Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Detroit Tigers (65-66) will take on the Los Angeles Angels (54-77) at Comerica Park on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Johnny Cueto and Brant Hurter.

The Angels have tallied 193 doubles as a team and have smacked 128 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .371 and have struck out 1,122 times, while being walked on 388 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are scoring 3.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have 481 RBI's and 1,004 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is at .232. They have a total of 515 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .303.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Angels pitchers have conceded 156 home runs and 638 runs in total (27th in the league). Los Angeles has given up 1,056 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 589 earned runs. The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.58 on the season (27th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,010 hitters. They have walked 479 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.58 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Angels have dispatched 413 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 175 base runners so far this year and 34.9% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 31 saves for the year and have blown 15 of their 46 save opportunities. The Angels relief pitchers have a save percentage of 67.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 105 save situations. The relievers have a total of 57 holds for the season (27th in the league). Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 111 times as well as having 120 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs in their 10,428 innings, which has them ranked 4th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 3,476 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,160 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 19th in professional baseball, and they have turned 115 double plays.

Cueto has taken the mound for 2,250 innings and is sitting with 1,852 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 3.51 (877 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.210. He has given up 2,088 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 636 free passes. Cueto (144-112 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.45 while going up against 9,351 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Detroit has recorded 134 home runs on the year to go along with 535 runs batted in. They have recorded 200 doubles, while taking a walk 368 times as well as scoring 556 runs. The Detroit Tigers have earned an OBP of .297 and a team batting average of .234 on the season. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .388 and they are scoring 4.24 runs per outing (18th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,151 occasions (9th in MLB) and have 1,030 base hits.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.199 and have a FIP of 3.75 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (1,110 strikeouts against 347 walks). They sit at 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,048. They have allowed 131 dingers and they concede 4.23 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have given up 546 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.85 (497 earned runs yielded).

Detroit has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 48 save chances and they have converted 28 saves. They are currently ranked 24th in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 401 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 124 times in high leverage situations in addition to 142 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.4% of 197 inherited base runners. With 107 save situations, the Tigers have earned 58 holds in addition to 20 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 103 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in pro baseball). The Tigers have 1,105 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 3,489 putouts this season. In their 10,467 innings on the diamond, the Tigers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (16th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Hurter has allowed 13 base hits while totaling 17 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched. He has conceded 7 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.814 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 17.00 and he has gone up against 69 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Hurter (1-1 career mark) is the owner of a 3.66 ERA while allowing 6.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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