Los Angeles Dodgers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (55-39) are headed to Comerica Park on Sunday where they will compete against the Detroit Tigers (45-49). The pitchers who are expected to start are Ryan Yarbrough and Joey Wentz.

The Dodgers have compiled 172 doubles as a unit and have knocked 126 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles is slugging .435 and have been rung up 768 times, while being walked on 361 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have earned 448 RBI's as well as 814 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .254. They have accumulated 463 runs while holding a team OBP of .334.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 109 long balls and also 373 total runs (6th in the league). Los Angeles has relinquished 703 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 347 earned runs. The Dodgers have an ERA of 3.71 so far this year (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 797 batters. They have walked 283 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.09 as a squad on the season.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 64.3% and has entered the game in 93 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 76 runners so far this season with 31.6% of those players crossed the plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 59 times as well as having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 301 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have accumulated 50 holds so far this year (14th in the league). They have accumulated 27 saves so far this season and have blown 15 of their 42 chances to save the game.

The Dodgers have converted 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,569 innings on the field, which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a total of 2,523 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 813 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which ranks 8th in the majors, and they have turned 60 double plays.

Yarbrough has taken the mound for 727 innings and has accumulated 565 K's in his career. Yarbrough (51-40 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.24 while going up against 3,056 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.31 (348 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.200. He has conceded 705 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 168 walks.

The Detroit Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .297 as well as a batting average of .231 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 815 occasions (11th in MLB) and have a total of 730 hits. Detroit is sitting with 95 HRs this year as well as 380 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .383 and they are recording 4.20 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have 134 two-baggers, while taking a walk 266 times and scoring 395 runs.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.216 with a FIP of 3.71 as a team over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 762. The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 404 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.92 (362 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (802 strikeouts vs 249 walks). They have yielded 93 long balls and they allow 4.37 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB).

Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 38 save chances and they have walked away with 21 saves. They are ranked 27th in MLB holding a save percentage of 55.3%, and they have dispatched 276 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 94 times in high leverage situations and on 95 occasions with runners on. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.9% out of their 135 inherited base runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 35 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 75 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 804 assists, 56 errors and have notched a total of 2,495 putouts so far this season. Out of their 7,485 innings on the field, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (21st in the majors).

In his MLB career, Wentz has surrendered 198 hits while he has totaled 169 strikeouts in 177 frames. He has allowed a total of 114 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.581 and a FIP of 5.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and he has faced 812 batters during his MLB career. Wentz (5-16 career record) is the owner of a 5.81 ERA while conceding 10.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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