Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Oakland Athletics (61-80) will take on the Detroit Tigers (71-70) at Oakland Coliseum on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ty Madden and J.T. Ginn.

The Tigers have compiled 210 doubles as a squad and have hit 146 balls out of the park. Detroit is slugging .387 and have been rung up 1,248 times, while drawing a walk on 396 occasions. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in baseball. They have 570 runs batted in in addition to 1,102 hits this year, and their batting average sits at .233. They have racked up 591 runs and have an OBP of .297.

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The Tigers have an earned run average of 3.74 this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,178 hitters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 141 home runs and also 577 runs in total (7th in baseball). They have walked 371 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.78 as a squad this season. Detroit has conceded 1,115 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 521 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.18 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Tigers have sent 432 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 208 base runners this year with 24.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 34 saves so far this year and have not converted 20 of 54 chances to get a save. The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 63.0% and has entered the game in 116 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 61 holds this season (26th in the league). Tigers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 151 times and also have had 132 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have transformed 70.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,283 innings, which has them sitting at 8th in the majors. The Detroit Tigers have 3,761 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,209 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them ranked 14th in MLB, and they have turned 109 double plays.

Madden (0-0 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.96 while going up against 38 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 8 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 3 free passes. His earned run average is 3.00 (3 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.222. Madden has pitched in 9 innings and has accounted for 3 K's during his pro baseball career.

Oakland has compiled 181 home runs on the season as well as 552 RBIs. They have hit 207 two-baggers, while getting a free base 440 times as well as scoring 575 runs. The Oakland Athletics have an OBP of .304 as well as a batting average of .234 over the course of the season. The Athletics have a team slugging % of .400 and they score 4.08 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,296 occasions (5th in MLB) and have totaled 1,097 hits.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.322 in addition to having a FIP of 4.24 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.90 (1,098 strikeouts against 466 walks). They sit at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,180. They have conceded 145 HR's and they surrender 4.78 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have given up 661 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.37 (605 earned runs given up).

Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.8% of 211 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 136 times in high leverage situations and on 144 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 138 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 88 holds and also 17 blown saves. They rank 15th in the league holding a save rate of 63.8%, and they have dispatched 451 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Oakland has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have recorded 30 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 126 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (22nd in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 1,179 assists, 77 errors and have accumulated 3,736 putouts so far this season. In 11,208 innings on the field, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (19th in MLB).

Ginn (0-0 career win-loss record) holds a 4.44 earned run average and has given up 6.3 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.00 and he has gone up against 58 hitters during his career. He has allowed 7 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.056 and a FIP of 4.4. Thus far in his career, Ginn has conceded 10 hits while he has earned 15 strikeouts in 14 innings pitched.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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