Philadelphia Phillies vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+120) Detroit (-144)

The Philadelphia Phillies (52-43) are traveling to Comerica Park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (44-50). The odds on this game have the Phillies at +120 while the Tigers are sitting at -144. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Zack Wheeler and Tarik Skubal.

The Phillies have accumulated 126 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 124 balls out of the park. Philadelphia is slugging .401 and have struck out 830 times, while drawing a walk on 282 occasions. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are earning 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 18th in MLB. They have 400 RBI's in addition to 754 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .236. They have accumulated 415 runs scored and have an OBP of .303.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.36 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32. Phillies pitchers have relinquished 114 long balls and 432 runs (18th in the league). Philadelphia has conceded 838 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 402 earned runs. The Phillies are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.30 on the campaign (17th in the league), and they have rung up 928 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 276 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.79 as a squad on the year.

Phillies relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 72 times in addition to having 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 38 holds for the year (26th in MLB). The Phillies bullpen have a save rate of 73.7% and have come into the game in 78 save situations. They have accumulated 28 saves this season and have not converted 10 of their 38 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 99 runners on the year with 34.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Phillies have sent 318 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Phillies have transformed 66.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,572 innings, ranking them 29th in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 2,524 putouts so far this season, as well as 776 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 15th in MLB, and they have turned 48 double plays.

Wheeler has taken the mound for 1,815 innings and is sitting with 1,918 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Wheeler (122-76 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.18 while he has gone up against 7,419 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.23 (652 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.126. He has surrendered 1,534 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 510 free passes.

The Tigers hold a slugging % of .401 and they have an average of 4.31 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have 138 doubles, while taking a walk 341 times as well as racking up 405 runs. Detroit has hit 114 long balls so far this season as well as 386 RBIs. They have been rung up on 817 occasions (11th in MLB) and have earned 738 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated a team OBP of .315 and a team batting average of .236 on the year.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.212 in addition to having a FIP of 3.87 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (774 strikeouts against 277 walks). They sit at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 727. They have given up 95 home runs and they concede 4.06 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 374 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.64 (335 earned runs allowed).

They are ranked 29th in baseball holding a save percentage of 47.4%, and they have dispatched 288 relievers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 75 times in high leverage situations in addition to 103 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 82 save situations, the Tigers have 42 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Detroit has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 38 save opportunities and they have come away with 18 saves. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of 157 inherited base runners.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 66 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Tigers have accrued 814 assists, 42 errors and have earned 2,486 putouts this year. Out of their 7,458 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (7th in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Skubal has surrendered 671 hits while totaling 973 K's in 836 innings pitched. He has allowed 286 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.020 and having a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.35 and he has gone up against 3,332 hitters during his pro baseball career. Skubal (59-41 career record) is the owner of a 3.08 ERA while giving up 7.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+120)

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