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

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Seattle Mariners (59-55) will play the Detroit Tigers (54-60) at T-Mobile Park on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kenta Maeda and Bryan Woo.

The Tigers have earned 162 doubles as a team and have smacked 115 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging rate of .381 and have struck out 982 times, while taking a walk on 325 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 4.2 runs/g, which ranks them 22nd in baseball. They have accrued 455 runs batted in and 878 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is sitting at .230. They have earned a total of 474 runs and have an OBP of .295.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.28 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Tigers pitchers have conceded 123 home runs and 496 runs in total (17th in MLB). Detroit has allowed 939 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 449 earned runs. The Tigers have a team earned run average of 3.99 this season (16th in baseball), and they have rung up 969 batters. They have walked 295 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.84 as a unit on the year.

The Tigers relievers have earned a save rate of 55.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 93 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 173 runners on the season with 27.2% of them crossed home plate. Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 124 times as well as having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 350 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have recorded 49 holds on the year (27th in the league). They have recorded 24 saves so far this season and have blown 19 of their 43 save opportunities.

The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 3,035 putouts on the year, as well as 972 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them sitting 20th in the majors, and have a total of 90 double plays. The Tigers have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs in their 9,105 innings on the field, which has them sitting 20th in MLB.

Maeda has taken the ball for 946 frames and has tallied 1,015 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 4.16 (437 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.171. He has allowed 836 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 272 free passes. Maeda (67-54 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.09 and he has faced 3,908 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Seattle Mariners have an on-base percentage of .301 as well as a batting average of .218 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,165 occasions (1st in baseball) and have earned a total of 813 base hits. Seattle has 131 home runs so far this year to go along with 426 RBIs. The Mariners have a slugging percentage of .370 and they earn 3.94 runs per outing (28th in the league). They have 151 doubles, while taking a walk 382 times and putting up 449 runs.

The Seattle pitching staff have given up 427 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.48 (391 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 115 long balls and they concede 3.80 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.087 and have a FIP of 3.63 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (971 strikeouts against 264 free passes). They sit at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 834.

Seattle has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 44 save chances and they have recorded 29 saves. They are ranked 11th in baseball with a save percentage of 65.9%, and they have sent 367 relievers to the mound this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 137 times in high leverage situations and on 108 occasions with base runners. Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.3% out of their 154 inherited runners. Sitting with 105 save situations, the Mariners have compiled 59 holds and also 15 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 77 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (21st in MLB). The Mariners have racked up 938 assists, 64 errors and have 3,030 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 9,090 innings on the field, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (1st in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Woo has given up 122 base knocks while accumulating 136 strikeouts in 148 innings pitched. Woo (9-6 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.34 earned run average and has conceded 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 55 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.074 and having a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.68 and he has gone up against 605 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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