DETROIT (96 - 71) at BOSTON (100 - 66) - 8:05 PM
MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 96-71 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 18-31 (-18.8 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 85-87 (-22.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 92-68 (-11.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 118-96 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 100-66 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 55-28 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BOSTON is 88-58 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BOSTON is 71-51 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BOSTON is 65-44 (+12.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BUCHHOLZ is 14-3 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BUCHHOLZ is 24-10 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SCHERZER is 26-7 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SCHERZER is 45-20 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 185-179 (-45.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-3 (+1.0 Units) against BOSTON this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)
MAX SCHERZER vs. BOSTON since 1997
SCHERZER is 2-4 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 7.02 and a WHIP of 1.630.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-1. (+5.0 units)
CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. DETROIT since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 2-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.76 and a WHIP of 1.252.
His team's record is 5-3 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.7 units)
DETROIT vs. BOSTON
Detroit is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Detroit's last 17 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Boston's last 17 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 10 games
Detroit at Boston
Detroit: 10-16 SU on the road when the total is 7 to 7.5
Boston: Boston 55-28 SU in home games
StatFox Super Situations
MLB DETROIT at BOSTON
Play Against - Road teams (DETROIT) with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.50 or better on the season (AL) against opponent with a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start 329-198 over the last 5 seasons. ( 62.4% 93.7 units ) 78-58 this year. ( 57.4% 8.5 units )
StatFox Situational Power Trends
MLB DETROIT at BOSTON
BOSTON is 54-35 (+16.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 to 8.5 this season. The average score was: BOSTON (5.0) , OPPONENT (3.8)
Tigers - Red Sox
Scherzer is 4-0, 2.17 in his last five outings; he tossed two innings in relief on Tuesday; he is 2-0, 3.00 in his last four starts-- five of his last six starts went under the total. Scherzer split two starts with Boston this year, allowing two runs in seven IP in both games.
Buchholz is 1-1, 4.26 in his last three starts; three of his last four starts went over the total. He didn't pitch against Detroit this year; last year, he allowed 10 runs in 12 IP in two starts against Detroit.
Detroit won last three games, allowing six runs, after losing seven of previous 10 games; eight of their last ten games stayed under the total.
Boston scored seven runs in their last three games, but eight of their last ten games went over total. Red Sox are 3-5 vs Detroit this season, with the home team 5-3 in those games. Boston is 3-4 in its last seven games overall.
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Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox (-121, 7)
The two highest-scoring teams in the majors combined for one run in the opener of the American League Championship Series and the Detroit Tigers look to make it consecutive victories when they visit the Boston Red Sox in Sunday’s Game 2. Detroit’s Jhonny Peralta drove in the lone run on a night in which Boston’s only hit was Daniel Nava’s one-out single in the ninth. The Red Sox struck out 17 times to match a postseason record for a nine-inning game.
Boston, which led the majors with 853 runs in the regular season, was blanked at home in the postseason for the first time since a Game 5 loss to the Chicago Cubs in the 1918 World Series. The task doesn’t get easier in Game 2 when the Red Sox face 21-game winner Max Scherzer. “A guy that’s a potential Cy Young winner,” Nava said after Saturday’s game. “Of course, it doesn’t get any easier.” Peralta went 3-for-4 and was serenaded by the Boston fans due to his 50-game suspension for violating baseball’s performance-enhancing drugs policy. “I don’t try to pay attention about what the fans are doing or whatever,” Peralta said. “I try to do my job.”
WEATHER: Temperatures in the low 50s with clear skies and winds blowing east at 3 mph.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Tigers RH Max Scherzer (21-3, 2.90 ERA) vs. Red Sox RH Clay Buchholz (12-1, 1.74)
Scherzer suffered one of his three defeats at Fenway Park while splitting two starts against Boston. He won two games in the AL Division Series against Oakland – the second coming in relief – and held right-handed hitters to a .165 average in the regular season. Scherzer struck out 10 or more batters nine times, including 11 against the Athletics in his ALDS start.
Buchholz went 6-1 with a 1.99 ERA in nine home starts this season. He didn’t face Detroit during an injury interrupted campaign and has a 2-1 record and 3.58 ERA in eight career starts against the Tigers. Buchholz received a no-decision in his ALDS start against Tampa Bay, allowing three runs and seven hits in six innings.
TRENDS:
* Over is 6-1-1 in Scherzers last eight starts vs. Red Sox.
* Red Sox are 5-1 in Buchholzs last six starts vs. Tigers.
* Over is 12-5 in the last 17 meetings.
* Tigers are 16-36 in the last 52 meetings in Boston.
UMP TRENDS - Rob Drake
* Over is 6-0-2 in Drakes last 8 games behind home plate.
* Road team is 14-3 in Drakes last 17 games behind home plate.
* Red Sox are 1-4 in their last five games with Drake behind home plate.
WALK-OFFS:
1. Red Sox DH David Ortiz is 7-for-15 with three homers and six RBIs against Scherzer and CF Jacoby Ellsbury is 5-for-9 with five RBIs.
2. Peralta has seven RBIs in 17 career at-bats against Buchholz, while RF Torii Hunter is 3-for-21.
3. Detroit was 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position in the opener; Boston was 0-for-6.