Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

T-Mobile Park is the location where the Seattle Mariners (59-54) will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (53-60) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Keider Montero and Luis Castillo.

Detroit is slugging .381 and have been called out on strikes 968 times, while being walked on 324 occasions. They have accrued 451 RBI's in addition to 868 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .230. The Tigers have tallied 161 doubles as a unit and have hit 114 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 470 runs while having a team OBP of .295. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 23rd in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Tigers pitchers have yielded 122 home runs and 494 total runs (17th in MLB). Detroit has yielded 934 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 447 earned runs. The Tigers have an ERA of 4.01 for the year (16th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 955 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 293 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.85 as a team for the season.

The Tigers have sent 346 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 172 base runners this season and 27.3% of those players crossed home plate. They have tallied 23 saves for the year and have missed out on 19 of 42 chances to save the game. The Tigers relief pitchers have a save rate of 54.8% and has entered the game in 89 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 46 holds so far this year (28th in the league). Tigers pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 123 times as well as having 108 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers have a total of 3,008 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 962 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 20th in pro baseball, and have 88 double plays. The Tigers have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,024 innings, which has them sitting at 19th in pro baseball.

Montero (1-5 career mark) holds a FIP of 6.16 and he has gone up against 186 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 48 hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) with 12 walks. His earned run average is 6.25 (30 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.389. Montero has taken the mound for 43 frames and has totaled 34 strikeouts during his MLB career.

Seattle has compiled 130 home runs on the season as well as 424 runs batted in. They have 151 doubles, while walking 380 times and scoring 447 runs. The Seattle Mariners hold an OBP of .302 and a batting average of .218 for the year. The Mariners hold a team SLG% of .371 and they average 3.96 runs per contest (28th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,151 occasions (1st in the league) and have recorded 808 hits.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.086 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.64 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (957 strikeouts vs 263 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 824. They have yielded 114 homers and they concede 3.80 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 423 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.48 (387 earned runs conceded).

With 105 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 59 holds and 15 blown saves. Seattle has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 44 save chances and they have recorded 29 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 137 times in high leverage situations in addition to 108 occasions with base runners. Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.3% of 154 inherited runners. They are ranked 11th in the league with a save rate of 65.9%, and they have sent 364 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

In 9,009 innings on the diamond, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (1st in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 77 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Mariners have accrued 929 assists, 63 errors and have earned a total of 3,003 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Castillo has conceded 1,002 base knocks and he has 1,286 strikeouts in 1,190 innings pitched. Castillo (71-74 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.53 earned run average while giving up 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 467 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.176 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.23 and he has gone up against 4,917 batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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