Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers MLB Betting Preview
Division leaders lock horns on Tuesday night in the Motor City in MLB betting action, as the Detroit Tigers play host to the Texas Rangers.
The Tigers know that they have challenges coming from the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and maybe even the Minnesota Twins down the stretch this year, but coming into the month of August, they hold a 2.5-game lead in the AL Central.
Texas made some bold moves at the trade deadline, and though the Rangers are only in front of the Los Angeles Angels by two games in the AL West standings, they could be on the verge of a runaway.
Tuesday's tussle on the MLB odds gets underway at 4:05 p.m. (PT), with television coverage set for FOX Sports Detroit and FOX Sports Southwest. The pitching matchup should be a good one as Colby Lewis (10-8, 4.00 ERA) takes on Max Scherzer (11-6, 4.28 ERA).
Lewis guided the Rangers to five straight wins before his most recent start on July 27. The Minnesota Twins lit him up for four runs and eight hits in 6 2/3-innings of work at home on that day, but his bullpen didn't help matters at all in a 7-2 defeat.
Tuesday could mark the first game for Mike Adams, who was added to the Rangers' bullpen at the trade deadline for the stretch run this year. This is key for a team which had a bullpen ERA of 4.42 through July. Koji Uehara, who was picked up just a day before, has a 1.69 ERA this season, while Adams had thrown eight straight innings without a run allowed, dropping his ERA to 1.12.
Meanwhile, Scherzer has to be glad to be facing Texas, a team that he is 3-0 against in his career. The righty has a 3.48 ERA in his five outings against the Rangers.
The last four starts for the right-hander have been fantastic. He has allowed just six earned runs in his last 27 2/3-innings of work. A win on Tuesday night for Scherzer would tie a career high with 12 victories.
The Rangers come into this one sporting some amazing offensive numbers. They have 130 homers already on the campaign, third in baseball, and rank in the Top 5 in runs per game (5.03), batting average (.276), OPS (.783) and stolen bases (99). The team though, hasn't scored more than four runs in a game for five straight games after scoring 28 in two days against the Minnesota Twins at the outset of last week.
Detroit's offense has really been up and down. The team plated a dozen runs in the second game of a 4-game set against the Los Angeles Angels, only to score 11 runs in the other three games combined.
Texas has had no luck playing in the Motor City of late, going just 3-14 in the last 17 clashes. This year, these two teams have met once at both home team's venue. Detroit took two out of three in both series.
Strong thunderstorms are a possibility for Tuesday night's clash. There is only a 50 percent chance of rain, but those storms could bad. Temperatures are going to be in the low-80s by game time.
Division leaders lock horns on Tuesday night in the Motor City in MLB betting action, as the Detroit Tigers play host to the Texas Rangers.
The Tigers know that they have challenges coming from the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and maybe even the Minnesota Twins down the stretch this year, but coming into the month of August, they hold a 2.5-game lead in the AL Central.
Texas made some bold moves at the trade deadline, and though the Rangers are only in front of the Los Angeles Angels by two games in the AL West standings, they could be on the verge of a runaway.
Tuesday's tussle on the MLB odds gets underway at 4:05 p.m. (PT), with television coverage set for FOX Sports Detroit and FOX Sports Southwest. The pitching matchup should be a good one as Colby Lewis (10-8, 4.00 ERA) takes on Max Scherzer (11-6, 4.28 ERA).
Lewis guided the Rangers to five straight wins before his most recent start on July 27. The Minnesota Twins lit him up for four runs and eight hits in 6 2/3-innings of work at home on that day, but his bullpen didn't help matters at all in a 7-2 defeat.
Tuesday could mark the first game for Mike Adams, who was added to the Rangers' bullpen at the trade deadline for the stretch run this year. This is key for a team which had a bullpen ERA of 4.42 through July. Koji Uehara, who was picked up just a day before, has a 1.69 ERA this season, while Adams had thrown eight straight innings without a run allowed, dropping his ERA to 1.12.
Meanwhile, Scherzer has to be glad to be facing Texas, a team that he is 3-0 against in his career. The righty has a 3.48 ERA in his five outings against the Rangers.
The last four starts for the right-hander have been fantastic. He has allowed just six earned runs in his last 27 2/3-innings of work. A win on Tuesday night for Scherzer would tie a career high with 12 victories.
The Rangers come into this one sporting some amazing offensive numbers. They have 130 homers already on the campaign, third in baseball, and rank in the Top 5 in runs per game (5.03), batting average (.276), OPS (.783) and stolen bases (99). The team though, hasn't scored more than four runs in a game for five straight games after scoring 28 in two days against the Minnesota Twins at the outset of last week.
Detroit's offense has really been up and down. The team plated a dozen runs in the second game of a 4-game set against the Los Angeles Angels, only to score 11 runs in the other three games combined.
Texas has had no luck playing in the Motor City of late, going just 3-14 in the last 17 clashes. This year, these two teams have met once at both home team's venue. Detroit took two out of three in both series.
Strong thunderstorms are a possibility for Tuesday night's clash. There is only a 50 percent chance of rain, but those storms could bad. Temperatures are going to be in the low-80s by game time.
