Tigers vs. Orioles Pick
Can the Detroit Tigers maintain this recent hot streak when they face the Baltimore Orioles tonight at 7:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Orioles are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -160 to win, while the Tigers are listed with a money line of +150 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 11 runs.
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The pitching matchup today has Drew VerHagen (0-1, 6.75 ERA) on the mound for the Tigers to face Wade Miley (5-9, 5.60) of the Orioles. Miley has struggled in recent starts, giving up 19 earned runs over his last four outings. He has 96 strikeouts and 63 walks this season with a 1.76 WHIP. VerHagen has made just two relief appearances for Detroit, allowing three earned runs in four innings on four hits with one strikeout.
The Tigers have managed wins in the first two games of the series. They picked up a 7-5 win on Thursday and a 5-2 win on Friday night. Detroit is now 51-57 overall and 24-32 on the road while the Orioles are 53-56 overall and 33-23 at home.
Friday’s game saw a pitching battle until Justin Upton had a grand slam in the top of the eighth to lead the Tigers to a win. It was his 20th home run of the season. He also doubled in the win, his 32nd double of 2017. Justin Verlander earned his seventh win of the season by pitching seven innings and striking out 10. Kevin Gausman took a no decision after allowing just one run in seven innings. Mychal Givens gave up the grand slam in the eighth. Manny Machado and Tim Beckham each hit solo home runs for the Orioles.
The Tigers are on a roll right now, winning four straight and six of their last seven despite being sellers at the deadline. Their pitching has been strong in this series thus far, but I am not sure they can trust VerHagen to give them much. He hasn’t looked good in limited relief appearances, so I don’t expect his start to go well either. A short stint forces the struggling Detroit bullpen into a lot of work as well.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: BALTIMORE ORIOLES -160