Giants vs. Tigers Pick
Who will grab the rubber match when the Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants close out their series today at 1:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Tigers are a slim favorite at home, as they are getting odds of -110 to win, while the Giants are listed with odds of +100 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 10 runs.
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The pitching matchup has Johnny Cueto (6-7, 4.26 ERA) on the mound for the Giants to face Anibal Sanchez (0-0, 6.34) of the Tigers. In his three starts, Sanchez hasn’t been too bad for Detroit. He has allowed six earned runs over 17.1 innings. On the season, Sanchez has 36 strikeouts with 13 walks on the season and a 1.51 WHIP. Cueto has been similar, allowing six earned runs over his last 19 innings of work. On the season, Cueto has 96 strikeouts with 32 walks and a 1.33 WHIP.
These two have split the first two games of this series. The Tigers won the opener on Tuesday, 5-3, and the Giants bounced back with a 5-4 win on Wednesday. Detroit is now 37-46 overall and 22-20 at home. San Francisco is 34-52 overall and 17-31 on the road.
The Giants jumped out to a 5-0 lead early on Wednesday and then held off the Tigers at the end. Daniel Norris lasted just four innings for Detroit, allowing all five runs. Ty Blach went six innings for the Giants and allowed three runs to get the win. Hunter Pence led the Giants with a triple and three RBI while Gorkys Hernandez had three hits. Victor Martinez had two hits and drove in two runs while Miguel Cabrera and Ian Kinsler also had two hits.
The odds have been strongly with Detroit in the first two games of the series, providing little value at the betting window. Today, they are almost even, and I like the Tigers with those odds. Sanchez has been very competitive in his three starts, he just hasn’t gotten much help from his bullpen. That could still be a problem today, but I will go with the odds and say eventually it will work out for him if he continues to pitch well. Sanchez also has the better lineup of the two teams.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: DETROIT TIGERS -110