Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (1-6) are on their way to Comerica Park on Friday where they will meet the Detroit Tigers (4-0). The expected starting pitchers are JP Sears and Tarik Skubal.

Oakland has a slugging rate of .316 and have been called out on strikes 70 times, while being walked on 20 occasions. They have tallied 15 runs batted in as well as 46 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is .202. The Athletics have recorded 10 doubles as a team and have hit 4 balls out of the park. They have racked up 15 runs scored and hold an OBP of .273. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are earning 2.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 29th in the league.

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The Athletics have a team earned run average of 5.12 so far this season (23rd in baseball), and they have struck out 58 hitters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 2 home runs in addition to 44 runs in total (26th in the league). They have walked 28 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.58 as a team so far this season. Oakland has relinquished 73 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 37 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.55.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 7 times in addition to having 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 3 holds over the course of the season (19th in MLB). The Athletics relief pitchers have a save rate of 0.0% and stepped onto the hill in 5 save situations. They have earned 0 saves for the year and have blown 2 of 2 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 6 base runners on the season and 33.3% of those runners crossed home plate. The Athletics have sent 23 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Athletics have turned 60.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 585 innings on the diamond, ranking them 29th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics have accumulated 195 putouts thus far, in addition to 66 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .953 which is 30th in MLB, and they have turned 8 double plays.

Sears has taken the ball for 246 frames and has earned 213 strikeouts thus far in his career. Sears (11-18 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.89 while facing 1,043 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.46 (122 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.285. He has given up 238 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 78 walks.

The Detroit Tigers have an OBP of .282 and a batting average of .214 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 39 occasions (29th in MLB) and have totaled 30 base hits. Detroit has hit 5 HRs on the season to go along with 16 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .350 and they have an average of 4.00 runs per game (18th in the league). They have put up 2 two-baggers, while taking a walk 12 times and scoring 16 runs.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 0.816 and have a FIP of 3.85 as a unit on the season. They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 23. The Detroit pitching staff have given up 8 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 1.89 (8 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (37 strikeouts against 8 free passes). They have allowed 5 long balls and they allow 1.89 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

Sitting with 5 save situations, the Tigers have 2 holds and also 1 blown save. Detroit has had relievers step onto the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have earned 2 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 12 times in high leverage situations and on 4 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 16.7% out of their 6 inherited base runners. They are ranked 9th in MLB with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 15 relievers to the hill this year.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 3 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in the majors). The Tigers have 36 assists, 2 errors and have amassed 114 putouts so far this year. In 342 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 78.9% (1st in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Skubal has given up 334 base hits while he has tallied 426 punch outs in 385 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 163 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.137 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.10 and he has faced 1,576 batters in his pro baseball career. Skubal (24-27 career win-loss mark) has a 3.81 earned run average and has surrendered 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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