It’s the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners in an American League tilt on Tuesday. The Detroit Tigers are 53-60 on the season. That is fourth place in the American League Central, only ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The Tigers are coming off a home loss to Kansas City on Sunday.
For Seattle, they are 59-54. The Mariners are 6-4 over their last 10 games, but coming off a loss at home to the Phillies. The Mariners are in first place in the American League West division.
The Seattle Mariners are -188 in this game. The total for the game is listed at 7 runs.
First Place Seattle Looks to Keep on Track
Despite getting shut-out on Sunday, the Mariners had a good weekend of offense, scoring 16 runs in two games against the Phillies. The offense has been better for Seattle as of late, but still rank 26th in the league at 4 runs per game.
Julio Rodriguez has had a better second half of the season, with a .263 batting average on the season. The slugger now has 11 homeruns, but has just 9 doubles on the season. Cal Raleigh leads the team with 23 homeruns, while newcomer Randy Arozerna has helped the offense. He has 16 homeruns on the season.
Luis Castillo will get the baseball for the Seattle Mariners. The veteran right hander is looking to get back to .500 in this one. He is 9-10 with a 3.43 earned run average. Castillo has made 23 starts, and thrown 136.1 innings. The right hander has struck out 130 batters, while walking 36.
Tigers Send Youngster to Mound
The Tigers project Keider Montero to take the mound in this game. Montero is 1-5 on the season, with a 6.18 earned run average. He has made 7 starts this season, and struck out 34 batters over 43.2 innings.
The Tigers have dropped three out of four games since August started. The Tigers allowed 19 runs in those three games. Detroit, on the season, is allowing teams to score 4.4 runs per game. Opponents are hitting .245 against them, which is 19th in the league. Detroit’s offense is 27th in the league with a .230 average.
The top offensive threats for the Tigers have been Riley Greene and Matt Vierling. Green is hitting .264 on the season. He also has 17 homeruns. Vierling is second on the squad with 13 homeruns, while he also has 19 doubles. Javier Baez has struggled all season, with just four home runs on the season.
Mariners Top Tigers
We like Seattle to win this game at home. The Mariners offense has started to come to life a little more as of late. We like Seattle to score a bunch of runs in this game, and win easily. Our final bet here is the Seattle Mariners -1.5 (+118) over the Detroit Tigers. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting!
