The Detroit Tigers and the Athletics meet Monday in MLB action from Sutter Health Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Athletics vs Tigers Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Detroit Tigers will start Tarik Skubal here and Skubal is 11-3 with a 2.32 ERA and 200 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Athletics, Skubal is 2-0 with a 3.10 ERA and 40 strikeouts. J.T. Ginn will start this one for the Athletics and is 2-5 with a 4.95 ERA and 66 strikeouts this season. This will be Ginn’s second career start against the Tigers.
Detroit Tigers Recap
The Detroit Tigers will be out to rebound from a 10-8 loss at the hands of the Kansas City Royals last time out to sit at 78-54 on the year. After this series, the Tigers will head on the road again for a rematch series against the Kansas City Royals.
Tigers Have Five-Game Win Streak Snapped
Spencer Torkelson has 111 hits along with a .243 batting average including 28 home runs, 25 doubles and 70 RBIs. Kerry Carpenter also has 22 home runs and 50 RBIs while Riley Greene has 129 hits with 26 doubles, 31 home runs and 95 RBIs but also has a team-high 164 strikeouts as well this season. Dillon Dingler has 11 home runs and 51 RBIs and Zack McKinstry’s added 18 doubles, 10 triples, 11 home runs and 42 RBIs of his own along with 101 hits as well this season. Javier Baez has added 97 hits and 17 doubles as well as 11 home runs and 51 RBIs this season. Colt Keith also has 91 hits with 20 doubles, 11 home runs and 39 RBIs.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
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- The Tigers have won each of their last seven night games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have lost five of their last six home games following a road loss.
- The road team has covered the run line in six of the Athletics’ last seven games.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 11 home games against AL Central opponents.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Spencer Torkelson has hit a home run in each of the Tigers’ last two games as favorites.
- Tarik Skubal has recorded 10+ strikeouts in three of his last four road appearances.
- Gleyber Torres has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances with his team as a favorite against the Athletics.
- Parker Meadows has recorded a Double in four of his last five road appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Tarik Skubal ranks 2nd in the league for total Strikeouts (200) this season.
Athletics Recap
The Athletics come into this game looking to rebound from their 11-4 loss at the hands of the Mariners on Sunday to sit at 60-72 this season. After this series, The Athletics will head home for a series against the Rangers.
Athletics Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight
Jacob Wilson has 115 hits, 17 doubles and a .312 batting average while Tyler Soderstrom has 125 hits with 25 doubles, 23 home runs and 74 RBIs this season. Brent Rooker has 136 hits with 31 doubles, 25 home runs and 73 RBIs but also has 124 strikeouts this season while Nick Kurtz has a team-high 26 home runs and 68 RBIs with 23 doubles. Shea Langeliers has 99 hits with 28 home runs and 60 RBIs while Lawrence Butler’s also chipped in 17 stolen bases and 28 doubles as part of his 107 hits as well as 17 home runs and 51 RBIs while also owning a team-high 147 strikeouts this season.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won each of their last seven games as underdogs following a loss.
- The Tigers have lost seven of their last eight night games against American League opponents following a home loss.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last nine night games following a loss.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight night games against American League opponents following a home loss.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Shea Langeliers has hit a home run in each of the Athletics’ last four games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded a Double in each of his last three home appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Lawrence Butler has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics’ last nine home games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Shea Langeliers ranks 8th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.539) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last four night games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Tigers’ last six games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
Athletics vs Tigers Prediction
I’m going to take a shot on the Athletics here. The A’s have still been a competitive bunch in some of their recent games. The thing for me is that while Tarik Skubal is one of the best of the best in baseball, he had issues against the Athletics earlier this season. That was at home, not even in the hitter friendly confines of Sutter Health Park. JT Ginn’s had issues at home as well, but at this price, I can’t pass up on the Athletics here. Give me the A’s.