The Tigers and Braves meet on Saturday in MLB action from Comerica Park. Here’s a Tigers vs Braves prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Detroit Tigers vs Atlanta Braves pick.
Braves Bats Have Confidence
The Braves bats should have all kinds of confidence heading into this game after putting up 10 runs on Friday. Drake Baldwin had a huge game finishing with a home run and three runs driven in. Ronald Acuna Jr also hit a home run and drove in two RBIs. In this game, the offense needs to get out to a fast start again.
The Braves are averaging 4.43 runs per game while their pitching is giving up 4.59 runs per game. The offense is ranked 16th in the league while the pitching is ranked 21st. They have a negative run differential of -0.163 which is 20th in baseball. Matt Olson has hit 28 home runs and driven in 93 RBIs so far this season. Joey Wentz gets the start for the Braves and he sits with a 5-6 record and an ERA of 5.56. Against the Houston Astros he went four innings giving up six hits and two runs. Two starts ago against the Seattle Mariners he went 2.1 innings giving up seven hits and six runs.
Tigers Are Struggling
Don’t look now but the TIgers are doing everything in their power to blow the American League Central. After the loss on Friday, and a Guardians win, Cleveland is only 2.5 games. Over the last ten games the Tigers have gone only 3-7 and there has to be a major concern surrounding this team. On Friday the Tigers offense managed a grand total of one run, while the pitching staff gave up 10. Charlie Morton went 1.1 innings giving up five hits and six runs.
The Tigers are averaging 4.81 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.24 runs per game. The offense is ranked 9th while the pitching is ranked 13th. Riley Greene has hit 34 home runs and driven in 108 RBIs so far this season. Keider Montero sits with a 5-3 record and an ERA of 4.32. Against the Miami Marlins he went five innings giving up three hits and zero runs. He hasn’t been going very deep into appearances, and they really need a good start out of him.
Tigers vs Braves Prediction
The Tigers and Braves are going to have no issue running up the score. Montero hasnt been going very deep into games, and the Braves bats are going to stay hot. For the Braves they sent Wentz who has had plenty of issues all season. Two starts ago he gave up seven hits and six runs. The Tigers bats have been inconsistent, but this is a game where they will jump out to a fast start. I wouldn’t be shocked if this game is over the total, by the time the starting pitchers leave. Back the over to cash.