Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+116) Detroit (-136)

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (32-34) will attempt to beat the Washington Nationals (31-35) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Washington at +116 and Detroit is sitting at -136. The total is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be MacKenzie Gore and Casey Mize.

Washington has a slugging rate of .353 and have been called out on strikes 536 times, while drawing a walk on 200 occasions. They have recorded 248 RBI's and 499 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .231. The Nationals have tallied 96 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 52 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 265 runs and have an on-base percentage of .303. As a team, the Washington Nationals are notching 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 22nd in the league.

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The Nationals have a team earned run average of 3.93 for the season (15th in baseball), and they have struck out 514 hitters. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 56 home runs in addition to 284 runs in total (12th in MLB). They have walked 191 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.69 as a team on the season. Washington has given up 560 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 255 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Nationals have dispatched 227 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have inherited 88 base runners this season and 37.5% of them earned a run for their team. They have tallied 18 saves on the campaign and have not converted 8 out of their 26 save chances. The Nationals relievers have a save percentage of 69.2% and has come into the game in 71 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 45 holds for the season (6th in the league). Nationals relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 60 times and also have had 68 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Washington Nationals have a tally of 1,754 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 607 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 14th in MLB, and have earned 64 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,262 innings on the field, which has them ranked 27th in professional baseball.

Gore has pitched in 274 innings and has accounted for 304 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Gore (16-19 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.17 and he has faced 1,184 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.24 (129 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.412. He has given up 271 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 116 free passes.

Detroit has knocked in 59 HRs on the season as well as 265 RBIs. They have 101 doubles, while walking 194 times and scoring 278 runs. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated a team OBP of .296 as well as a team batting average of .229 this year. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .372 and they score 4.21 runs per outing (19th in MLB). They have been rung up on 580 occasions (10th in MLB) and have totaled 508 base hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have given up 285 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.83 (250 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 61 home runs and they yield 4.36 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.217 with a FIP of 3.61 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (562 strikeouts vs 181 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 535.

Sitting with 56 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 27 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to enter the contest in 29 save opportunities and they have recorded 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 74 times in high leverage situations in addition to 69 occasions with base runners. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.9% out of their 97 inherited runners. They are ranked 28th in the league with a save percentage of 51.7%, and they have dispatched 199 relievers onto the field on the season.

In 5,298 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 53 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in professional baseball). The Tigers have racked up 558 assists, 42 errors and have accumulated 1,766 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Mize has allowed 244 base knocks while he has tallied 187 punch outs in 247 innings. Mize (8-17 career mark) has a 4.41 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 121 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.286 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and he has gone up against 1,054 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-136)

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