Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

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

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (9-6) will attempt to defeat the Texas Rangers (8-8) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Texas at -120 and Detroit is coming in at +100. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Jon Gray and Casey Mize.

The Rangers have accrued 29 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 15 balls out of the stadium. Texas has a slugging % of .414 and have been rung up 114 times, while taking a walk on 65 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are notching 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have 83 RBI's and 148 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .269. They have 86 runs while holding a team OBP of .351.

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The Rangers hold a team ERA of 4.12 for the season (16th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 132 batters. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 18 home runs and 72 runs in total (20th in MLB). They have walked 57 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.48 as a squad so far this season. Texas has allowed 122 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 65 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Rangers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 17 times and also have had 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 9 holds on the season (18th in the league). The Rangers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 33.3% and has come into the game in 12 save situations. They have tallied 1 save over the course of the season and have blown 2 of their 3 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 30 base runners so far this season with 46.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Rangers have dispatched 50 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 426 putouts this year, in addition to 130 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which puts them in 3rd in baseball, and have a total of 11 double plays. The Rangers have turned 72.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,278 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 2nd in professional baseball.

Gray has taken the hill for 1,126 innings and is sitting with 1,139 strikeouts during his MLB career. Gray (69-65 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.99 and he has faced 4,792 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.45 (557 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.313. He has conceded 1,099 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 380 free passes.

The Detroit Tigers have recorded an on-base percentage of .288 and a batting average of .217 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 143 occasions (10th in baseball) and have 112 base hits. Detroit is sitting with 12 HRs so far this season to go along with 54 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .330 and they score 3.73 runs per outing (24th in the league). They have recorded 20 doubles, while walking 45 times and notching 56 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 58 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.15 (49 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 18 homers and they concede 3.73 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.121 and have a FIP of 4.39 as a unit so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (133 strikeouts against 54 walks). They rank 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 103.

Detroit has called on relievers to enter the contest in 9 save chances and they have walked away with 5 saves. They are currently ranked 18th in MLB with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 48 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 25 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on base. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.6% of 19 inherited runners. Sitting with 14 save situations, the Tigers have 5 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 10 double plays and have a fielding rate of .991 (2nd in MLB). The Tigers have accrued 137 assists, 5 errors and have amassed 421 putouts so far this year. In 1,263 innings on the diamond, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 75.8% (1st in MLB).

Mize (7-13 career record) has earned a 4.32 ERA while conceding 8.3 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.61 and he has gone up against 832 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 95 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.217 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. Thus far in his career, Mize has given up 182 hits while tallying 154 K's in 198 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-120)

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