Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (83-74) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (78-79) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Tyler Alexander and Reese Olson.

Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .369 and have been rung up 1,447 times, while drawing a walk on 482 occasions. They have accumulated 551 runs batted in in addition to 1,204 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .231. The Rays have tallied 243 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 145 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 590 runs scored and hold an OBP of .303. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 3.8 runs per outing, which is 29th in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Rays pitchers have given up 193 long balls and 646 total runs (10th in baseball). Tampa Bay has relinquished 1,247 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 588 earned runs. The Rays have an earned run average of 3.78 this season (8th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,357 hitters. They have walked 437 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.09 as a team on the season.

Rays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 123 times in addition to having 200 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 108 holds so far this year (3rd in the league). The Rays relief pitchers have a save rate of 70.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 181 save situations. They have accumulated 50 saves for the season and have missed out on 21 out of their 71 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 181 base runners on the campaign with 23.2% of them crossed the plate. The Rays have dispatched 528 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Rays have turned 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,588 innings, which has them sitting 4th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 4,196 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,228 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which ranks 20th in pro baseball, and have 105 double plays.

Alexander has thrown 443 innings and has totaled 357 punch outs during his MLB career. Alexander (17-28 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.54 while going up against 1,882 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.61 (227 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.284. He has given up 471 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 98 walks.

Detroit has knocked in 159 home runs so far this season as well as 638 runs batted in. They have 236 doubles, while getting a free base 456 times and putting up 662 runs. The Detroit Tigers have earned an OBP of .299 and a team batting average of .234 this season. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .386 and they tally 4.22 runs per game (19th in the league). They have struck out on 1,415 occasions (9th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,235 hits.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.168 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a staff on the season. They rank 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,232. The Detroit pitching staff have given up 624 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.62 (564 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (1,321 strikeouts vs 406 walks). They have conceded 154 dingers and they relinquish 4.01 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 69 save opportunities and they have earned 43 saves. They are currently ranked 16th in MLB with a save percentage of 62.3%, and they have sent 487 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have taken the field 164 times in high leverage situations and also on 174 occasions with base runners. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 23.0% out of their 235 inherited runners. With 145 save situations, the Tigers have 75 holds in addition to 26 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 129 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (7th in professional baseball). The Tigers have recorded 1,369 assists, 76 errors and have earned a total of 4,206 putouts so far this year. In their 12,618 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in MLB).

Olson (9-15 career record) holds a 3.74 earned run average while conceding 7.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and he has gone up against 871 hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed a total of 88 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.156 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. During his career, Olson has given up 179 base knocks and he has 201 K's in 212 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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