Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Detroit Tigers (82-74) will go up against the Tampa Bay Rays (78-78) at Comerica Park on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Ryan Pepiot and Tarik Skubal.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in baseball. They have notched a total of 589 runs and have an on-base percentage of .304. The Rays have hit 243 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 144 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 550 RBI's as well as 1,201 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .231. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .370 and have been rung up 1,437 times, while taking a walk on 481 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.11 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.21. Rays pitchers have allowed 193 home runs and 644 total runs (11th in baseball). Tampa Bay has allowed 1,244 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 586 earned runs. The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.79 on the year (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,345 batters. They have walked 433 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.10 as a team on the year.

Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 123 times and also have had 200 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 108 holds on the campaign (2nd in MLB). The Rays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 70.4% and has come into the game in 181 save situations. They have compiled 50 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 21 of their 71 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 181 base runners on the year with 23.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Rays have sent 526 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Rays have converted 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,516 innings on the field, which ranks them 6th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for 4,172 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,223 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them ranked 21st in the majors, and have accumulated 105 double plays.

Pepiot (13-7 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.25 while he has faced 818 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 148 hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 74 walks. His earned run average is 3.30 (73 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.115. Pepiot has taken the mound for 199 innings and has tallied 211 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Detroit Tigers hold an on-base percentage of .299 as well as a batting average of .234 for the season. They have been rung up on 1,403 occasions (9th in baseball) and have earned 1,232 hits. Detroit has recorded 159 home runs on the campaign as well as 636 RBIs. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .387 and they have an average of 4.23 runs per outing (19th in the league). They have put up 235 two-baggers, while walking 452 times as well as notching 660 runs.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.173 and have a FIP of 3.71 as a team so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (1,311 strikeouts against 405 free passes). They come in at 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,229. They have given up 153 long balls and they concede 4.03 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Detroit pitching staff have given up 623 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.64 (563 earned runs yielded).

Detroit has had relief pitchers take the mound in 68 save chances and they have tallied 42 saves. They are ranked 20th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.8%, and they have dispatched 486 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 164 times in high leverage situations and on 174 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 23.0% out of 235 inherited runners. Sitting with 144 save situations, the Tigers have amassed 75 holds in addition to 26 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 128 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (8th in baseball). The Tigers have recorded 1,360 assists, 76 errors and have amassed 4,179 putouts during this campaign. In 12,537 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (9th in pro baseball).

During his career, Skubal has allowed 471 base knocks while he has earned 641 K's in 563 innings pitched. Skubal (40-31 career mark) is the owner of a 3.42 earned run average while allowing 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 214 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.081 and a FIP of 3.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.64 and he has gone up against 2,285 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit

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