Rays vs. Tigers Pick
The Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers face off in a rubber match of their weekend series today at 1:10PM ET. Which team will grab the series win?
The Rays have Chris Archer on the mound to face Jordan Zimmerman of the Tigers. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Detroit is a slight favorite at home today, as the Tigers are getting odds of -115 to win. Tampa Bay has been given odds of +105 to prevail, while the over/under total has been set at 8 runs.
Detroit is 20-22 on the season, 8-10 at home and 28-13-1 with the over. Tampa Bay is 20-20 on the season, 10-9 on the road and 20-16-4 with the under. The Rays took the first game in the series, 7-5, on Friday. However, Detroit bounced back on Saturday with a 5-4 win. The Tigers have won four of their last six against the Rays.
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The Tigers have Zimmerman on the mound, who has a 2.45 ERA on the season. However, he has struggled as of late, putting up a 5.32 ERA over his last three starts. On the flip side, Archer started slow but has been strong as of late, putting up a 3.18 ERA in his last three starts. Still, Zimmerman should be able to bounce back today against a mediocre Tampa lineup while Archer has an uphill test against the Tigers, who are surging at the plate right now, averaging 6.5 runs over their last six games.
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