Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (70-70) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (61-79). The starting pitchers will be Brant Hurter and Osvaldo Bido.

Detroit is slugging .387 and have struck out 1,240 times, while drawing a walk on 393 occasions. They have tallied 566 runs batted in and 1,093 hits this season, while their batting average is .233. The Tigers have tallied 210 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 145 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 587 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .296. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 22nd in baseball.

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The Tigers have an earned run average of 3.75 so far this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,175 batters. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 139 home runs in addition to 574 runs in total (7th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 370 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.77 as a team on the campaign. Detroit has given up 1,108 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 518 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.18 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19.

Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 150 times and also have had 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 61 holds this year (25th in the league). The Tigers relievers have earned a save percentage of 62.3% and has entered the game in 115 save situations. They have accumulated 33 saves over the course of the season and have blown 20 of 53 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 207 base runners this year with 24.6% of them earned a run for their team. The Tigers have sent 429 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Tigers have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,202 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 9th in pro baseball. The Detroit Tigers have 3,734 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,196 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which ranks 15th in pro baseball, and have a total of 108 double plays.

Hurter (3-1 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.26 and he has gone up against 110 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 23 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 3 free passes. His earned run average is 3.31 (10 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.956. Hurter has pitched in 27 innings and has totaled 26 K's thus far in his career.

The Oakland Athletics have recorded a team OBP of .304 as well as a batting average of .233 so far this season. They have been rung up on 1,285 occasions (5th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,087 base knocks. Oakland has hit 179 home runs so far this year as well as 548 RBIs. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .400 and they earn 4.08 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have hit 207 doubles, while taking a walk 438 times and putting up 571 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.320 in addition to having a FIP of 4.22 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (1,090 strikeouts vs 463 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,169. They have given up 142 HR's and they relinquish 4.77 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have given up 655 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.36 (599 earned runs yielded).

Oakland has called on relievers to enter the contest in 47 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves. They are currently ranked 15th in the league holding a save percentage of 63.8%, and they have dispatched 446 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 136 times in high leverage situations and also on 143 occasions with base runners. Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.6% out of 209 inherited base runners. Sitting with 138 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 88 holds and 17 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 125 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 1,174 assists, 75 errors and have a total of 3,709 putouts so far this season. Out of their 11,127 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (19th in MLB).

Bido (7-8 career mark) is the owner of a 4.58 ERA and has conceded 7.8 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.35 and he has gone up against 487 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 57 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.277 and having a FIP of 4.5. During his pro baseball career, Bido has surrendered 97 hits while tallying 108 strikeouts in 112 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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