Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 58-61 Detroit Tigers play host to the 61-58 Texas Rangers tonight in MLB action on the grass of Comerica Park, August 20, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:08PM ET
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Rangers +102/Tigers -112
O/U Total: 9
Pitching Matchup
Martin Perez (L) W/L 1-2 WHIP 1.45 ERA 5.29
Alfredo Simon (R) W/L 10-7 WHIP 1.46 ERA 4.84
Texas defeated Seattle 7-2 on Thursday. They finished their homestand 5-1 and are 6-1 in their last 7 games. Detroit was a 15-8 winner at the Cubs last night. They finished their road trip 4-4 and are 4-5 in their past 9 games.
This is the first matchup of the season between these two clubs. The Tigers won the season series 4-3 in 2014 and have a 6-4 edge in the last 10 encounters between these two clubs.
Perez received a no decision in his last start, a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay. He went 6 innings and allowed 2 ERs for his 4th Q start in 6 starts this year.
Simon was a 5-1 loser at Houston in his last outing. He surrendered 4 runs in 5 innings and has 8 Q starts on the season. He has allowed 4+ runs in 9 of his last 10 starts.
No one on Texas has more than 5 ABs against Simon. 3B Adrian Beltre is 2-5 (.400) with a HR and 3 RBIs while 1B Mitch Moreland is 1-2 (.500). OF Shin-Soo Choo is 1-3 (.333) with an RBI while the trio of SS Elvis Andrus, OF Josh Hamilton and 1B Mike Napoli are a combined 0-12 with 1 RBI.
Only 4 Tigers hitters have seen Perez before. DH Victor Martinez is 1-3 (.333) with a solo HR while the trio of C Alex Avila, 1B Miguel Cabrera and OF J.D. Martinez are a combined 0-6.
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Texas at Detroit Betting Trends
Texas is 6-1 straight in their last 7 games overall.
The Rangers are 2-5 straight up in their last 7 games on the road.
The game total has gone over in 6 of Detroit’s last 7 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games overall.
The Tigers are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games at home against Texas.
Injury Report
TEXAS RANGERS
Kyle Blanks 1B 60-Day Disabled List
Lisalverto Bonilla 60-Day Disabled List
Robinson Chirinos 15-Day Disabled List
Carlos Corporan C 15-Day Disabled List
Yu Darvish P 60-Day Disabled List
Jurickson Profar 60-Day Disabled List
Antoan Richardson 60-Day Disabled List
Nick Tepesch P 60-Day Disabled List
DETROIT TIGERS
Kyle Lobstein P 60-Day Disabled List
Joe Nathan P 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Picks Moneyline
Texas: 49%
Detroit: 51%
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Texas didn’t light up the Mariners’ pitching staff, but held their own scoring 13 runs in their last three games and have now scored four or more runs in six of their last seven games. The Tigers will send out Alfredo Simon to take on the Rangers and he brings a poor 36.4 Q start percentage in 2015 to the mound. To make matters worse he’s managed to record just one in his last 10 starts. The Rangers counter with Martin Perez who has been very good in his last three, recording a Q start in all three allowing a total of five runs over 22 1/3 innings.
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