Can Tigers end skid vs. Athletics?
The Detroit Tigers hope to stop the bleeding tonight when they host the Oakland Athletics at 7:10PM ET.
The Tigers have Jordan Zimmerman on the mound today to face Kendall Graveman of the Athletics. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Detroit is favored at home today, as the Tigers are getting odds of -160 to win, while the Athletics are getting a money line of +145 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8 runs.
Detroit is now 8-9 on the season, 2-5 at home and 11-6 with the over. Oakland is 10-9 overall, 7-2 on the road and 11-6-2 with the under. The Athletics have won the last three against the Tigers and the road team has won five straight in this series.
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The Tigers have lost four straight and six of their last seven. The lone win in this streak came when Jordan Zimmerman got the start. Zimmerman has been virtually perfect in three starts this year, going 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 19.1 innings of work. Kendal Graveman has been solid for Oakland as well, but Zimmerman is at his home park and the Tigers are desperate to get a win, as manager Brad Ausmus is starting to feel the hot seat.
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