The Detroit Tigers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Texas Rangers. Detroit improved to 48-77 following its 6-1 victory on Wednesday over the San Francisco Giants. Matt Manning tossed six shutout innings for Detroit and the Tigers scored each of their six runs in the fifth inning. Detroit is last in the American League Central, 19 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 Saturday, the Detroit Tigers will send Eduardo Rodriguez to the mound. The left-hander is 2-3 with a 3.89 ERA, 39 Ks and 20 BBs.
Texas improved to 57-67 following its 16-4 rout of the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Martin Perez pitched six shutout innings for the Rangers and first baseman Nathaniel Lowe hit a home run and collected five RBIs. Texas is third in the American League West, but trails the first place Houston Astros by 23 games.
First baseman Nathaniel Lowe is batting .295 to lead Texas and has team highs in hits with 134 and on-base percentage at .344. Shortstop Corey Seager has 26 home runs to lead Texas and center fielder Adolis Garcia has 78 RBIs to lead the Rangers. On Saturday, the Texas Rangers will send Kohei Arihara to the mound. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 2.31 ERA, 9 Ks and 3 BBs.'
Recent Betting Trends
- Detroit is 18-42 in its last 60 on the road
- 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 4 versus an opponent from the AL Central
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