Indians vs. Tigers Pick
After a rainout on Friday night, can the Detroit Tigers open up a doubleheader with the Cleveland Indians with a win today at 1:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Cleveland is favored on the road, as the Indians are getting odds of -120 to win, while the Tigers are listed with odds of +100 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 10 runs. These two have met six times this season. Detroit has won four of the six matchups.
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The pitching matchup for this one has Josh Tomlin (4-9, 6.09 ERA) on the mound for Cleveland to face Anibal Sanchez (0-0, 6.75) of the Tigers. Tomlin has struggled all season, allowing 55 earned runs over 81.1 innings. He has 61 strikeouts with just nine walks and a 1.45 ERA. Sanchez has appeared in 13 games while starting twice. He has allowed three runs over 11 innings in his two starts. On the year he has 31 strikeouts with 12 walks and a 1.66 WHIP.
Detroit is coming off a series win over the Royals. They have won three of their last four games after going on an 8-game losing streak. The Tigers are 35-43 overall and 20-17 at home. Detroit is averaging 473 runs per game while giving up 5.06 per contest. The Tigers are being led by Justin Upton, who has 18 doubles, 15 home runs and 52 RBI. Miguel Cabrera is adding 10 homers with 38 RBI.
The Indians are coming off a four-game series win over the Rangers. Cleveland is now 42-36 overall and 24-15 on the road. The Indians are putting up 4.75 runs per game while allowing 4.08. Cleveland is being led by Jose Ramirez, who is hitting .321 with 25 doubles, 12 home runs and 36 RBI. Edwin Encarnacion is adding 17 home runs and 42 RBI.
Sanchez has actually pitched well in his two starts, his bullpen has just let him down. Tomlin has been very consistent at allowing runs and I think that will happen again against this Detroit team. The Tigers showed a little more pop in their bats this weeks and they should be able to score runs on Tomlin. I expect Sanchez to compete again today and hopefully his pen won’t blow it for him.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: DETROIT TIGERS +100