Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (5-1) host the Oakland Athletics (1-6) at Comerica Park on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Joe Boyle and Jack Flaherty.

As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are recording 2.1 runs per game, which has them at 29th in the league. They have tallied 15 runs while holding a team OBP of .273. The Athletics have accounted for 10 doubles as a unit and have smacked 4 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 15 RBI's in addition to 46 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is .202. Oakland has a slugging % of .316 and have been called out on strikes 70 times, while taking a walk on 20 occasions.

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The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 5.12 so far this year (23rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 58 hitters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 2 home runs and also 44 total runs (26th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 28 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.51 as a unit on the year. Oakland has conceded 73 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and also 37 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.55.

Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 7 times and also have had 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 3 holds for the season (21st in MLB). The Athletics relievers have recorded a save rate of 0.0% and has come into the game in 5 save situations. They have 0 saves over the course of the season and have blown 2 out of their 2 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 6 runners on the year and 33.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have sent 23 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Athletics have turned 60.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 585 innings on the field, which ranks them 29th in MLB. The Oakland Athletics have a tally of 195 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 66 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .953 which puts them in 30th in pro baseball, and they have turned 8 double plays.

Boyle (2-1 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.36 and he has gone up against 81 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 16 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 9 free passes. His ERA is 4.82 (10 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.339. Boyle has thrown 18 frames and is sitting with 19 K's in his MLB career.

Detroit has tallied 6 long balls on the year as well as 22 runs batted in. They have hit 3 doubles, while getting a free base 21 times as well as scoring 23 runs. The Detroit Tigers have an OBP of .287 as well as a team batting average of .210 on the campaign. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .319 and they have an average of 3.83 runs per game (21st in MLB). They have struck out on 57 occasions (15th in MLB) and have tallied 44 hits.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 0.928 with a FIP of 3.98 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (55 strikeouts against 21 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 32. They have conceded 6 dingers and they concede 2.05 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 13 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 2.05 (13 earned runs given up).

Detroit has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 4 save opportunities and they have come away with 2 saves. They rank 14th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 22 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 16 times in high leverage situations and on 8 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers have an inherited score rate of 22.2% out of their 9 inherited runners. Sitting with 7 save situations, the Tigers have 3 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 4 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .991 (6th in MLB). The Tigers have 53 assists, 2 errors and have accounted for 172 putouts over the course of the season. In their 516 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 80.3% (1st in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Flaherty has allowed 558 base knocks while he has earned 755 punch outs in 673 innings pitched. He has given up 279 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.205 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and he has gone up against 2,813 hitters in his pro baseball career. Flaherty (42-34 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.73 earned run average and has conceded 7.5 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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