Tigers vs. Angels Pick
Can Justin Verlander carry the Detroit Tigers to another road win when they face the Los Angeles Angels today at 3:37PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Tigers are a slime favorite on the road, as they are getting odds of -120 to win. The Angels are listed with odds of +110 at home. The over/under total for the contest is listed at 8 runs.
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Verlander (3-2, 4.25 ERA) takes the mound for the Tigers to face Alex Meyer (1-1, 7.62) of the Angels. Verlander has put together three straight strong starts. He has allowed just five earned runs over his last 20 innings with 20 strikeouts. His WHIP on the season is now 1.39. Meyer has yet to get through the sixth inning in any of his three starters this year. He has 12 walks in 13 innings of work with a WHIP of 2.00.
These two are concluding a four-game series today. The Tigers have won two of the three meetings, including a 4-3 win on Saturday night. Detroit is now 18-17 overall and 9-10 on the road while the Angels are 18-21 overall and 11-8 at home.
The Tigers snuck out a win on Saturday thanks to the play of the returning J.D. Martinez. He homered twice in the game, including a game-winning solo home run in the ninth. With the lead, the Tigers turned to Justin Wilson to take his crack at closing. He pitched a perfect ninth with three strikeouts. Bud Norris was the one to give up the home run in the ninth for the Angles and took the loss. Mike Trout had another pair of hits in the loss to bump his average up to .347 for the season.
Detroit picked up a nice win last night and having Martinez back in the lineup should give them a boost going forward. Verlander had a brief rough patch on the mound this season, but he seems to have righted the ship in recent outings. Outside of Anibal Sanchez and Francisco Rodriguez, the Tigers’ bullpen has been pitching much better. With Verlander going deep into the game, look for the bullpen to shut the door give Detroit another road win.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: DETROIT TIGERS -120