Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-130) Detroit (+110)

The Detroit Tigers (9-7) will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (9-8) at Comerica Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at -130 and the Tigers are sitting at +110. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dane Dunning and Tarik Skubal.

Texas has a slugging percentage of .404 and have struck out 122 times, while drawing a walk on 66 occasions. They have 84 RBI's and 155 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is at .265. The Rangers have accrued 30 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 15 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 87 runs scored and have an OBP of .345. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are recording 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 12th in the league.

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The Rangers have a team ERA of 3.87 for the season (14th in MLB), and they have rung up 139 hitters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 18 long balls and 72 runs in total (16th in the league). They have walked 62 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.38 as a team for the season. Texas has relinquished 127 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 65 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25.

Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 17 times in addition to having 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 11 holds so far this year (9th in baseball). The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 15 save situations. They have recorded 2 saves over the course of the season and have blown 2 out of their 4 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 30 base runners for the year and 46.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Rangers have sent 53 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with 453 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 143 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which ranks 3rd in pro baseball, and they have turned 14 double plays. The Rangers have turned 72.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,359 innings, which has them sitting 2nd in MLB.

Dunning (25-26 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.30 while he has gone up against 2,121 hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 484 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 182 free passes. His earned run average is 4.18 (230 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.344. Dunning has taken the hill for 495 innings and has totaled 443 K's during his career.

The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .324 and they are scoring 3.50 runs per outing (27th in the league). They have tallied 21 doubles, while taking a walk 50 times as well as racking up 56 runs. Detroit has recorded 12 HRs on the year and 54 RBIs. They have been rung up on 150 occasions (9th in MLB) and have tallied 117 base knocks. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with an OBP of .288 and a team batting average of .215 on the year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.107 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.21 as a squad for the season. They come in at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 110. The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 59 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.02 (50 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (141 strikeouts against 55 walks). They have allowed 18 home runs and they allow 3.56 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Detroit has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 9 save opportunities and they have earned 5 saves. They sit at 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 50 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 25 times in high leverage situations in addition to 19 occasions with runners on. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.0% out of their 20 inherited runners. Sitting with 14 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 5 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 11 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .992 (2nd in professional baseball). The Tigers have 146 assists, 5 errors and have notched a total of 448 putouts for the year. In 1,344 innings played, the Tigers have a efficiency on defense of 75.5% (1st in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Skubal has conceded 340 hits while totaling 440 K's in 396 innings. He has conceded a total of 167 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.129 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.07 and he has faced 1,620 batters in his pro baseball career. Skubal (25-27 career mark) has a 3.79 earned run average while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-130)

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