Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-118) Texas (+100)

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (29-31) will take on the Detroit Tigers (30-30) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at -118 and Texas is opening at +100. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Kenta Maeda and Jose Urena.

Detroit has a slugging rate of .381 and have been called out on strikes 530 times, while drawing a walk on 176 occasions. They have 245 runs batted in as well as 475 hits for the year, while their batting average comes in at .234. The Tigers have tallied 96 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 55 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 256 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .301. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 17th in MLB.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.79 this year (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 512 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 59 home runs and 253 runs in total (13th in baseball). They have walked 160 opposing players and their FIP is 3.67 as a team for the year. Detroit has given up 480 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 225 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.20 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.20.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 61 times as well as having 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 23 holds over the course of the season (28th in the league). The Tigers relief pitchers have a save rate of 53.8% and has entered the game in 49 save situations. They have tallied 14 saves so far this year and have blown 12 out of their 26 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 86 base runners so far this year and 30.2% of those players ended up scoring. The Tigers have dispatched 175 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Detroit Tigers have earned a total of 1,604 putouts so far this season, as well as 507 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which ranks 24th in the majors, and have a total of 45 double plays. The Tigers have converted 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,812 innings on the field, which has them ranked 16th in MLB.

Maeda has taken the ball for 906 innings and has 981 strikeouts so far in his career. Maeda (67-51 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.84 while facing 3,733 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.02 (405 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.153. He has given up 785 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 260 walks.

Texas is sitting with 63 long balls for the season to go along with 252 RBIs. They have put up 81 doubles, while walking 192 times and putting up 265 runs. The Texas Rangers have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .313 as well as a batting average of .243 this year. The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .384 and they are scoring 4.42 runs per game (10th in the league). They have struck out on 465 occasions (24th in baseball) and have 497 hits.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.284 with a FIP of 4.08 as a team this season. They come in at 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 457. The Texas pitching staff have yielded 258 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.91 (230 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (509 strikeouts vs 222 free passes). They have surrendered 60 homers and they surrender 4.39 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB).

Sitting with 46 save situations, the Rangers have accrued 26 holds and also 8 blown saves. Texas has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 18 save chances and they have tallied 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 67 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with runners on base. Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.3% out of their 115 inherited runners. They sit at 21st in the league with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 179 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (11th in MLB). The Rangers have accrued 535 assists, 32 errors and have earned a total of 1,587 putouts so far this year. Out of their 4,761 innings on the field, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (6th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Urena has surrendered 915 base hits while he has accumulated 596 strikeouts in 885 innings. He has given up 475 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.408 and having a FIP of 4.9. His K/BB ratio is 1.80 and he has faced 3,845 hitters so far in his career. Urena (40-74 career win-loss record) has a 4.83 earned run average while surrendering 9.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-118)

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