The Detroit Tigers (84-74) hope to complete a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays (78-80) when the teams meet at 1:10 p.m. ET Thursday. The Tigers are -170 favorites to keep the Rays out of the win column in the series.
Detroit’s Reese Olson gets the start, and he’ll go against Tampa Bay’s Tyler Alexander.
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The Tigers have a 36-24 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 60% of those games).
Detroit has gone 10-5 (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -170 or shorter.
The Rays have entered the game as underdogs 87 times this season and won 40, or 46%, of those games.
Tampa Bay has a record of 4-10, a 28.6% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +144 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The Tigers have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 157 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 77 of those games (77-75-5).
The Rays and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 66 of their 158 opportunities.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers are the 18th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.2 runs per game (669 total).
Detroit is 23rd in baseball with 161 total home runs.
The Tigers rank 23rd in the majors with a .235 batting average.
Detroit strikes out 9 times per game, the No. 22 average in the majors.
The Tigers pitching staff ranks 18th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
Detroit’s 3.61 team ERA ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays have scored the 29th-most runs in the league this season with just 591 (3.7 per game).
Tampa Bay ranks 27th in Major League Baseball with just 146 home runs as a team.
The Rays have a team batting average of just .230 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
Tampa Bay ranks 25th in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.
The Rays average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the majors.
Tampa Bay has the eighth-best ERA (3.81) in the majors this season.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers will send Olson (4-8) out for his 22nd start of the season. He is 4-8 with a 3.49 ERA and 98 strikeouts through 108 1/3 innings pitched.
Riley Greene is batting .264 with 24 home runs and 73 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Detroit hitters this season.
Matt Vierling has collected 131 hits this season and has an OBP of .309. He’s slugging .424 on the year.
Colt Keith has 131 hits this season and a slash line of .259/.308/.377.
Kerry Carpenter has 73 hits and an OBP of .345 to go with a slugging percentage of .586 this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
The Rays will hand the ball to Alexander (6-5) for his ninth start of the season.
Yandy Diaz paces the Rays with 65 runs batted in while accumulating a team-high batting average of .282.
Brandon Lowe’s 21 home runs lead his team.
Christopher Morel has collected a team-high 21 home runs.
Jose Caballero is hitting .228 with 24 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 27 walks.
Tigers and Rays Injuries
Tigers: Javier Bรกez: 60 Day IL (Hip), Brendan White: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Faedo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
Rays: Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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