Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The San Diego Padres (79-61) are welcoming the Detroit Tigers (70-69) at Petco Park on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Keider Montero and Yu Darvish.

Detroit has a slugging rate of .387 and have struck out 1,228 times, while drawing a walk on 387 occasions. They have accounted for 561 RBI's in addition to 1,086 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is .233. The Tigers have compiled 209 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 143 balls out of the park. They have 582 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .296. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are earning 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 22nd in baseball.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.23 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.18. Tigers pitchers have given up 138 home runs and also 568 runs in total (7th in MLB). Detroit has relinquished 1,099 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 514 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.75 over the course of the season (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,168 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 362 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.74 as a unit so far this year.

Tigers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 148 times as well as having 127 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 61 holds this season (25th in MLB). The Tigers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 62.3% and has entered the game in 115 save situations. They have 33 saves on the season and have blown 20 of their 53 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 206 base runners for the season with 24.8% of them crossed home plate. The Tigers have dispatched 424 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Detroit Tigers have notched a total of 3,705 putouts this year, in addition to 1,184 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 15th in pro baseball, and they have turned 108 double plays. The Tigers have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,115 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 11th in professional baseball.

Montero (4-6 career mark) has a FIP of 5.12 while he has faced 292 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 70 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) with 24 free passes. His earned run average is 5.20 (40 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.358. Montero has pitched in 69 frames and has 58 punch outs so far in his career.

San Diego has accounted for 160 home runs on the season to go along with 642 RBIs. They have hit 212 two-baggers, while taking a walk 399 times as well as notching 667 runs. The San Diego Padres have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .327 and a batting average of .265 so far this year. The Padres have a team SLG% of .417 and they average 4.76 runs per game (10th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 916 occasions (30th in MLB) and have a total of 1,263 base hits.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.247 and have a FIP of 3.78 as a staff this season. They come in at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,145. The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 597 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.99 (550 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (1,260 strikeouts vs 403 bases on balls). They have surrendered 146 home runs and they yield 4.33 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB).

Sitting with 122 save situations, the Padres have tallied 64 holds and 20 blown saves. San Diego has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 56 save chances and they have walked away with 36 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 124 times in high leverage situations and on 140 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.2% out of their 215 inherited runners. They sit at 13th in baseball with a save rate of 64.3%, and they have sent 462 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The San Diego Padres have turned 102 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in professional baseball). The Padres have accrued 1,105 assists, 65 errors and have earned 3,724 putouts this season. In 11,172 innings on the field, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (22nd in MLB).

In his career, Darvish has allowed 1,374 base hits while earning 1,982 strikeouts in 1,680 innings. He has given up 668 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.137 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.69 and he has gone up against 6,907 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Darvish (107-88 mark in his career) has a 3.58 ERA and has allowed 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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