Diamondbacks vs. Tigers Pick
Can the Detroit Tigers avoid another loss at home to the Arizona Diamondbacks when the two meet in an interleague contest tonight at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Detroit is favored at home tonight, as the Tigers are getting odds of -135 to win. Arizona is listed with odds of +125 to prevail, while the over/under total has been set at 9 runs.
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The pitching matchup in tonight’s game has Taijuan Walker (4-3, 3.46 ERA) pitching for Arizona to face Jordan Zimmerman (5-4, 5.72) of the Tigers. Zimmerman has shown improvement in recent starts, allowing just three runs over his last 12 innings of play. His season WHIP is 1.55 and he has 42 strikeouts with 22 walks. Walker is making his first start since May 19 due to a blister. His last start saw him go six innings and allow just two hits with no runs. This season, he has 46 strikeouts with 18 walks and a WHIP of 1.29.
Arizona took the first game of the series on Tuesday night, 7-6. The Diamondbacks have won two straight meetings with Detroit this season. Arizona is now 40-26 overall and 14-17 on the road while Detroit is 30-33 overall and 16-13 at home.
The Diamondbacks jumped on Buck Farmer quickly on Monday, scoring six runs over the first three innings. However, Detroit rallied to tie the game only to see Justin Wilson give up a run in the ninth. David Peralta homered in the ninth to lift Arizona to the win. He finished with three hits. Brandon Drury had four hits and drove in three runs as well. Detroit was led by J.D. Martinez, who hit his 11th home run of the season.
Bet on Diamondbacks vs. Tigers
Walker hasn’t started in nearly a month, but he was a pretty good pitcher before the injury. I think he may be limited in innings, but should be able to give Arizona a good chance to win. Zimmerman has improved his numbers in recent starts, but isn’t going to deep into games and still has had issues with walks. The Detroit bullpen is not one to count on, so I think Arizona finds a way to secure the win late.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS +125