After a four-hit game last time out, Riley Greene leads the Detroit Tigers (71-71) as -158 favorites against the Oakland Athletics (62-80). Action gets underway from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at 4:07 p.m. ET on Saturday, live on BSDET.
Detroit’s Brenan Hanifee and Oakland’s Brady Basso have been named the starters for this contest.
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Tigers and Athletics Betting Trends
The Tigers have been the moneyline favorite 53 total times this season. They’ve gone 30-23 in those games.
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -158 or shorter, Detroit has a 9-6 record (winning 60% of its games).
This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 125 times and won 50, or 40%, of those games.
Oakland has a record of 20-46, a 30.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +134 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Tigers have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 141 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 71 of those games (71-66-4).
The Athletics’ games have gone over the total in 65 of their 141 chances.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers are the 20th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.2 runs per game (597 total).
Detroit averages one home run per game to rank 22nd in MLB play with 146 total home runs.
The Tigers’ .233 batting average ranks 25th in the majors.
Detroit’s 8.9 strikeouts per game rank 22nd in MLB.
The Tigers pitching staff is 17th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
Detroit has a 3.73 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored the 25th-most runs in the league this season with 582 (4.1 per game).
Oakland’s 182 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
The Athletics have a team batting average of .234 this season, which ranks 24th among MLB teams.
Oakland ranks 27th in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.
The Athletics strike out just eight batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Oakland pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.35 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
Hanifee (0-1) gets the start for the Tigers, his second of the season.
Greene leads Detroit in batting average (.260), home runs (20) and runs batted in (60) this season.
Matt Vierling has collected 119 hits this season and has an OBP of .304. He’s slugging .438 on the year.
Colt Keith is slashing .258/.309/.381 this season for the Tigers.
Kerry Carpenter has collected 60 hits this season and has an OBP of .346. He’s slugging .577 on the year.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
Basso gets the nod for the Athletics and will make his first start of the season.
Brent Rooker paces the Athletics in home runs (35), runs batted in (99) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .301.
JJ Bleday is batting .246 with 38 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 57 walks.
Lawrence Butler has 21 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 30 walks while hitting .270.
Shea Langeliers is batting .221 with 16 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 33 walks.
Tigers and Athletics Injuries
Tigers: Wenceel Perez: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), Reese Olson: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Javier Báez: 60 Day IL (Hip), Brendan White: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Faedo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
Athletics: Tyler Soderstrom: 10 Day IL (Undisclosed), Austin Adams: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Alex Wood: 60 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Miguel Andújar: 60 Day IL (Muscle), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Esteury Ruiz: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
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