Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+154) New York (-184)

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (20-13) will meet the Detroit Tigers (18-13) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Tigers at +154 and the Yankees are at -184. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Casey Mize and Clarke Schmidt.

Detroit has a slugging percentage of .365 and have struck out 280 times, while drawing a walk on 99 occasions. They have 119 RBI's and 237 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .227. The Tigers have tallied 43 doubles as a squad and have knocked 28 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 127 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .301. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 19th in baseball.

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The Tigers have a team earned run average of 3.12 this year (4th in the league), and they have struck out 273 batters. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 30 home runs and 117 runs in total (6th in the league). They have walked 85 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.67 as a team this year. Detroit has allowed 225 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) as well as 98 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.21 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.10.

The Tigers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 61.1% and has come into the game in 31 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 41 base runners this season and 26.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 32 times and also have had 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 93 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have tallied 13 holds over the course of the season (28th in baseball). They have compiled 11 saves for the year and have blown 7 of 18 chances to save the game.

The Detroit Tigers have 847 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 259 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which is 26th in the majors, and have 23 double plays. The Tigers have transformed 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,541 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

Mize has taken the ball for 215 innings and is sitting with 166 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Mize (8-13 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.72 and he has faced 903 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.14 (99 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.209. He has conceded 198 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 62 free passes.

New York has compiled 41 home runs over the course of the season and 144 runs batted in. They have recorded 42 two-baggers, while walking 139 times as well as recording 154 runs. The New York Yankees hold an OBP of .331 and a batting average of .244 for the season. The Yankees have a team slugging % of .398 and they score 4.67 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have struck out on 257 occasions (18th in MLB) and have earned 268 base hits.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.186 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a unit for the year. They rank 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 238. The New York pitching staff have allowed 118 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.07 (101 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (282 strikeouts vs 113 free passes). They have allowed 30 dingers and they yield 3.59 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.3% out of 52 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 43 times in high leverage situations in addition to 40 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 36 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 17 holds and 5 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in the league with a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have sent 100 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 19 save opportunities and they have recorded 14 saves.

In 2,664 innings played, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (5th in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 24 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in MLB). The Yankees have accrued 281 assists, 22 errors and have notched a total of 888 putouts this year.

During his career, Schmidt has given up 263 base knocks while he has earned 252 K's in 260 innings. Schmidt (16-16 career mark) has earned a 4.22 ERA and has given up 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 122 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.364 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and he has faced 1,131 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+154)

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