Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 6/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+175) Philadelphia (-205)

The Philadelphia Phillies (27-32) will play the Detroit Tigers (26-31) at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Detroit at +175 while Philadelphia opens at -205. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Garrett Hill and Taijuan Walker.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 3.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 28th in baseball. They have a total of 207 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .302. The Tigers have hit 88 two-baggers as a team and have hit 47 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 200 RBI's and 436 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate sits at .226. Detroit is slugging .349 and have struck out 515 times, while taking a walk on 199 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.91 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 69 long balls and 271 total runs (18th in the league). Detroit has surrendered 478 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 249 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.40 for the year (20th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 459 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 158 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.27 as a team so far this year.

The Tigers have dispatched 180 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 92 base runners on the season with 40.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 14 saves so far this season and have not converted 9 of their 23 chances to get a save. The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 60.9% and has come into the game in 55 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 30 holds this season (20th in MLB). Tigers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 64 times as well as having 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 1,527 putouts for the season, in addition to 498 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 20th in baseball, and they have turned 38 double plays. The Tigers have converted 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,581 innings on the field, ranking them 9th in MLB.

Hill has taken the mound for 67 frames and has accounted for 47 K's so far in his MLB career. Hill (3-3 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.36 while going up against 297 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.68 (35 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.396. He has given up 60 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 34 walks.

The Phillies hold a team SLG% of .418 and they earn 4.27 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have 111 two-baggers, while walking 180 times and scoring 252 runs. Philadelphia has tallied 64 long balls this year to go along with 241 RBIs. They have struck out on 535 instances (8th in the league) and are sitting with 518 hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have an on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a batting average of .257 on the season.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.324 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (515 strikeouts vs 182 walks). They come in at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 496. They have relinquished 62 home runs and they give up 5.06 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 288 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.59 (261 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 50 save situations, the Phillies have compiled 30 holds and also 5 blown saves. Philadelphia has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 20 save chances and they have earned 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 52 times in high leverage situations in addition to 47 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score percentage of 39.2% out of their 79 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 4th in the league with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 202 relievers to the hill so far this season.

In their 4,611 innings played, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (21st in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 32 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in the majors). The Phillies have accrued 489 assists, 28 errors and have 1,537 putouts for the season.

In his pro baseball career, Walker has surrendered 874 hits while he has tallied 851 K's in 955 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 424 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.239 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and he has gone up against 4,017 hitters in his pro baseball career. Walker (58-53 career mark) is the owner of a 3.99 earned run average and has conceded 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+175)

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