Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, June 3, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (28-30) will take on the Detroit Tigers (28-30) at Globe Life Field on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Tarik Skubal and Nathan Eovaldi.

Detroit is slugging .380 and have been rung up 512 times, while drawing a walk on 173 occasions. They have accounted for 236 RBI's and 457 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .234. The Tigers have tallied 91 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 53 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 246 runs scored and hold an OBP of .302. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.26 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.20. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 57 home runs and 248 total runs (13th in the league). Detroit has relinquished 464 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 221 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.86 this season (11th in the league), and their staff has rung up 495 hitters. They have walked 152 opposing players and their FIP is 3.66 as a team this year.

The Tigers have dispatched 170 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 85 runners so far this season with 30.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 14 saves on the campaign and have blown 11 of their 25 chances to save the game. The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 56.0% and has entered the game in 48 save situations. The relievers have notched 23 holds for the season (28th in MLB). Tigers pitchers have entered the game with players on base 60 times as well as having 65 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers have amassed 1,547 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 496 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which is 23rd in baseball, and have accumulated 44 double plays. The Tigers have converted 69.9% of balls in play into outs in their 4,641 innings, ranking them 17th in MLB.

Skubal (30-28 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.56 and he has faced 1,811 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 375 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 115 walks. His earned run average is 3.59 (178 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.098. Skubal has taken the mound for 446 innings and has 500 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Rangers have a team slugging % of .383 and they tally 4.45 runs per game (11th in the league). They have tallied 79 doubles, while taking a walk 186 times as well as scoring 258 runs. Texas has knocked in 61 HRs this year to go along with 246 runs batted in. They have struck out on 450 occasions (25th in baseball) and have tallied 479 base hits. The Texas Rangers have recorded a team OBP of .313 and a batting average of .243 on the year.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.307 with a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff so far this season. They rank 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 446. The Texas pitching staff have allowed 256 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.02 (228 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (488 strikeouts vs 222 free passes). They have given up 58 HR's and they concede 4.51 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.6% of 114 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 67 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 46 save situations, the Rangers have earned 26 holds and also 8 blown saves. They rank 24th in baseball holding a save rate of 55.6%, and they have sent 174 relievers to the hill on the year. Texas has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 18 save opportunities and they have tallied 10 saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 47 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in professional baseball). The Rangers have recorded 518 assists, 32 errors and have notched a total of 1,533 putouts for the year. In their 4,599 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (6th in the majors).

So far in his career, Eovaldi has surrendered 1,458 hits and he has 1,238 strikeouts in 1,446 innings. Eovaldi (81-75 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.06 ERA and has surrendered 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 653 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.300 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and he has gone up against 6,114 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas

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