Tigers vs. Padres Pick
Will the San Diego Padres keep the losing streak of the Detroit Tigers intact when the two continue their weekend series tonight at 10:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Detroit is the slight favorite on the road, as the Tigers are getting odds of -110 to win. San Diego is listed with odds of +100 to prevail, while the over/under total for the game has been set at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for this game has Anibal Sanchez (0-0, 7.96 ERA) on the mound for Detroit to face Dinelson Lamet (2-2, 7.50) of the Padres. Sanchez made his first start on Monday in Seattle and gave up two runs over five innings. He has allowed 23 earned runs over 26 innings with 27 strikeouts and 12 walks. He has a 1.96 WHIP. Lamet has started five games this year, allowing 20 earned runs over 24 innings. He has 27 strikeouts with nine walks and a 1.33 WHIP.
San Diego opened the series on Friday night with a 1-0 win at home. The Padres are 30-44 overall and 18-18 at home. Detroit is now 32-41 overall and 14-25 on the road.
Friday was all about pitching, as the two teams combined for just five hits. Michael Fulmer pitched seven innings and allowed just two hits, but took his sixth loss because he allowed the lone run of the game. That came on an Austin Hedges RBI double in the second inning. The one run was all Luis Perdomo needed to get his second win of 2017. He lasted six innings and allowed just two hits. His bullpen pitched three innings of 1-hit ball. As a staff, they recorded 11 strikeouts on Friday.
The Tigers are a disaster right now and they send one of their worst pitchers to the mound today. Sanchez wasn’t terrible on Monday, but his trends say he is likely to be lit up today. Lamet isn’t good either, but the Tigers are not producing at the plate. They struggled against a poor pitcher last night and it’s like they have given up during this losing streak. Sanchez isn’t going to be the man to pull them out of this funk and his bullpen certainly isn’t going to do it if he struggles.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: SAN DIEGO PADRES +100