On Friday, the Detroit Tigers open a three-game series on the road against the Texas Rangers. Detroit is 48-77 following its 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Matt Manning tossed six shutout innings for the Tigers and Detroit scored all six of its runs during the fifth inning. Detroit is last in the American League Central, 19 .5 games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.
Designated hitter Miguel Cabrera is batting .260 to lead Detroit and has a team-high .311 on base percentage. Shortstop Javier Baez is the leader in home runs with 11, RBIs with 45 and hits with 94. On Friday, the Detroit Tigers will send Tyler Alexander to the mound. The left-hander is 3-7 with a 4.03 ERA, 30 Ks and 14 BBs.
The Texas Rangers improved to 57-67 following a 16-4 rout of the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Martin Perez pitched six shutout innings, while Nathaniel Lowe hit a home run and knocked in five runs. Texas has won four out of the last five and the Rangers are third in the American League West, 22 .5 games behind the first-place Houston Astros and you can find out who else is struggling this year at our MLB predictions..
First baseman Nataniel Lowe is batting .295 to lead Texas and has team highs in hits with 134 and on-base percentage at .344. Shortstop Corey Seager is the leader in home runs with 26 and right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBIs with 78. On Friday, the Texas Rangers will send Glenn Otto to the mound. The right-hander is 5-8 with a 4.66 ERA, 71 Ks and 52 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- Detroit is 12-30 in its last 42
- The UNDER has cashed in 18 of the Tigers last 27
- Texas is 4-1 in its last 5
- The UNDER has cashed in each of the Rangers last 5 versus an opponent from the AL Central
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