Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+130) Tampa Bay (-155)

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (12-11) will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (12-10) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Detroit at +130 while Tampa Bay is opening at -155. The betting total is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Kenta Maeda and Ryan Pepiot.

The Tigers have accounted for 31 doubles as a team and have hit 15 balls out of the park. Detroit has a slugging rate of .338 and have been rung up 208 times, while being walked on 77 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 22nd in MLB. They have 80 runs batted in and 164 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is at .220. They have accounted for 85 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .298.

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The Tigers have an earned run average of 2.94 on the year (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 187 hitters. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 23 home runs and 84 runs in total (6th in the league). They have walked 69 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.07 as a unit this season. Detroit has given up 155 base knocks (6.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 66 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.11.

Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 24 times in addition to having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 5 holds this season (30th in MLB). The Tigers relievers have earned a save percentage of 63.6% and stepped onto the hill in 16 save situations. They have compiled 7 saves so far this year and have blown 4 of their 11 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 29 base runners for the year with 20.7% of them ended up scoring. The Tigers have sent 67 relievers to the hill this season.

The Tigers have converted 73.9% of balls in play into outs in their 1,821 innings, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have earned a total of 607 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 194 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which ranks 19th in the majors, and have accumulated 17 double plays.

Maeda (65-50 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.83 while he has faced 3,638 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 761 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 255 walks. His ERA is 3.99 (392 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.149. Maeda has taken the hill for 884 frames and has totaled 963 K's in his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have compiled a team on-base percentage of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .244 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 204 occasions (9th in baseball) and have totaled 189 base knocks. Tampa Bay has hit 18 home runs for the year to go along with 84 RBIs. The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .358 and they score 4.04 runs per game (20th in the league). They have hit 30 two-baggers, while walking 60 times as well as scoring 93 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 111 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.32 (100 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 30 homers and they surrender 4.80 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.346 with a FIP of 4.38 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (205 strikeouts against 82 free passes). They have a ranking of 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 198.

With 32 save situations, the Rays have amassed 19 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 12 save chances and they have tallied 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 32 times in high leverage situations and also on 18 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 18.5% of 27 inherited runners. They rank 18th in baseball holding a save percentage of 58.3%, and they have sent 74 relievers onto the diamond for the season.

In their 1,875 innings on the diamond, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (19th in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 18 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in professional baseball). The Rays have accrued 172 assists, 10 errors and have accumulated 625 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his career, Pepiot has allowed 68 hits while totaling 107 strikeouts in 101 innings pitched. He has surrendered 35 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.069 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and he has gone up against 407 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Pepiot (7-3 career record) has earned a 3.12 earned run average and has allowed 6.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+130)

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