Detroit Tigers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (55-61) are en route to Oracle Park on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the San Francisco Giants (59-58). The pitchers who are expected to start are Keider Montero and Hayden Birdsong.

The Tigers have tallied 167 doubles as a squad and have hit 117 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging % of .382 and have been called out on strikes 1,002 times, while taking a walk on 330 occasions. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are notching 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 22nd in MLB. They have accumulated 463 runs batted in and 896 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is sitting at .231. They are sitting with 483 runs while holding a team OBP of .296.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.98 this season (14th in the league), and their staff has rung up 987 hitters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 125 home runs and 502 runs (17th in MLB). They have walked 300 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.84 as a unit on the year. Detroit has yielded 951 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 455 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.29 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 126 times and also have had 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 51 holds so far this year (26th in MLB). The Tigers relievers have earned a save percentage of 54.5% and has come into the game in 96 save situations. They have earned 24 saves for the season and have blown 20 of 44 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 175 runners on the campaign with 27.4% of those players crossed the plate. The Tigers have dispatched 355 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Detroit Tigers have notched a total of 3,088 putouts on the year, in addition to 984 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them sitting 18th in baseball, and they have turned 93 double plays. The Tigers have converted 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,264 innings, which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball.

Montero (2-5 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.59 while facing 207 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 52 base hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 13 walks. His ERA is 5.67 (31 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.321. Montero has taken the mound for 49 frames and has 42 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Giants hold a slugging % of .401 and they are recording 4.44 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have tallied 200 two-baggers, while taking a walk 381 times as well as scoring 520 runs. San Francisco has knocked in 124 long balls so far this season to go along with 495 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,003 occasions (11th in the league) and have totaled 970 hits. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for an on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a batting average of .245 on the campaign.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.317 and have a FIP of 3.95 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (1,010 strikeouts against 361 walks). They rank 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 996. They have given up 120 homers and they surrender 4.60 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have relinquished 527 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.31 (493 earned runs allowed).

San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 41 save chances and they have earned 23 saves. They are ranked 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 56.1%, and they have dispatched 408 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 111 times in high leverage situations and on 93 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.6% out of 135 inherited base runners. With 120 save situations, the Giants have earned 77 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

In their 9,276 innings on the diamond, the Giants have a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (28th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 106 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in baseball). The Giants have racked up 1,161 assists, 62 errors and have accounted for 3,092 putouts for the season.

During his career, Birdsong has surrendered 27 hits while totaling 39 strikeouts in 32 innings pitched. Birdsong (3-1 career record) is the owner of a 4.77 earned run average and has conceded 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 17 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.402 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.17 and he has gone up against 140 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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