Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (57-63) will take on the Seattle Mariners (63-57) on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound are Bryce Miller and Kenta Maeda.

The Mariners have hit 161 doubles as a squad and have hit 137 baseballs out of the stadium. Seattle has a slugging % of .369 and have been called out on strikes 1,232 times, while taking a walk on 407 occasions. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 27th in baseball. They have tallied 454 RBI's and 851 hits on the year, while their team batting average is at .217. They have a total of 478 runs scored while having a team OBP of .302.

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The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.48 for the year (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,025 hitters. Mariners pitchers have allowed 123 long balls and 452 total runs (1st in MLB). They have walked 277 hitters and their FIP is 3.65 as a team this year. Seattle has yielded 889 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 411 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.70 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.10.

The Mariners have dispatched 386 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 159 runners this season with 39.0% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 29 saves this year and have missed out on 15 out of their 44 save chances. The Mariners bullpen have earned a save percentage of 65.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 106 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 60 holds on the campaign (16th in baseball). Mariners pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 111 times in addition to having 137 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have notched a total of 3,189 putouts on the year, as well as 993 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 21st in MLB, and have a total of 80 double plays. The Mariners have turned 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,567 innings, ranking them 1st in the majors.

Miller has taken the hill for 264 innings and is sitting with 238 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Miller (17-14 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.83 while he has gone up against 1,062 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.89 (114 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.087. He has allowed 230 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 57 walks.

The Detroit Tigers have recorded a team OBP of .296 and a batting average of .232 for the season. They have been rung up on 1,037 occasions (13th in baseball) and are sitting with 935 base hits. Detroit has hit 124 HRs for the season to go along with 485 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .386 and they are scoring 4.22 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have recorded 177 doubles, while getting a free base 340 times and putting up 506 runs.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.208 in addition to having a FIP of 3.81 as a unit for the season. They are currently ranked 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 971. The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 513 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.93 (465 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,018 strikeouts against 314 walks). They have surrendered 125 homers and they relinquish 4.34 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league).

Detroit has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves. They rank 25th in the league holding a save percentage of 56.5%, and they have dispatched 365 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 116 times in high leverage situations and on 130 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.6% out of 181 inherited runners. Sitting with 100 save situations, the Tigers have compiled 53 holds in addition to 20 blown saves.

Out of their 9,576 innings played, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (16th in pro baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in the majors). The Tigers have 1,025 assists, 66 errors and have earned 3,192 putouts for the year.

Maeda (67-54 mark in his career) has earned a 4.16 ERA while allowing 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.74 and he has gone up against 3,926 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 439 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.170 and having a FIP of 4.1. In his pro baseball career, Maeda has surrendered 840 base knocks while he has earned 1,017 K's in 950 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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