Detroit Tigers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (55-60) are headed to Oracle Park on Friday where they will go up against the San Francisco Giants (58-58). The expected starting pitchers are Bryan Sammons and Robbie Ray.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 22nd in MLB. They have accounted for 480 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .296. The Tigers have compiled 165 doubles as a unit and have smacked 117 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 460 runs batted in in addition to 891 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .231. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .383 and have been rung up 991 times, while drawing a walk on 329 occasions.

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The Tigers have an earned run average of 3.98 so far this year (15th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 980 hitters. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 124 home runs in addition to 498 runs in total (16th in baseball). They have walked 297 hitters and their FIP is 3.83 as a squad this season. Detroit has surrendered 945 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 451 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.30 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 124 times in addition to having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 50 holds for the year (26th in the league). The Tigers relief pitchers have a save rate of 55.8% and has come into the game in 94 save situations. They have recorded 24 saves for the year and have not converted 19 of their 43 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 173 runners this year and 27.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Tigers have dispatched 352 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Tigers have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of 9,186 innings, ranking them 20th in professional baseball. The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 3,062 putouts this season, as well as 975 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which is 17th in pro baseball, and they have turned 91 double plays.

Sammons has pitched in 8 frames and has accumulated 5 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.49 (5 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.610. He has conceded 4 base hits (4.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 1 walks. Sammons (0-0 career record) holds a FIP of 5.41 and he has gone up against 31 hitters during his time in the majors.

The San Francisco Giants have accumulated an OBP of .314 and a team batting average of .244 this season. They have struck out on 990 instances (13th in MLB) and have earned a total of 957 base knocks. San Francisco has compiled 124 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 487 RBIs. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .401 and they score 4.41 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have tallied 196 doubles, while taking a walk 374 times and putting up 511 runs.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.320 in addition to having a FIP of 3.94 as a team this season. They are currently ranked 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 989. The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 522 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.31 (488 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (1,002 strikeouts vs 358 bases on balls). They have given up 119 dingers and they relinquish 4.60 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.6% out of 135 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 109 times in high leverage situations and also on 92 occasions with runners on base. With 119 save situations, the Giants have compiled 77 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in baseball with a save rate of 57.5%, and they have dispatched 402 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. San Francisco has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 40 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 105 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in MLB). The Giants have recorded 1,151 assists, 62 errors and have earned 3,062 putouts on the season. In their 9,186 innings played, the Giants have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (29th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Ray has given up 1,092 base knocks while accumulating 1,526 strikeouts in 1,242 frames. Ray (76-72 career record) holds a 3.97 ERA and has given up 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 548 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.303 and having a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.90 and he has faced 5,272 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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