Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Monday, April 15, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-120) Detroit (+100)

The Detroit Tigers (9-6) will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (8-8) at Comerica Park on Monday. The line on this matchup has Texas at -120 while Detroit opens at +100. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Michael Lorenzen and Reese Olson.

The Rangers have earned 26 doubles as a team and have hit 13 baseballs out of the park. Texas is slugging .406 and have struck out 107 times, while drawing a walk on 63 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in MLB. They have accounted for 78 runs batted in and 138 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .268. They have accumulated 81 runs while holding a team OBP of .353.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.46 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Rangers pitchers have allowed 16 long balls and 64 total runs (14th in the league). Texas has yielded 112 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 57 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.83 on the season (13th in the league), and they have rung up 128 hitters. They have walked 52 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.30 as a squad on the campaign.

The Rangers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 33.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 12 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 base runners so far this year and 48.1% of those runners ended up scoring. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 16 times and also have had 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 48 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have racked up 9 holds on the year (15th in the league). They have earned 1 save so far this year and have blown 2 of their 3 save chances.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 402 putouts for the season, in addition to 120 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .991 which ranks 2nd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 11 double plays. The Rangers have turned 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of 1,206 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 2nd in MLB.

Lorenzen has taken the ball for 724 frames and has tallied 602 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.11 (331 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.325. He has surrendered 671 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 288 free passes. Lorenzen (40-38 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.32 while going up against 3,072 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Tigers hold a slugging % of .322 and they are recording 3.71 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have hit 17 doubles, while getting a free base 44 times and scoring 52 runs. Detroit has knocked in 11 home runs for the season as well as 50 RBIs. They have been rung up on 139 occasions (8th in baseball) and have 104 hits. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with an OBP of .288 in addition to a batting average of .215 for the season.

The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 55 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.16 (46 earned runs given up). They have given up 17 homers and they give up 3.78 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.121 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.38 as a team this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (125 strikeouts vs 50 walks). They rank 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 97.

Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 8 save opportunities and they have tallied 4 saves. They are ranked 21st in baseball with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 46 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 24 times in high leverage situations in addition to 17 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of 18 inherited runners. Sitting with 13 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 5 holds and 4 blown saves.

In 1,182 innings on the diamond, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 75.5% (1st in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 10 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in baseball). The Tigers have recorded 127 assists, 5 errors and have accumulated 394 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Olson has surrendered 95 base knocks while he has totaled 109 strikeouts in 113 frames. He has given up a total of 52 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.170 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and he has gone up against 470 batters during his pro baseball career. Olson (5-8 mark in his career) has earned a 4.12 ERA and has surrendered 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-120)

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