Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Detroit Tigers (56-63) will take on the Seattle Mariners (63-56) at Comerica Park on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers will be George Kirby and Tarik Skubal.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.0 runs/g, which puts them at 27th in MLB. They have racked up 477 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .303. The Mariners have compiled 160 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 137 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 453 RBI's and 848 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is at .218. Seattle has a slugging % of .371 and have been called out on strikes 1,220 times, while being walked on 405 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.69 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.09. Mariners pitchers have given up 118 home runs in addition to 437 total runs (1st in the league). Seattle has allowed 869 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 401 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.42 over the course of the season (1st in baseball), and they have struck out 1,019 hitters. They have walked 276 opposing players and their FIP is 3.60 as a team on the year.

Mariners relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 110 times in addition to having 137 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 60 holds over the course of the season (15th in the league). The Mariners relief pitchers have a save percentage of 65.9% and has come into the game in 106 save situations. They have tallied 29 saves for the year and have blown 15 of their 44 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 158 base runners on the year with 38.6% of those players crossed the plate. The Mariners have sent 382 relievers to the hill on the year.

The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 3,165 putouts for the season, as well as 981 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 20th in MLB, and they have turned 80 double plays. The Mariners have converted 71.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,495 innings, ranking them 1st in pro baseball.

Kirby has taken the mound for 461 innings and has earned 443 strikeouts so far in his career. Kirby (29-23 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.25 while facing 1,867 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.30 (169 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.082. He has given up 442 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 57 walks.

The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .380 and they are recording 4.13 runs per outing (23rd in baseball). They have 172 two-baggers, while walking 339 times and putting up 491 runs. Detroit has accounted for 119 HRs for the season to go along with 470 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,031 occasions (10th in MLB) and have notched a total of 915 hits. The Detroit Tigers hold a team OBP of .295 as well as a batting average of .230 over the course of the season.

The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 512 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.96 (464 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 125 home runs and they yield 4.37 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.213 and have a FIP of 3.83 as a squad for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,006 strikeouts against 312 free passes). They come in at 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 968.

Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.6% of 181 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 116 times in high leverage situations and on 130 occasions with base runners. With 99 save situations, the Tigers have 53 holds and also 20 blown saves. They rank 26th in MLB with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 364 relievers onto the field this season. Detroit has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 45 save chances and they have earned 25 saves.

In their 9,495 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (16th in pro baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 1,017 assists, 66 errors and have amassed 3,165 putouts for the season.

Skubal (36-31 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.52 earned run average while allowing 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.48 and he has faced 2,123 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 204 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.091 and having a FIP of 3.5. In his career, Skubal has conceded 437 base hits while tallying 591 K's in 522 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit

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