Angels vs. Tigers Pick
Who will grab the series win today when the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels meet up one more time today at 1:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Detroit is favored at home in this game, as the Tigers are getting odds of -150 to win. The Angels are listed with odds of +140 to prevail, while the over/under total has been set at 8.5 runs.
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Today’s pitching matchup features Michael Fulmer (6-3, 3.00 ERA) for the Tigers against JC Ramirez (5-4, 4.11) of the Angels. Fulmer has been Detroit’s best starter this season, though he has given up at least 3 runs in three of his last four starts. Fulmer has allowed 25 earned runs with 59 strikeouts and 16 walks this year. His WHIP is 1.11. Ramirez is coming off his worst showing of the season, allowing 7 earned runs in 4.1 innings against the Twins. He has 50 strikeouts with 14 walks this season and a WHIP of just 1.20.
The Angels took the first game of the series on Tuesday, 5-3, but the Tigers answered with a 4-0 win on Wednesday night. These two have split the season series, 3-3. Detroit is now 29-29 overall and 16-11 at home while Los Angeles is 30-32 overall and 12-20 on the road.
Wednesday’s game saw Buck Farmer give Detroit his second scoreless start. He went 6.2 innings and allowed just three hits with five strikeouts to improve to 2-0. Alex Meyer was a hard-luck loser, giving up just one run over 6 innings with nine strikeouts. With a 1-0 lead, Justin Upton blew the game open with a three-run home run in the eighth. He joined Victor Martinez with a pair of hits each to lead Detroit.
We saw the hitting struggles that Anaheim can have with Mike Trout not in the mix. Farmer was able to puzzle them all night. I would suspect more of the same from Fulmer this afternoon. He has been able to go deep into games throughout the season and can navigate this L.A. lineup with ease. Ramirez could be competitive against Detroit, but the Tigers have enough strong hitters at home that they should be able to lift Fulmer to a win.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: DETROIT TIGERS -150