Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays 3/13/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Detroit Tigers will go against the Tampa Bay Rays in MLB action in Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL, on Monday, March 13, 2023, at 1:05 PM ET.
Eric Haase or Austin Meadows might contend with Baez for the team’s home run crown. Not to be forgotten are Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson, who will strive to become key members of this team by 2023.
No one on this roster pitched more than 100 innings in the major leagues last year, so even if the Detroit Tigers have a good amount of pitching depth in 2023, it might be necessary.
Matt Boyd and Eduardo Rodriguez, two pitchers who the Tigers can count on, will try to reclaim their status as reliable players, but both dealt with ailments in the past.
Regarding the other Detroit Tigers starters, Michael Lorenzen endured a career-long injury history, and Spencer Turnbull is currently making progress in his recovery from a setback.
The year 2017 will be significant for Matt Manning, a 25-year-old.
- The Detroit Tigers are 4-1 in their previous 5 meetings against the spread.
- Detroit is 44-37 in their previous road meetings against the spread.
- The totals went OVER in 3 of the Tigers’ previous 5 meetings.
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Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays Predictions 3/13/2023
A narrative of two offenses can be seen in the Rays‘ lineup. A team with one of the top 2B/3B/SS combos in the majors is a plus.
As offensively brilliant as a corner infielder with below-average power can be, Yandy Dáz had a tremendous 2022 season. D’az has a lower ZiPS than Steamer and The Bat, but his projection is still very good.
Even in this day and age, when most people are aware that on-base percentage is a thing, it’s a great tragedy that he’s somehow still underappreciated in the minds of fans.
In terms of pure walk rate, Daz isn’t nearly Eddie Yost or Eddie Joost, but he’s a mold-breaker in a similar vein.
The Rays will almost definitely continue to deploy Dáz at several places since Isaac Paredes needs his own at-bats and Curtis Mead is hustling his way up from the minors. Any one of those three could start at third base for me.
It would take some serious recency bias to forget that Brandon Lowe was an exceptional second baseman in 2021, which wasn’t exactly a lifetime ago, despite having a dismal, injury-filled season.
Wunderkind Franco experienced his own injury issues in 2022, but he is still very young, and you shouldn’t worry too much about it (yet).
Even if the Rays don’t get much out of the first base, they should have one of baseball’s finest infields thanks to some luck with health. Sadly, the computer doesn’t believe the Rays will benefit significantly from first base.
- Tampa Bay is 1-4 in their previous 5 meetings against the spread.
- The Tampa Bay Rays are 39-42 in their road matches against the spread.
- The totals went OVER in 1 of the Rays’ last 5 matches.
Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB pick for this game is the Detroit Tigers. Despite the league average OPS of about.750, anticipate a few Tigers to reach that mark in 2023. In terms of OPS, Eric Haase was the Tigers’ leader.
Players from the previous season with at least 300 at-bats. With an OPS of.671, Javier Baez was the only Tigers player with at least 500 at-bats.
In 2019, Austin Meadows seemed to have the greatest season of his career, earning the All-Star team and hitting 33 home runs with an OPS of.922.
Even though he might not reach that mark, it would be reasonable to assume that anyone on the Tigers who can post an OPS of.800 or higher has a good chance of being the team’s manager in 2023.
The Detroit Tigers will win to a predicted score of 5-4.
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Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays 3/13/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 1:05 PM ET
Location: Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL
Date: Monday, March 13, 2023
TV: BSSUN
MLB Odds: Detroit Tigers -110
MLB Totals: 8.5