Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers 9/5/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds
Detroit Tigers (51-83) vs. Los Angeles Angels (58-76)
September 5, 2022 9:38 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Angels -180 / Detroit Tigers +152; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels meet Monday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. The Detroit Tigers need a win after losing 5 of their last 6 games. The Los Angeles Angels look for a win after winning 6 of their last 9 games.
The Detroit Tigers have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The Tigers have lost 30 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Javier Baez leads the Tigers with 104 hits and 49 RBI, while Harold Castro and Miguel Cabrera have combined for 189 hits and 76 RBI. Tyler Alexander gets the ball, and he is 3-8 with a 4.76 ERA and 37 strikeouts this season. Alexander is 1-0 with a 4.32 ERA and 3 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.
The Los Angeles Angels have scored 5 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 4 straight games. The Angels have lost 5 of their last 8 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Shohei Ohtani leads the Angels with 127 hits and 82 RBI, while Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo have combined for 199 hits and 86 RBI. Jose Suarez gets the ball, and he is 5-6 with a 4.10 ERA and 77 strikeouts this season. Suarez is 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA and 4 strikeouts in his career against the Tigers.
The Tigers are 20-43 in their last 63 road games and 16-35 in their last 51 overall. The Angels are 14-30 in their last 44 home games and 6-2 in their last 8 overall. The over is 6-1-1 in Tigers last 8 overall. The under is 4-1 in Angels last 5 overall. The Tigers are 20-56 in the last 76 meetings in Los Angeles and 18-41 in the last 59 meetings.
Tyler Alexander is coming off a rough August, and he has a 6.51 ERA and .307 allowed batting average on the road. Jose Suarez has allowed 8 earned runs in his last 28.2 innings, and the Angels have won 4 of his last 6 starts. The Angels are disappointing and not a team I’m trying to lay juice with, but the Tigers are worse and Alexander is unbackable on the road. Give me the Angels.