Detroit Tigers vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (4-0) are headed to Citi Field on Wednesday where they will go up against the New York Mets (0-4). The pitchers taking the mound will be Tarik Skubal and Jose Quintana.

Detroit owns a slugging percentage of .350 and have been called out on strikes 39 times, while taking a walk on 12 occasions. They have tallied 16 runs batted in as well as 30 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is sitting at .214. The Tigers have earned 2 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 5 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 16 runs while holding a team OBP of .282. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 20th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 4.63 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 0.82. Tigers pitchers have given up 5 long balls and also 8 runs in total (1st in the league). Detroit has allowed 23 base knocks (5.4 per 9 innings) as well as 8 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 1.89 on the season (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 37 hitters. They have walked 8 batters and their FIP sits at 4.07 as a squad on the campaign.

Tigers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 4 times and also have had 12 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 2 holds on the season (16th in the league). The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 5 save situations. They have tallied 2 saves on the year and have not converted 1 of 3 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 6 runners this season with 16.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Tigers have sent 15 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Detroit Tigers have earned 114 putouts thus far, as well as 36 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which ranks 13th in professional baseball, and have a total of 3 double plays. The Tigers have converted 78.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 342 innings on the field, which has them ranked 1st in the majors.

Skubal (24-27 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.79 while going up against 1,576 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 334 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 104 walks. His earned run average is 3.81 (163 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.137. Skubal has taken the mound for 385 innings and has accounted for 426 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Mets have a team slugging % of .301 and they average 2.00 runs per game (30th in the league). They have hit 3 two-baggers, while getting a free base 9 times as well as scoring 8 runs. New York has hit 4 home runs over the course of the season and 8 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 31 instances (25th in baseball) and have earned 25 base hits. The New York Mets have a team OBP of .250 and a team batting average of .188 for the season.

The New York pitching staff have given up 19 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.16 (13 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 3 long balls and they surrender 4.62 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.351 with a FIP of 3.57 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 10.00 (41 strikeouts against 13 walks). They come in at 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 37.

New York has had relief pitchers enter the game in 0 save opportunities. They are currently ranked 25th in MLB holding a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have sent 15 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 5 times in high leverage situations and on 3 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 0.0% of 3 inherited runners. With 0 save situations, the Mets have 0 holds in addition to 0 blown saves.

The New York Mets have turned 5 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (22nd in MLB). The Mets have accrued 26 assists, 3 errors and have a tally of 111 putouts so far this year. Out of their 333 innings played, the Mets hold a defensive efficiency of 63.9% (25th in baseball).

Quintana (92-94 career win-loss record) has a 3.74 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and he has gone up against 7,560 hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed 750 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.280 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. In his MLB career, Quintana has conceded 1,779 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,596 strikeouts in 1,804 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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