Boston Red Sox (63-44) vs. Detroit Tigers (51-57)
August 3, 2021 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Tigers +127 / Boston Red Sox -137; Over/Under: +10
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The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers meet Tuesday in MLB action at Comerica Park. The Red Sox need a win to snap a four-game losing streak. The Tigers look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The Boston Red Sox have scored 10 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. The Red Sox have won eight of their last nine games when scoring four or more runs. Xander Bogaerts leads the Red Sox with 112 hits and 55 RBI while JD Martinez and Rafael Devers have combined for 219 hits and 148 RBI. Garrett Richards gets the ball, and he is 6-6 with a 5.15 ERA and 80 strikeouts this season. Richards is 2-2 with a 3.46 ERA and 17 strikeouts in his career against the Tigers.
The Detroit Tigers have scored 11 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last seven games. The Tigers have won 10 of their last 12 games when scoring four or more runs. Jonathan Schoop leads the Tigers with 114 hits and 61 RBI while Jeimer Candelario and Robbie Grossman have combined for 185 hits and 86 RBI. Wily Peralta gets the ball, and he is 3-2 with a 3.64 ERA and 24 strikeouts this season. Peralta is 0-0 with a 4.76 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Red Sox.
The Red Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 games following an off day and 6-2 in their last 8 games as a favorite. The Tigers are 5-1 in their last 6 games following an off day and 86-177 in their last 263 games as an underdog. The under is 8-3 in Red Sox last 11 overall. The under is 4-0 in Tigers last 4 overall. The Red Sox are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Detroit and 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
The Red Sox should be favored for obvious reasons, but Garrett Richards has been more than hittable this season and has allowed 24 hits and 13 runs in his last 19.2 innings. Wily Peralta has allowed just 21 hits and 12 runs in his last 28 innings. The Tigers have also quietly been one of the better teams in the second half. There’s some serious value with the Tigers and the plus money here at home.
