Milwaukee Brewers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (31-31) welcome the Milwaukee Brewers (36-26) at Comerica Park on Saturday. The starting pitchers are Freddy Peralta and Casey Mize.

The Brewers have hit 104 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 68 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee owns a slugging percentage of .408 and have been rung up 553 times, while being walked on 220 occasions. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in the league. They have amassed 293 RBI's and 539 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average sits at .254. They have a total of 306 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .330.

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The Brewers hold a team ERA of 3.75 for the season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 499 batters. Brewers pitchers have allowed 71 home runs and also 248 total runs (9th in MLB). They have walked 194 hitters and their FIP is 4.21 as a squad for the year. Milwaukee has allowed 502 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 229 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27.

The Brewers have sent 204 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 89 runners for the year with 28.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 20 saves over the course of the season and have blown 8 out of their 28 chances to save the game. The Brewers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 71.4% and has come into the game in 60 save situations. The relievers have recorded 32 holds so far this season (17th in baseball). Brewers relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 61 times as well as having 74 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for 1,648 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 536 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 6th in baseball, and have 41 double plays. The Brewers have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,944 innings, which ranks them 8th in the majors.

Peralta has thrown 647 frames and has racked up 838 K's during his career. His ERA is 3.82 (275 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.118. He has surrendered 477 hits (6.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 247 walks. Peralta (46-30 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.77 while going up against 2,677 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Detroit has compiled 58 home runs for the year as well as 249 runs batted in. They have put up 97 two-baggers, while getting a free base 178 times as well as putting up 260 runs. The Detroit Tigers have recorded a team OBP of .297 in addition to a batting average of .231 for the season. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .379 and they are earning 4.19 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have been rung up on 548 occasions (10th in baseball) and have earned 483 hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 263 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.79 (232 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 61 dingers and they allow 4.29 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.208 with a FIP of 3.69 as a staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (527 strikeouts vs 169 walks). They are sitting at 12th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 497.

Detroit has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 27 save opportunities and they have earned 15 saves. They rank 21st in MLB holding a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 184 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 70 times in high leverage situations and also on 65 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.3% out of their 92 inherited base runners. Sitting with 53 save situations, the Tigers have amassed 26 holds and 12 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 46 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 522 assists, 38 errors and are sitting with 1,655 putouts on the season. In 4,965 innings on the field, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in pro baseball).

In his career, Mize has allowed 236 hits while totaling 186 K's in 241 innings. He has surrendered a total of 118 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.276 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.58 and he has gone up against 1,029 batters during his MLB career. Mize (8-16 mark in his career) holds a 4.40 ERA while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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