Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+162) Detroit (-196)

The Detroit Tigers (67-79) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (55-91) at Comerica Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Colorado at +162 and Detroit is opening at -196. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Tanner Gordon and Andrew Sears.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.7 runs/g, which is 6th in the league. They have earned 686 runs and hold an OBP of .322. The Rockies have accumulated 259 two-baggers as a team and have hit 162 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 657 RBI's in addition to 1,252 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .252. Colorado has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been called out on strikes 1,282 times, while taking a walk on 465 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.52. Rockies pitchers have conceded 198 long balls and also 840 total runs (30th in the league). Colorado has surrendered 1,466 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and also 784 earned runs. The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 5.50 so far this year (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 999 hitters. They have walked 482 batters and their FIP is 4.80 as a squad on the year.

The Rockies relief pitchers have a save rate of 58.2% and stepped onto the hill in 117 save situations. They have recorded 32 saves over the course of the season and have blown 23 out of their 55 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 227 runners over the course of the season with 30.8% of them crossing home plate. Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 149 times in addition to having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 451 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 59 holds on the season (28th in MLB).

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 3,848 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,224 assists and 94 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them ranked 29th in the majors, and have a total of 116 double plays. The Rockies have converted 66.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,544 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball.

Gordon has taken the ball for 202 frames and has racked up 164 punch outs during his MLB career. Gordon (7-18 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 6.22 while he has gone up against 903 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 6.32 (142 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.508. He has conceded 265 hits (11.8 hits per nine innings) with 40 walks.

The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .395 and they are earning 4.39 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have hit 225 two-baggers, while getting a free base 506 times as well as notching 641 runs. Detroit has accumulated 164 home runs on the season to go along with 611 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,275 occasions (9th in the league) and have 1,170 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have accounted for an OBP of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .238 on the year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.222 in addition to having a FIP of 4.03 as a squad on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (1,171 strikeouts against 458 walks). They come in at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,123. They have yielded 151 dingers and they allow 4.08 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 586 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.67 (527 earned runs given up).

Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.3% out of their 232 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 129 times in high leverage situations and on 158 occasions with runners on. With 132 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 71 holds in addition to 31 blown saves. They are currently ranked 28th in the league with a save percentage of 47.5%, and they have sent 455 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 117 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in professional baseball). The Tigers have racked up 1,307 assists, 65 errors and have accounted for 3,882 putouts this year. In 11,646 innings on the diamond, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (4th in professional baseball).

Sears (0-1 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.46 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and he has gone up against 51 opposing batters during his career. He has given up 6 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.240 and a FIP of 4.4. So far in his career, Sears has given up 12 base knocks while he has earned 8 strikeouts in 12 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+162)

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