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Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- The Detroit Tigers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Friday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
The Tigers will give the ball to ace starter Justin Verlander in this one. Righthander Verlander is 15-7 this season with a 3.38 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rays will be Jeff Niemann. The righthander has a 3.70 ERA to go along with a 12-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 103-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Placido Polanco hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the winning run in the 10th inning on Thursday, as the Tigers edged the Indians 4-3 for a sweep of the three-game set. The Tigers won the game as -135 favorites, but the seven runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (9.5).
Clete Thomas hit a two-run triple for the Tigers, and Zach Miner tossed just over two innings of relief to earn the win.
The Rays were defeated 6-3 by the Red Sox last time out, as -135 favorites. The game's nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9).
Evan Longoria went 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and a run scored for the Rays. David Price gave up six hits and four runs over 5 1-3 innings in a losing effort.
Current streak:
Detroit has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Detroit: 72-61 SU
Tampa Bay: 72-61 SU
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Friday are 0-10
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Tampa Bay is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Detroit, Saturday, September 5
- The Detroit Tigers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Friday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
The Tigers will give the ball to ace starter Justin Verlander in this one. Righthander Verlander is 15-7 this season with a 3.38 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rays will be Jeff Niemann. The righthander has a 3.70 ERA to go along with a 12-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 103-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Placido Polanco hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the winning run in the 10th inning on Thursday, as the Tigers edged the Indians 4-3 for a sweep of the three-game set. The Tigers won the game as -135 favorites, but the seven runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (9.5).
Clete Thomas hit a two-run triple for the Tigers, and Zach Miner tossed just over two innings of relief to earn the win.
The Rays were defeated 6-3 by the Red Sox last time out, as -135 favorites. The game's nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9).
Evan Longoria went 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and a run scored for the Rays. David Price gave up six hits and four runs over 5 1-3 innings in a losing effort.
Current streak:
Detroit has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Detroit: 72-61 SU
Tampa Bay: 72-61 SU
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Friday are 0-10
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Tampa Bay is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Detroit, Saturday, September 5
