Tigers vs. Rays Pick
The Detroit Tigers seek a four-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays when the two meet today at 1:10PM ET.
Detroit has Mike Pelfrey on the mound to face Chris Archer of the Rays. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Tampa Bay is favored at home in the finale, as the Rays are getting odds of -150 to win. Detroit is listed with odds of +135 to prevail, while the over/under total for the contest has been set at 8.5 runs.
Detroit is 43-38 overall, 20-22 on the road and 47-30-4 with the over. Tampa Bay is 33-47 overall, 17-24 at home and 38-37-5 with the under. The Tigers claimed their third straight win in this series with a 3-2 victory on Saturday. Detroit has now won five straight over the Rays this season.
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Pelfrey hasn’t been someone the Tigers can really count on this season, as he has a 5.02 ERA, but Archer isn’t exactly a sure thing either, as his ERA is pushing toward 5 as well. The Tigers have been on a roll when they aren’t playing Cleveland, winning nine straight. Even if Pelfrey struggles, the Detroit hitters can pick him up, as they have put up 23 runs in this series.
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