Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/23/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-128) Baltimore (+106)

The Detroit Tigers (20-31) are headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday where they will go up against the Baltimore Orioles (21-29). The odds on this game have Detroit at -128 and Baltimore is priced at +106. The total is set at 9. The starting pitchers are Framber Valdez and Brandon Young.

Detroit is slugging .372 and have struck out 441 times, while being walked on 193 occasions. They have recorded 185 runs batted in and 397 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .235. The Tigers have accrued 86 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 44 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 196 runs and hold an OBP of .318. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 3.8 runs per contest, which has them at 28th in the league.

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The Tigers have a team ERA of 3.96 for the year (14th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 410 batters. Tigers pitchers have yielded 44 home runs and also 219 runs (14th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 174 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.83 as a unit this season. Detroit has yielded 397 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 196 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Tigers relievers have a save percentage of 45.0% and stepped onto the hill in 39 save situations. They have accumulated 9 saves this season and have blown 11 of 20 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 100 runners this season with 33.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. Tigers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 63 times as well as having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 159 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have racked up 18 holds on the season (25th in baseball).

The Detroit Tigers have earned 1,336 putouts so far this season, in addition to 438 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 21st in the majors, and have earned 44 double plays. The Tigers have transformed 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,008 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball.

Valdez has thrown 1,135 innings and is sitting with 1,098 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.42 (432 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.214. He has allowed 968 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 410 free passes. Valdez (83-55 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.37 and he has gone up against 4,729 hitters in the major leagues.

The Orioles have a team slugging % of .386 and they average 4.30 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have 84 two-baggers, while taking a walk 190 times and earning 215 runs. Baltimore has a total of 54 home runs for the year to go along with 212 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 464 instances (3rd in baseball) and have 386 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles have tallied an OBP of .314 and a team batting average of .233 on the season.

The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.463 with a FIP of 4.46 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (406 strikeouts against 191 bases on balls). They are sitting at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 450. They have surrendered 60 dingers and they relinquish 5.63 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 274 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.97 (242 earned runs allowed).

With 47 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 28 holds and also 5 blown saves. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 18 save chances and they have earned 13 saves. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 22.2% of 63 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 48 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 6th in MLB holding a save rate of 72.2%, and they have dispatched 172 relievers to the hill this year.

In 3,945 innings on the field, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (29th in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 40 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (25th in MLB). The Orioles have racked up 417 assists, 29 errors and have earned a total of 1,315 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Young has given up 97 hits while accumulating 69 K's in 86 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 54 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.539 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.92 and he has faced 390 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Young (4-8 win-loss mark in his career) has a 5.63 ERA while allowing 10.1 hits per nine innings.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore (+106) and under 9 runs

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