Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Oakland Athletics (61-79) will take on the Detroit Tigers (70-70) at Oakland Coliseum on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Tarik Skubal and Mitch Spence.

Detroit has a slugging rate of .387 and have been rung up 1,240 times, while taking a walk on 393 occasions. They have earned 566 runs batted in in addition to 1,093 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average sits at .233. The Tigers have accounted for 210 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 145 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 587 runs scored and have an OBP of .296. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 22nd in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.18 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 139 home runs and 574 runs (7th in the league). Detroit has given up 1,108 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 518 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.75 on the year (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,175 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 370 hitters and their FIP is 3.77 as a team for the year.

The Tigers have dispatched 429 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 207 runners this season and 24.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 33 saves so far this season and have missed out on 20 of 53 save chances. The Tigers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 62.3% and has entered the game in 115 save situations. The relievers have earned 61 holds this season (25th in the league). Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 150 times in addition to having 131 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,202 innings, which has them ranked 9th in MLB. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 3,734 putouts for the season, as well as 1,196 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which ranks 15th in baseball, and they have turned 108 double plays.

Skubal (39-31 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.41 and he has gone up against 2,218 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 455 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 137 walks. His ERA is 3.46 (210 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.083. Skubal has pitched in 547 innings and has accounted for 621 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Oakland Athletics have recorded an OBP of .304 and a batting average of .233 for the year. They have struck out on 1,285 instances (5th in baseball) and have 1,087 hits. Oakland has knocked in 179 home runs on the year to go along with 548 RBIs. The Athletics have a SLG% of .400 and they earn 4.08 runs per game (25th in the league). They have hit 207 doubles, while walking 438 times and recording 571 runs.

The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 655 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.36 (599 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 142 home runs and they concede 4.77 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.320 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.22 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (1,090 strikeouts against 463 free passes). They have a ranking of 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,169.

Sitting with 138 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 88 holds and also 17 blown saves. Oakland has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 47 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 136 times in high leverage situations and also on 143 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.6% out of their 209 inherited base runners. They are ranked 15th in MLB holding a save rate of 63.8%, and they have dispatched 446 relievers to the mound this year.

In 11,127 innings on the diamond, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (19th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have turned 125 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The Athletics have accrued 1,174 assists, 75 errors and have a tally of 3,709 putouts on the campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Spence has surrendered 129 base knocks while he has tallied 105 punch outs in 126 frames. Spence (7-9 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.50 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 63 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.349 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and he has faced 535 opposing batters so far in his career.

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