Indians vs Tigers Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 13

Indians vs Tigers Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 13

Odds
Time 7:10 p.m. EST
Indians money line -120
Indians run line -1.5 (+130)
Tiger money line +100
Tigers run line +1.5 (-149)
Over / under 9.5 (-110)

 

Key stats
  Indians Tigers
Record 55-58 57-60
Home / road record 26-31 32-25
Last 10 record 3-7 7-3
Streak W4 L8
Over / under record 60-49-4 51-62-4
Runs / game 4.27 4.43
Runs allowed / game 4.68 4.77

 

Preview

The Cleveland Indians travel to the Detroit Tigers for the first game of a three game series Friday night.  They come to Detroit after getting swept at home by the A's.  The Tigers come back home, conversely, after sweeping the Orioles in Baltimore.

The Indians only managed six runs in the series with the A's, getting blanked last night.

The Tigers have found their form at the plate in the last three, scoring 20 runs in the three game series at Baltimore, and winning by 2 or more runs in each game, covering the run line.

Pitching matchup

Indians

Zach Plesac (6-4, 4.84 ERA) takes the mound for the Indians.  He's faced the Tigers three times this year.  The first two games he showed up, pitching 13.0 innings, giving up 2 ER on 9 hits with 2 walks.  Last game he only lasted 4.0 innings, giving up 5 runs (4 earned) on 3 walks and 2 hits.  He struggled against the Blue Jays in the previous outing, giving up 6 ER across 5.0 innings, where his command was a serious issue.  Tigers batters are 12 for 60 (.200 AVG) against Plesac, with 9 BB.

Tigers

Tyler Alexander (2-1, 4.35 ERA) takes the ball for the Tigers, and will try to go more than 4-5 innings.  The Tigers are allowing his pitch count to continually increase as he makes his way more comfortably into a starting role.  He pitched well against the Indians last weekend, going 5.1 innings, giving up 4 hits, no walks and no earned runs.  The Indians have hit Alexander well, going 12 for 36 (.333 AVG), with 4 HR.

Prediction

The Tigers bats are hot, and they should be able to score against Plesac as they did last weekend.  The Indians have Alexander's number, hitting a HR every 9 ABs against him, but he continues to get better as a starter.  Expect the Tigers to do enough at the plate to win the opener in a relatively high scoring game.

PICK: Over 9.5 (-110) and Tigers money line (+100)

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