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

Game: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+115) New York (-140)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (21-13) will attempt to beat the Detroit Tigers (18-14) on Sunday. The line on this matchup has the Tigers at +115 and the Yankees are at -140. The total has been set at 7. The starting pitchers will be Tarik Skubal and Nestor Cortes Jr.

The Tigers have earned 43 doubles as a squad and have hit 28 balls out of the park. Detroit is slugging .359 and have struck out 284 times, while being walked on 106 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 19th in the league. They have accrued 120 RBI's as well as 242 hits for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .226. They have tallied 128 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .301.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.11. Tigers pitchers have given up 30 home runs in addition to 119 total runs (5th in the league). Detroit has given up 231 base knocks (7.2 per 9 innings) as well as 100 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.10 on the campaign (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 282 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 90 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.64 as a squad on the season.

Tigers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 33 times as well as having 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 16 holds on the year (22nd in baseball). The Tigers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 57.9% and has come into the game in 35 save situations. They have 11 saves for the year and have blown 8 of 19 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 42 base runners for the year with 26.2% of those players crossed the plate. The Tigers have sent 97 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 871 putouts for the season, in addition to 267 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which ranks 25th in the majors, and have accumulated 25 double plays. The Tigers have turned 72.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,613 innings on the field, ranking them 4th in professional baseball.

Skubal (27-27 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.68 while he has faced 1,693 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 352 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 110 walks. His earned run average is 3.68 (170 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.111. Skubal has thrown 416 innings and has earned 461 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Yankees have a team SLG% of .394 and they are recording 4.59 runs per outing (15th in baseball). They have recorded 43 doubles, while getting a free base 144 times as well as notching 156 runs. New York is sitting with 41 long balls for the year and 146 RBIs. They have struck out on 266 occasions (18th in MLB) and have accounted for 274 base hits. The New York Yankees have an on-base percentage of .332 as well as a batting average of .243 on the year.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.190 and have a FIP of 3.92 as a team for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (286 strikeouts vs 120 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 243. They have yielded 30 home runs and they concede 3.51 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The New York pitching staff have yielded 119 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.01 (102 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 36 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 17 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 45 times in high leverage situations and on 42 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.6% out of 57 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in baseball with a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have sent 103 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

In their 2,745 innings played, the Yankees are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (5th in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 25 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (26th in the majors). The Yankees have recorded 297 assists, 23 errors and are sitting with 915 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 378 base hits and he has 450 punch outs in 435 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 185 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.161 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.52 and he has faced 1,795 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Cortes Jr (25-14 career win-loss record) holds a 3.82 ERA while giving up 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-140)

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