Angels vs. Tigers Pick
Can the Detroit Tigers bounce back from Tuesday’s loss at home to the Los Angeles Angels when they meet up again tonight at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Detroit is the slight favorite today, as the Tigers are getting odds of -130 to win. The Angels are listed with a money line of +120 to prevail, while the over/under total for the contest has been set at 10 runs.
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The pitching matchup in this game has Buck Farmer (1-0, 0.00 ERA) on the mound for the Tigers to face Alex Meyer (2-2, 4.91) of the Angels. Farmer has made just one start this season, on May 27. He pitched 6.1 scoreless innings with three hits allowed and 11 strikeouts against the White Sox in Chicago. Meyer has six starts this season, allowing 16 earned runs over 29.1 innings of work. He has 32 strikeouts with 20 walks and a WHIP of 1.53.
The Angels took the first game of the series on Tuesday, 5-3. Los Angeles now has a 3-2 edge on the season series over the Tigers. Detroit is now 28-29 overall and 15-11 at home while Los Angeles is 30-31 overall and 12-19 on the road.
Tuesday’s game saw the Tigers leave the bases loaded to end it, missing their chance to get the comeback win. Los Angeles established an early lead thanks to Kole Calhoun and C.J. Cron, who each drove in a pair of runs. The Tigers had a 10-6 edge in hits, but they also stranded eight runners. Daniel Norris took the loss, his fourth of the season, for Detroit by allowing four runs over six innings. Jesse Chavez pitched 5.2 innings and allowed just two runs to get his fifth win of the season.
The Tigers couldn’t quite put together a win on Tuesday night, but I think they can bounce back tonight. Farmer had a promising outing in his first start and he faces another low-level lineup in the Angels. Detroit gets to face a pitcher that has been struggling. The Tigers have too many power hitters to not produce enough runs to win this game.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: DETROIT TIGERS -130