Yankees vs. Tigers Pick
Will the New York Yankees be able to cruise past the Detroit Tigers for another big win when the two teams meet tonight at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Yankees are favored on the road, as they are getting odds of -205 to win. The Tigers are listed with a money line of +190 to win, while the over/under total for the contest has been set at 9 runs. The Yankees -1.5 on the run line is -125 while the Tigers are at +105 for getting +1.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Jordan Zimmerman (7-10, 5.87 ERA) on the mound for Detroit to face Luis Severino (10-5, 3.18) of the Yankees. Severino has been largely good. He has allowed 1 earned run or less in six of his last seven starts. However, he did give up 10 runs to the Red Sox last week. He has 175 strikeouts with 41 walks and a 1.11 WHIP this season. Zimmerman has been a mess most of this season and has allowed seven earned runs in each of his last two starts. Zimmerman has 91 strikeouts, 40 walks and a 1.52 WHIP this season.
These two opened their series on Tuesday with New York getting a 13-4 win on the road. The road team has won three of the four meetings this season. The Yankees are now 67-57 overall and 32-35 on the road. Detroit is 54-70 overall and 30-31 at home.
The Yankees hammered Detroit on Tuesday, posting 16 hits in the victory. Matthew Boyd was lit up for seven runs in 2.1 innings. The bullpen wasn’t much better, giving up six runs in 6.2 innings. Masahiro Tanaka got the ninth win of the year, allowing just three runs in seven innings. Gary Sanchez had a pair of home runs to lead the Yankees at the plate. He finished with four RBI in the game. Aaron Hicks had two hits and drove in three runs while Todd Frazier had three hits with two RBI. Nicholas Castellanos had a pair of home runs, his 17th and 18th of the season, to lead New York in the win.
The Yankees are clearly the better team in this matchup. The Tigers have inconsistent hitting and pretty bad pitching. Zimmerman has been a gas can in his last two starts and that isn’t likely to change against this powerful New York lineup. Severino has been good on the mound and he’s not facing Boston’s impressive hitters, he’s taking on a Detroit lineup that looks like it has accepted its fate for 2017.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES -1.5 (-125)