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2022 MLB Handicapping
(6-5) New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers (4-6)
Date: Wednesday, 4/20/2022
Time: 6:40 PM ET
Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit
Projected Pitchers: Luis Severino (NYY) vs. Eduardo Rodriguez (DET)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Yankees -180 / Tigers +150
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Yankees -1.5 (+105) / Tigers +1.5 (-125)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 7.5
The Yankees and Tigers will play game 2 of the series Wednesday night in Detroit after a 4-2 Yankees win. We will see Luis Severino for the Yankees and Eduardo Rodriguez for the Tigers.
The Yankees got off to a 3-0 lead early in the game against Detroit with Gerrit Cole on the mound. It was all going great until Cole left the game in the 2nd inning after giving up 2 runs and walking 5 Tiger hitters. After 3 starts for Cole, his ERA is sitting at 6.35…. yikes.
DJ LeMahieu was 1-4 but drove in a huge insurance run in the top of the 9th inning to help secure the Yankees victory. The story of the game though was the Yankees bullpen that went 7.1 innings and didn’t give up a run. The bullpen has been very strong for the Yankees early on.
The Yankees open as -180 on the ML while the Tigers are +150. The total is set at 7.5.
New York Yankees
Luis Severino has a 1-0 record with a 2.25 ERA after 2 starts this season. Through these 2 starts, we have seen his fastball up 2.30 mph from the 2021 season. Severino is looking more and more like his old self which is a great sign for the Yankees pitching staff that has been pretty good top to bottom so far this season.
To go along with an improved pitching staff, DJ LeMahieu has looked like the player he was a couple years ago. LeMahieu is currently hitting .310 for the Yankees with a .316 XBA. Coming into this season, with the additions of Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Josh Donaldson, the Yankees had some questions on when and where DJ would get consistent at-bats. He is making a strong push early on for everyday playing time if he keeps hitting this way.
As a team, the Yankees will need to do a better job of getting on base. Right now, they are bottom half of the league with a .311 OBP. Look for the Yankees to turn this around and get up into the top half of OBP by seasons end.
Detroit Tigers
Eduardo Rodriguez will play a familiar team when the Yankees visit Detroit after spending his whole major league career with the Boston Red Sox. Rodriguez is 0-1 with a 5.87 ERA in 7.2 inning so far with his new club. So far, he is in the 5th percentile for average exit velocity which isn’t a thing we have seen so far in his career.
Javy Baez was having a solid start to the season before getting placed on the 10-Day IL with a right thumb injury. He was hitting .316 in 19 at-bats. Austin Meadows is off to a hot start hitting .400 with a .531 OBP.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Under is 4-0 in Yankees last 4 overall.
- Under is 4-0 in Yankees last 4 games as a favorite.
- Under is 4-0 in Severinos last 4 starts on grass.
- Tigers are 0-4 in their last 4 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
- Under is 6-0-1 in Yankees last 7 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Under is 5-1 in Tigers last 6 on grass.
- Tigers are 0-4 in their last 4 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
- Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Detroit.
- Yankees are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Detroit.
New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Prediction:
This should be a good game with Rodriguez facing his former arch rivals. I love the strong under trends, but I would look for that total to be 8 or higher before betting on it. Luis Severino has had the better start to the season, so for that reason I will taking the Yankees First Five Innings -.5 run line.
4* Free MLB Pick: Yankees First Five -.5 Run Line
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