The Detroit TIgers are on the road at the Los Angeles Angels for the first of a four game series on Thursday. The Tigers are 37-43 on the season, which is fourth in the American League Central. The Tigers are coming off a home loss to the phillies on Wednesday.
For the Los Angeles Angels, they are 33-46 on the season. The Angels are also in fourth place; within the American League West. The Angels have won three in a row; sweeping the Oakland Athletics.
The Detroit Tigers are -165 in this game over the Angels.
Tigers Sending Ace to Hill
Jack Flaherty will get the baseball for the Tigers in this game. The right hander has been strong for Detroit this season, with a 5-4 mark, and a 2.92 earned run average. Flaherty has thrown 83.1 innings, and struck out 108 batters on the season.
The Tigers have had all sorts of issues on the offensive side this season. Detroit has fallen to 19th in all of Major League Baseball in runs scored, with 4.1 per game. The Tigers are hitting .232 as a team, and their 72 homeruns in 25th in al of Major League Baseball.
The top Tigers offensive threats have been Riley Greene and Keon Carpenter. Greene has a .260 batting average, while Carpenter is at .283. Greene is the top power hitter for the Tigers with 15 bombs on the season. Carpenter has 8.
Detroit will remain on the road after this series. The Tigers will start a three game series in Minnesota on Tuesday against the Twins.
Angels continue to seek improvements
In the win on Wednesday, the Angels offense came away with 7 hits. Luis Regngifo had two hits for the Angels. Zach Neto also had two and drove in three runs. Rengifo leads the team with a .308 batting average on the season.
Los Angeles is scoring 4.1 runs per game. The team is hitting .236, and have clubbed 85 homeruns. The top homerun threat for Los ANgeles this season has been Taylor Ward, with 14 bombs, while Jo Adell sits with 12.
For the Los Angeles Angels, they are set to use Davis Daniel as their starting pitcher. Daniel us 27 years old, and making his first ever start in Major League Baseball. A season ago, Daniel pitched in three games and went 12.1 innings, striking out 9 batters.
The Angeles will finish this four game series, and then start on the road at Oakland next week.
Tigers Down Angels
The Detroit Tigers are going to win this game. Flaherty is one of the best strikeout pitchers in the American League this season. He uses his strikeout pitch to down the Angels in this game. Our final bet for the game on Thursday is the Detroit Tigers -165 over the Los Angeles Angels. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting!
