Arizona Diamondbacks vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, June 11, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-195) Detroit (+165)

The Detroit Tigers (26-36) host the Arizona Diamondbacks (39-25) at Comerica Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Arizona at -195 while Detroit is priced at +165. The total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Zac Gallen and Joey Wentz.

The Diamondbacks have earned 127 doubles as a team and have knocked 72 baseballs out of the park. Arizona has a slugging rate of .436 and have been called out on strikes 473 times, while being walked on 199 occasions. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which has them at 5th in baseball. They have accrued 310 runs batted in in addition to 564 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .264. They are sitting with 324 runs scored while having a team OBP of .329.

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The Diamondbacks have an earned run average of 4.32 over the course of the season (19th in the league), and the staff has struck out 525 batters. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 74 long balls in addition to 291 runs (17th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 218 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.36 as a unit this year. Arizona has given up 530 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 269 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.34.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 206 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 97 runners for the season with 30.9% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 16 saves so far this year and have blown 12 of their 28 save chances. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 57.1% and has come into the game in 70 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 41 holds this year (4th in MLB). Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 65 times and also have had 65 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,043 innings on the diamond, ranking them 12th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 1,681 putouts on the year, in addition to 570 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which has them ranked 1st in the majors, and have 49 double plays.

Gallen has taken the hill for 536 frames and has totaled 597 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.04 (181 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.097. He has surrendered 414 base hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has 174 free passes. Gallen (29-24 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.37 and he has gone up against 2,177 hitters during his time in the majors.

Detroit has recorded 51 long balls on the campaign as well as 211 runs batted in. They have tallied 91 doubles, while taking a walk 211 times and scoring 218 runs. The Detroit Tigers have an on-base percentage of .298 in addition to a batting average of .222 for the season. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .345 and they are recording 3.57 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 556 instances (14th in the league) and have recorded 457 hits.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.254 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a staff so far this season. They sit at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 508. The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 294 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.45 (268 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.10 (490 strikeouts against 172 walks). They have conceded 74 homers and they surrender 4.88 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

With 56 save situations, the Tigers have compiled 30 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 24 save chances and they have come away with 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 69 times in high leverage situations and on 67 occasions with base runners. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.2% out of their 97 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league with a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 191 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 41 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in MLB). The Tigers have racked up 531 assists, 36 errors and have earned 1,628 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 4,884 innings played, the Tigers have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (9th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Wentz has conceded 92 base hits while totaling 71 strikeouts in 84 innings. Wentz (3-8 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 5.76 ERA and has surrendered 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 54 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.506 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.03 and he has gone up against 376 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (-195)

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