arrighetti.

Detroit has a slugging percentage of .375 and have been called out on strikes 595 times, while being walked on 198 occasions. They have recorded 276 runs batted in and 530 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .231. The Tigers have hit 104 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 62 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 290 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .298. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 4.3 runs/g, which has them at 17th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.06 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. Tigers pitchers have allowed 62 long balls and 294 runs in total (13th in the league). Detroit has surrendered 553 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 258 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.83 on the season (10th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 575 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 188 batters and their FIP is 3.62 as a team on the campaign.

The Tigers have sent 205 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 102 runners for the season and 29.4% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 15 saves on the campaign and have blown 15 of their 30 save opportunities. The Tigers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 57 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 27 holds this year (30th in MLB). Tigers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 71 times as well as having 75 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,460 innings, which has them ranked 20th in the majors. The Detroit Tigers have amassed 1,820 putouts on the year, in addition to 578 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays.

Maeda has taken the ball for 910 innings and is sitting with 986 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Maeda (67-51 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.95 and he has gone up against 3,749 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.01 (406 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.154. He has conceded 786 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 264 walks.

The Houston Astros have earned an OBP of .320 and a batting average of .259 this year. They have struck out on 471 instances (30th in the league) and have recorded 615 hits. Houston has 85 home runs for the year to go along with 294 RBIs. The Astros have a SLG% of .417 and they earn 4.43 runs per game (12th in the league). They have 104 doubles, while walking 195 times as well as scoring 306 runs.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.322 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.32 as a team this season. They have a ranking of 13th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 550. The Houston pitching staff have given up 301 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.20 (285 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (582 strikeouts against 258 free passes). They have yielded 77 HR's and they allow 4.43 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of 56 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 65 times in high leverage situations and on 39 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 61 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 36 holds and 12 blown saves. They sit at 26th in the league with a save rate of 52.0%, and they have dispatched 217 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Houston has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 25 save chances and they have earned 13 saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 58 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in pro baseball). The Astros have recorded 600 assists, 32 errors and have a tally of 1,834 putouts over the course of the season. In 5,502 innings on the diamond, the Astros have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (8th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Arrighetti has allowed 56 base hits while tallying 61 K's in 52 frames. He has surrendered a total of 31 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.631 and a FIP of 5.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and he has gone up against 239 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Arrighetti (3-5 career win-loss mark) holds a 5.36 ERA while allowing 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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