Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/28/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+132) Detroit (-160)

Comerica Park is where the Detroit Tigers (50-56) will attempt to beat the Baltimore Orioles (51-55) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Baltimore at +132 while Detroit is sitting at -160. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Dean Kremer and Troy Melton.

Baltimore is slugging .396 and have been rung up 980 times, while drawing a walk on 412 occasions. They have recorded 465 runs batted in as well as 840 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is at .238. The Orioles have accrued 161 doubles as a squad and have hit 124 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 483 runs while holding a team OBP of .321. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are recording 4.6 runs per outing, which is 12th in baseball.

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The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 4.12 for the season (12th in the league), and their staff has rung up 839 hitters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 114 home runs and also 497 total runs (21st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 358 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a team for the year. Baltimore has yielded 903 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 432 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34.

Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 97 times as well as having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 54 holds so far this season (18th in baseball). The Orioles relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 95 save situations. They have earned 25 saves on the year and have blown 15 of their 40 save chances. The relievers have inherited 129 runners over the course of the season and 26.4% of those players crossing the plate. The Orioles have dispatched 346 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Baltimore Orioles have a tally of 2,834 putouts this year, as well as 919 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them ranked 25th in the majors, and have a total of 76 double plays. The Orioles have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,502 innings on the field, which has them sitting 23rd in professional baseball.

Kremer has taken the hill for 703 innings and has racked up 612 K's thus far in his career. Kremer (42-43 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.24 and he has gone up against 2,966 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.30 (336 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.287. He has surrendered 675 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 230 free passes.

Detroit has tallied 127 long balls on the season to go along with 424 RBIs. They have 155 two-baggers, while getting a free base 372 times as well as earning 445 runs. The Detroit Tigers have an OBP of .312 as well as a batting average of .235 for the year. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .398 and they are recording 4.20 runs per outing (23rd in the league). They have struck out on 917 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned a total of 830 hits.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.217 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.84 as a staff this season. They sit at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 816. The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 417 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.61 (375 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (893 strikeouts vs 322 walks). They have allowed 105 home runs and they allow 4.01 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Detroit bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.3% of 175 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 87 times in high leverage situations and on 114 occasions with runners on. With 96 save situations, the Tigers have compiled 49 holds and also 24 blown saves. They rank 29th in baseball holding a save rate of 46.7%, and they have sent 328 relievers to the hill this year.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 72 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in professional baseball). The Tigers have recorded 913 assists, 48 errors and have earned a total of 2,807 putouts on the campaign. In their 8,421 innings on the field, the Tigers have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (7th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Melton has conceded 69 hits and he has 91 K's in 105 innings pitched. Melton (8-3 record in his career) has a 2.31 earned run average and has surrendered 5.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 27 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.979 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and he has faced 416 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+132)

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