Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Betting Preview | September 21

Jorge Mateo is only one hit away from his 100th of the season as his Baltimore Orioles (76-71) ready for a matchup against the Detroit Tigers (56-91) on Wednesday at 7:05 PM ET. The Orioles are favored (-166) over the Tigers (+141). Baltimore has Jordan Lyles set to start, while Detroit counters with Matt Manning.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Orioles vs. Tigers

• Game Day: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Orioles Stats & Trends

Orioles Batting

• The Orioles average one home run per game to rank 16th in MLB play with 153 total home runs .
• The Orioles have the 22nd-ranked batting average in the majors (.234).
• The Orioles’ .304 on-base percentage is 24th in baseball.
• The Orioles’ 8.6 strikeouts per game rank 17th in the league.
• The Orioles average one home run per home game this season (72 total at home).
• The Orioles have a .384 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game at home.
• At home this season the club averages 7.8 hits per game and is batting .236.

Orioles Key Batters

• Anthony Santander leads Baltimore in OBP (.326) and total hits (130) this season.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB, Santander is 80th in batting average, 71st in on-base percentage, and 54th in slugging.
• Cedric Mullins has an OPS of .725, fueled by an OBP of .323 and a team-best slugging percentage of .402 this season.
• Mullins’ batting average is 65th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 76th, and his slugging percentage 90th.
• Ryan Mountcastle is batting .244 with a .427 slugging percentage and 79 RBI this year.
• Mountcastle brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .133 with two walks.
• Austin Hays has 15 home runs, 55 RBI and a batting average of .249 this season.

Tigers Stats & Trends

Tigers Batting

• The Tigers rank last in Major League Baseball with just 95 home runs as a team.
• The Tigers have a team batting average of just .229 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
• The Tigers have an on-base percentage of .285 this season, which ranks 29th in the league.
• The Tigers rank 21st in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.
• They’ve hit 50 homers, an average of 0.7 per game, in 73 road contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .343 in away games this season with 178 extra-base hits.
• In 73 road games this season, they have a batting average of .226 while averaging 7.6 base hits per contest.

Tigers Key Batters

• Javier Baez has accumulated an on-base percentage of .283, a slugging percentage of .392, and has 122 hits, all club-bests for the Tigers.
• Baez is 93rd in batting average, 129th in on-base percentage and 101st in slugging percentage among all qualified batters in the big leagues.
• Baez brings an eight-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .389 with two doubles, two triples, two home runs, a walk and five RBI.
• Jeimer Candelario is hitting .209 with 17 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 26 walks.
• Harold Castro has 19 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 16 walks while hitting .261.
• Willi Castro has 18 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 15 walks while hitting .234.

Orioles vs. Tigers Probable Pitchers