Giants vs. Tigers Pick
Will the Detroit Tigers manage another win over the San Francisco Giants when the two continue their series tonight at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Tigers are the favorite to win this game, as they are getting odds of -180 to win. The Giants are listed with odds of +160 to win, while the over/under total for the game has been set at 10 runs.
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The pitching matchup for tonight’s game features Daniel Norris (4-6, 5.00 ERA) on the mound for Detroit to face Ty Blach (5-5, 4.60) of the Giants. Blach has struggled this season, but he is coming off a 1-run, 6.1-inning effort against the Rockies. He has 41 strikeouts and 20 walks this year with a 1.35 WHIP. Norris has really been struggling, allowing five runs in his last two starts. He has 77 strikeouts and 35 walks this season with a 1.62 WHIP.
The Tigers took the series opener on Tuesday, 5-3, in Detroit. The Giants are now 33-52 overall and 16-31 on the road. The Tigers are 37-45 overall and 22-19 at home.
Detroit got another great start from Michael Fulmer on Tuesday. He went eight innings and allowed just three runs to improve to 8-6 on the season. Matt Cain allowed five runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings of work to take his eighth loss of 2017. The Tigers were led in the game by Justin Upton and Victor Martinez, who each drove in two runs. Upton had a pair of doubles, giving him 20 for the season. The Giants were led by Brandon Crawford, who had two RBI on his seventh home run of the season.
The Tigers were able to win thanks to some timely pitching, but that isn’t something they get often. Norris hasn’t shown that much at all this season and the Detroit bullpen is always a likely candidate to explode. While Blach has had a rough season as well, he is coming off a great outing and could be on an upswing. The Tigers’ bats tend to go silent at times as well, so I like the Giants to pull off the upset today. I just can’t trust the Detroit pitching to come through as such a big favorite.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: SAN FRANCISO GIANTS +160