MLB Lines – Rays vs Tigers
The Rays, perennially a low-budget contender in the hotly contested AL East division, blew up their chances this season with a disastrous first half. Yet, they are getting their act together recently.
The Rays, perennially a low-budget contender in the hotly contested AL East division, blew up their chances this season with a disastrous first half. Yet, they are getting their act together recently.
Since coughing up first place Detroit has been on a mission, winning 5 in a row to reclaim the top spot in the AL Central.
Ian Kinsler will make his first appearance in a Detroit uniform where he played his first eight major league seasons, when the Tigers open a three-game series against the Rangers on Tuesday.
There is no team hotter than Kansas City. The Royals have won 9 in a row with the last two over the Tigers on the road.
The Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins will play under the lights on Friday in Detroit for game one of their three-game series.
The Chicago White Sox host the Detroit Tigers on Thursday in the finale of a series at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox will be looking to sweep the Tigers after winning each of the first two games of the series on either side of the rained out second game.
The Jays continued their winning ways on the road with a wildon one to start their series in Detroit. A game that was scoreless through 8 finished 5-3 with the Jays on top, pushing their winning streak to 3.
The Seattle Mariners host the Detroit Tigers on Friday night in the opening game of a three-game set at Safeco Field. The Tigers come to town in bad form, having lost eight of their last 11 games, while the Mariners have just six wins in their last 15.
On the season the Tigers have an Over/Under record of 24-21 and a run-line W/L record of 22-25 and the A’s have an Over/Under record of 25-24 and a run-line W/L record of 27-24.
Detroit has won their last 6 games and has the best record in the league. They are in the top 5 in scoring and runs allowed and just dominated Boston over the weekend giving up only 4 runs over the three game road sweep.
Due to a steady deluge of rain in the Great Lakes area (the Tigers have had three rainouts already this year) stud hurler Justin Verlander has been pushed back to Tuesday and will face the White Sox in the south side of Chicago. Having Verlander take the bump is always good news for Detroit.
The Detroit Tigers will make the trip out to Minneapolis to begin a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. The Tigers have been slow out of the gate, but the team has wins in four if its last six games, while the have won three of four.
The Angels had a rough start but have been playing better lately. If they are going to continue to do so they are going to have to do it without slugger Josh Hamilton who is out of the lineup until May with a thumb injury.
The Cleveland Indians hope to eventually elevate their franchise to somewhere close to the rarified air where the Tigers have found themselves for the past several seasons: The class of the AL Central division.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Detroit Tigers will square off in what could be a World Series preview in game one of their two-game interleague series at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday.
The Tigers have been playoff regulars of late, last year losing a series to the eventual champion Red Sox that definitely left a bad taste in their mouth.