Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros prediction, MLB picks for 06/16/2024, best bets and odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros

Date: Sunday June 16, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (33-35) travel to Minute Maid Park on Sunday where they will face the Houston Astros (31-38). Pitchers taking the mound will be Kenta Maeda and Spencer Arrighetti.

Detroit has a .375 slugging percentage and has been called on strike 595 times, while being walked 198 times. They have recorded 276 RBIs and 530 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .231. The Tigers hit 104 two-baggers as a unit and knocked 62 balls out of the park. They won a total of 290 points while holding a team on-base percentage of .298. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers average 4.3 rpg, which ranks 17th in baseball.

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They had a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.06 and the pitching staff posted a WHIP of 1.22. Tigers pitchers allowed 62 long balls and 294 total runs (13th in the league). Detroit allowed 553 hits (8.2 in 9 innings) as well as 258 earned runs. The Tigers have a team earned run average of 3.83 this season (10th in MLB), and their team has struck out 575 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 188 batters and their FIP is 3.62 as a team on the campaign.

The Tigers sent 205 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Relief pitchers inherited 102 runners for the season and 29.4% of them crossed the plate. They recorded 15 saves during the campaign and missed 15 of their 30 save opportunities. The Tigers bullpen recorded a 50.0% save rate and came into play in 57 save situations. Relief pitchers have 27 catches this year (30th in MLB). Tigers relief pitchers went on the hill with runners on base 71 times and made 75 appearances in high-leverage situations.

The Tigers have converted 69.3 percent of balls in play into outs over their 5,460 innings, which ranks 20th in the majors. The Detroit Tigers have collected 1,820 putouts this year, in addition to 578 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently .982, which ranks 28th in professional baseball, and they have 53 double plays.

Maeda has taken the ball for 910 innings and has 986 strikeouts during his professional baseball career. Maeda (67-51 career record) owns a 3.95 FIP and has faced 3,749 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.01 (406 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.154. He has given up 786 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 264 walks.

The Houston Astros had a .320 OBP and .259 batting average this year. They struck out 471 times (30th in the league) and recorded 615 hits. Houston has 85 home runs for the year and 294 RBIs. The Astros have a SLG% of .417 and win 4.43 runs per game (12th in the league). They have 104 doubles, while walking 195 times and scoring 306 runs.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.322 and own a 4.32 FIP as a team this season. They rank 13th in the league as a team in total hits given up with 550. Houston’s pitching staff has allowed 301 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.20 (285 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 8.60 (582 strikeouts to 258 free passes). They have given up 77 HR and are allowing 4.43 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Houston’s relief pitchers hold an inherited scoring percentage of 28.6% on 56 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers went up the hill 65 times in high-leverage situations and 39 times with runners on. Sitting with 61 save situations, the Astros racked up 36 catches and 12 blown saves. They rank 26th in the league with a 52.0% save percentage and have sent 217 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Houston saw pitchers from the bullpen take the mound on 25 save opportunities and they made 13 saves.

The Houston Astros had 58 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in professional baseball). The Astros have recorded 600 assists, 32 errors and totaled 1,834 putouts on the season. In 5,502 innings at the diamond, the Astros have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (8th in the majors).

During his professional baseball career, Arrighetti allowed 56 hits while totaling 61 Ks in 52 frames. He allowed a total of 31 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.631 and FIP of 5.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and he has faced 239 batters so far in his professional baseball career. Arrighetti (3-5 career wins-loss) owns a 5.36 ERA while allowing 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink’s Pick: Take Detroit

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