The Detroit Tigers and the Athletics meet Wednesday 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 a Athletics vs Tigers Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Detroit Tigers will start Casey Mize here and Mize is 12-4 with a 3.68 ERA and 103 strikeouts this season. This will be Mize’s second career start against the Tigers. Luis Morales will get the nod for the Athletics here and is 1-0 with a 1.72 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. This will be Morales’ first career start against the Tigers.
Detroit Tigers Recap
The Detroit Tigers come into this game looking to rebound from their 7-6 loss at the hands of the Athletics on Tuesday to sit at 78-56 this season. After this series, the Tigers will head on the road for a series against the Kansas City Royals.
Tigers Lose Three In A Row
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
- The Tigers have won each of their last nine games as favorites after going to extra innings.
- The Athletics have lost eight of their last nine home games following an extra innings win.
- The Tigers have covered the run line in six of their last seven games as favorites after going to extra innings.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Riley Greene has hit a home run in three of the Tigers’ last five games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- Casey Mize has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five road appearances.
- Riley Greene has recorded at least one hit in each of the Tigers’ last eight games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
- Casey Mize has recorded a win in each of his last five appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Parker Meadows has recorded a Double in four of his last five road appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Casey Mize ranks T6th in the league for Wins (12) this season.
Athletics Recap
The Athletics come into this game looking to add on to their win over Detroit from Tuesday to sit at 62-72 this season. After this series, the Athletics will take on the division rival Texas Rangers in a series at home.
Athletics Win 7 Of Last 10
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 five games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- The Tigers have lost each of their last three games as favorites.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last eight night games against American League opponents.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games as road favorites following a loss.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Shea Langeliers has hit a home run in five of the Athletics’ last six games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- Zack Gelof has recorded at least one hit in each of his last six Wednesday appearances with the Athletics as underdogs.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded a Double in four of his last five home appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Jacob Wilson ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.311) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Tigers’ last eight games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Athletics’ last eight games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
Athletics vs Tigers Prediction
I’m on the Athletics in this one. I think that Casey Mize is hittable, and the bottom line is that the Athletics keep finding ways to win and remain competitive in arguably their best stretch of baseball they’ve had all season. The Tigers are the only team headed for the postseason, but the Athletics are battling right now, and I think the A’s get it done here. Give me the A’s.