Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (-105) Detroit (-115)

Comerica Park is the site where the Detroit Tigers (8-20) will attempt to beat the Oakland Athletics (11-18) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Athletics at -105 and the Tigers are opening at -115. The over/under is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Zach Logue and Beau Brieske.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.4 runs per outing, which is 27th in baseball. They are sitting with 98 runs while holding a team OBP of .263. The Athletics have hit 39 doubles as a team and have smacked 20 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 90 RBI's in addition to 188 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .200. Oakland has a slugging rate of .316 and have struck out 275 times, while drawing a walk on 72 occasions.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 3.68 this season (17th in MLB), and they have rung up 229 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 85 opposing players and their FIP is 3.73 as a team over the course of the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Athletics pitchers have yielded 26 home runs in addition to 113 total runs (12th in the league).

Athletics pitchers have entered the game with runners on 38 times and also have had 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 24 holds so far this year (2nd in the league). The Athletics bullpen have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 36 save situations. They have earned 8 saves this year and have blown 4 of their 12 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 56 runners for the year with 23.2% of them ended up scoring. The Athletics have dispatched 105 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Oakland Athletics have accumulated 764 putouts so far this season, in addition to 259 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which puts them in 27th in professional baseball, and they have turned 30 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.8% of balls in play into outs in their 2,292 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 19th in professional baseball.

Logue has pitched in 6 innings and has earned 6 K's in his career. His earned run average is 2.84 (2 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.421. He has conceded 6 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 3 free passes. Logue (1-1 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 6.71 while going up against 28 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Tigers have a team SLG% of .301 and they score 2.79 runs per outing (30th in baseball). They have 37 doubles, while getting a free base 84 times and putting up 78 runs. Detroit has compiled 11 home runs on the season to go along with 76 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 252 occasions (11th in baseball) and have notched a total of 197 base knocks. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .288 as well as a batting average of .217 so far this year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.194 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 206. The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 112 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.57 (96 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.43 (202 strikeouts vs 83 bases on balls). They have conceded 27 HR's and they yield 4.16 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Detroit bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 32 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 30 times in high leverage situations in addition to 20 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 20 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 11 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in the league with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 97 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 8 save opportunities and they have earned 5 saves.

In 2,181 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (3rd in the majors). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 14 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in MLB). The Tigers have racked up 224 assists, 14 errors and have amassed 727 putouts for the season.

In his career, Brieske has surrendered 11 hits while he has tallied 9 punch outs in 15 frames. Brieske (0-2 career mark) has a 4.20 ERA and has allowed 6.6 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 7 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.200 and being the owner of a FIP of 7.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.29 and he has faced 63 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (-115)

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