Marcus Semien will look to extend his 18-game hitting streak when the Texas Rangers (34-19) take on the Detroit Tigers (25-27). The Rangers are listed as -128 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 6:40 PM ET on Tuesday, live on BSDET from Comerica Park.
Texas’ Martin Perez and Detroit’s Alex Faedo have been named the starters for this contest.
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Rangers and Tigers Betting Trends
The Rangers have won 67.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (21-10).
Texas has an 18-7 record (winning 72% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -128 or shorter.
The Tigers have entered the game as underdogs 46 times this season and won 21, or 45.7%, of those games.
Detroit is 17-22 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +109 or more on the moneyline.
The Rangers have had an over/under set by bookmakers 53 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 30 of those games (30-22-1).
The Tigers and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 28 of their 52 opportunities.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers are the second-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 6.3 runs per game (334 total).
Texas averages 1.3 home runs per game to rank ninth in MLB action with 70 total home runs.
The Rangers have a league-high .271 batting average.
Texas strikes out 8.8 times per game to rank 16th in the majors.
The Rangers pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
Texas has a 3.65 team ERA that ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers have scored the 29th-most runs in the league this season with just 195 (3.8 per game).
Detroit’s 44 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
The Tigers have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
Detroit ranks 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 Ks per contest.
The Tigers average just 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
Detroit has pitched to a 4.44 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
The Rangers will send Perez (6-1) out for his 11th start of the season. He is 6-1 with a 3.83 ERA and 41 strikeouts through 56 1/3 innings pitched.
Semien leads Texas with a batting average of .298. He’s also hit eight home runs with 44 RBI.
Adolis Garcia leads Texas in home runs with 14 and runs batted in with 49.
Nate Lowe has collected 57 base hits, an OBP of .353 and a slugging percentage of .429 this season.
Josh Jung is batting .283 with an OBP of .332 and a slugging percentage of .505 this season.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers will hand the ball to Faedo (1-2) for his fifth start of the season.
Riley Greene has accumulated a team-best batting average of .297, and leads the Tigers in home runs (five).
Zach McKinstry has seven doubles, four home runs and 24 walks while batting .296.
Spencer Torkelson has 12 doubles, four home runs and 21 walks while hitting .230.
Javier Baez’s 26 runs batted in lead his team.
Rangers and Tigers Injuries
Rangers: Mitch Garver: 10 Day IL (Knee), Ezequiel Duran: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Jacob deGrom: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Joe Barlow: 15 Day IL (Illness), Spencer Howard: 60 Day IL (Lat), Brett Martin: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Odorizzi: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Glenn Otto: 60 Day IL (Lat)
Tigers: Eduardo RodrÃguez: 10 Day IL (Finger), Matt Vierling: 10 Day IL (Back), Kerry Carpenter: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Trey Wingenter: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Spencer Turnbull: 15 Day IL (Neck), Matt Manning: 60 Day IL (Foot), Austin Meadows: 60 Day IL (Anxiety), Beau Brieske: 60 Day IL (Arm), Casey Mize: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tarik Skubal: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Freddy Pacheco: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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