Game: Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/point distribution: Colorado (+152) Detroit (-184)

The Detroit Tigers (74-71) face the Colorado Rockies (54-91) on Thursday at Comerica Park. The odds for this game are +152 for Colorado, while Detroit is -184. The total is 08.5. The starting pitchers are Ryan Feltner and Tarik Skubal.

Colorado has a slugging rate of .397 and has been struck out 1,434 times while walking 404 times. They have 580 runs batted in and 1,182 hits this season, and their team batting average is .242. As a team, the Rockies have 246 two-baggers and hit 157 balls out of the park. They have scored 605 total runs and have a team OBP of .304. As a team, the Colorado Rockies score 4.2 runs per game, which ranks 23rd in the league.

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The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.44 this year (30th in baseball) and their team has struck out 989 batters. The Rockies’ pitchers have allowed 189 home runs and 830 total runs (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 497 other team players and their FIP as a unit is 4.86 so far this year. Colorado has allowed 1,426 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and 771 earned runs. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff has posted a WHIP of 1.51.

The Rockies’ relief pitchers have a 58.6% save rate and have entered the game in 114 save situations. The relief pitchers have taken on 215 base runners so far this season, and 33.5% of them have crossed the plate. The Rockies’ bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 139 times and have had 144 appearances in high-pressure situations. The Rockies have sent 435 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen has earned 55 holds this year (30th in baseball). They have earned 34 saves this year, and have failed to capitalize on 24 of their 58 chances to save the game.

The Colorado Rockies have totaled 3,827 putouts this season, along with 1,403 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is .986, which ranks eighth in professional baseball, and they have turned 142 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.2% of balls in play into outs in their 11,481 innings on the field, which ranks 29th in professional baseball.

Feltner (8-24 career wins/losses) has a FIP of 5.46 while facing 1,260 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 305 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and 113 walks. His earned run average is 5.54 (175 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.470. Feltner has spent 284 innings on the mound in his professional baseball career and has recorded 249 punch outs.

The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .387 and are scoring 4.27 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have hit 220 doubles, issued 416 walks and scored 619 runs. Detroit has hit 148 home runs this season along with 597 runs batted in. They have been called for strikes 1,292 times (9th in baseball) and have allowed 1,145 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have a team OBP of .299 and a team batting average of .234 for the year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.178 and a FIP of 3.72 as a pitching team this season. They currently rank 7th in the league with 1,147 hits allowed. Detroit’s pitching staff has allowed 586 runs this season and has a 3.66 ERA (526 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 8.40 (1,212 strikeouts vs. 376 bases on balls). They have allowed 142 home runs and are giving up 4.08 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Detroit’s relief pitchers have a 24.2% taken score rate of their 215 base runners taken. Their relief pitchers have been used in high-pressure situations 143 times and with runners on base 158 times. In 123 save situations, the Tigers have had 64 holds and 23 blown saves. They rank 23rd in the league with a 60.3% save rate and have put 446 relief pitchers on the field this year. Detroit has had relief pitchers on the mound for 58 save opportunities and they have made 35 saves.

In 11,637 innings pitched, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have 115 double plays and a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Tigers have 1,249 assists, 75 errors and a total of 3,879 putouts so far this year.

In his career, Skubal has allowed 464 hits and has 628 punch outs in 552 innings pitched. He has allowed 212 earned runs while posting a WHIP of 1.088 and a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 4.58 and he has struck out 2,242 opposing batters in his career. Skubal (career record 39-31) holds a 3.45 earned run average and allows 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win today’s MLB game against the spread or the moneyline?

Tony Sinks tip: Take Colorado (+152)

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