The Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers meet Thursday in MLB game 4 action at Comerica Park. Here’s a Rangers vs Tigers prediction.
Rangers Betting Preview
The Rangers are 10-9 on the season and play the Braves after this series. The Rangers have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Rangers have won 7 of their last 9 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Adolis Garcia leads the Rangers with 21 hits and 17 RBI, while Marcus Semien and Corey Seager have combined for 40 hits and 21 RBI. Jack Leiter is making his major league debut when he takes the mound today. Leiter was 6-17 with a 5.95 ERA and 248 strikeouts in his minor league career.
Tigers Betting Preview
The Tigers are 10-8 on the year and play the Twins and Rays after this series. The Tigers have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Tigers have won 8 of their last 11 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Gio Urshela leads the Tigers with 15 hits and 6 RBI, while Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene have combined for 29 hits and 13 RBI. Kenta Maeda gets the ball for the Tigers, and he is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. Maeda is 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA and 17 strikeouts in his career against the Rangers.
Detroit Tigers Team Facts
- The underdogs have won each of the last four games between the Rangers and Tigers.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 12 Thursday games as home underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Tigers have led after 7 innings in four of their last six games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Tigers have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Tigers have won the first inning in three of their last four games as underdogs.
Texas Rangers Team Facts
- The Rangers have lost each of their last five games as road favorites against AL Central opponents following a road win.
- The Rangers have covered the run line 15 of their last 16 road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have trailed after 7 innings in four of their last six games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five Thursday day games as favorites.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last six games as road favorites against American League opponents.
Rangers vs Tigers prediction
I have a rule of not betting pitchers making their MLB debut, so while Jack Leiter comes from a family of pitchers, and he’s a top-10 prospect for the Rangers, I can’t do it. We don’t have a sample size to go off of and don’t know how Leiter is going to look in the big leagues. Kenta Maeda has settled down in his last 2 starts, which includes allowing just 4 earned runs in his last 11.2 innings. Leiter’s father is a 3-time World Series champion, and his uncle and cousin were MLB pitchers. I’ll still lean toward the Tigers at home because of the unknown.