San Francisco Giants vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The San Francisco Giants (5-7) are traveling to Comerica Park on Friday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (2-9). The men taking the mound will be Sean Manaea and Michael Lorenzen.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in MLB. They have racked up 58 runs scored while having a team OBP of .335. The Giants have tallied 15 doubles as a unit and have hit 21 baseballs out of the park. They have 58 RBI's and 103 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is .250. San Francisco owns a slugging percentage of .444 and have been rung up 131 times, while drawing a walk on 46 occasions.

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The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.71 on the campaign (17th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 111 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 3.26 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30. Giants pitchers have allowed 19 long balls and also 61 total runs (18th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 34 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.73 as a team this season.

Giants pitchers have come into the game with runners on 11 times in addition to having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 4 holds so far this year (23rd in baseball). The Giants bullpen have a save percentage of 100.0% and has come into the game in 7 save situations. They have tallied 2 saves so far this year and have blown 0 of their 2 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 19 base runners so far this season with 31.6% of those players crossed home plate. The Giants have sent 36 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 315 putouts on the campaign, as well as 106 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which puts them in 28th in the majors, and have a total of 9 double plays. The Giants have transformed 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 945 innings, which has them sitting 17th in pro baseball.

Manaea (58-50 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.08 while going up against 3,728 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 855 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 233 walks. His ERA is 4.06 (403 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.218. Manaea has pitched in 893 innings and has totaled 806 K's during his MLB career.

The Detroit Tigers are sitting with an OBP of .259 and a batting average of .198 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 110 occasions (13th in baseball) and have tallied 74 base hits. Detroit has recorded 8 long balls for the year and 32 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .303 and they tally 3.00 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have 13 two-baggers, while getting a free base 30 times and scoring 33 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 75 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 6.74 (72 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 21 homers and they concede 7.02 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.488 in addition to having a FIP of 6.32 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.66 (68 strikeouts vs 41 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 11th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 102.

Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 3 save opportunities and they have walked away with 1 save. They rank 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have sent 36 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 12 times in high leverage situations in addition to 16 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 57.7% out of 26 inherited runners. With 8 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 4 holds and also 2 blown saves.

In 867 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have a efficiency on defense of 71.1% (6th in baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 9 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in baseball). The Tigers have recorded 104 assists, 5 errors and have earned a total of 289 putouts on the campaign.

Lorenzen (31-29 career mark) has a 4.10 earned run average and has given up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.04 and he has gone up against 2,448 batters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 260 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.356 and having a FIP of 4.3. In his career, Lorenzen has surrendered 533 hits while he has accumulated 491 strikeouts in 571 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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