The ice-cold Detroit Tigers will try to avoid losing their fifth straight game they play host to the New York Yankees at Comerica Park. YES Network will televise this AL matchup and the opening pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers Odds
The Tigers are 4-8 SU and 5-6 ATS. They’ve lost 2.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 1.2 units against the spread (ATS). Detroit has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in six of those seven. The Yankees have gone 6-7 SU this year and are 6-6 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 2.7 units for moneyline bettors this year and 2.1 units ATS. New York is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the over has hit in six of those seven.
Tigers games have an over/under record of 3-8 so far in 2018. The Yankees have an over/under record of 8-4.
The Yankees have lost 4.7 units and are 3-5 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over’s hit in five of those games, compared to three that’ve gone under in such games.
The southpaw Jordan Montgomery (0-0, 4.82 ERA) will get the nod for the visiting Yankees. Montgomery recorded 144 strikeouts across 155 innings last year (with 51 walks) and finished the season 9-7 overall with a 3.88 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP.
The Tigers are turning to righty Mike Fiers (1-0, 0.00 ERA), who struck out 146 hitters in 153 innings last year (28 starts). Fiers finished the season 8-10 overall with a 5.22 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. He made two starts against New York a year ago and registered a 0-0 record with a 3.72 ERA and 14 strikeouts.
Detroit’s pitchers have yielded 4.2 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The club’s starters have a 3.63 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 6.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.83 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 8.0 K/9.
The Detroit hitters are putting up 3.6 runs per contest, including 3.3 per game over its last 10 games and 1.2 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .142/.218/.206 over its last five matchups and is 1-4 SU during that span.
Outfielders Leonys Martin and Nicholas Castellanos have led the Tigers’ batters so far. Martin is slashing .295/.380/.432 with 13 hits, three RBIs and eight runs scored, while Castellanos is batting .286 with 14 hits, five RBIs and eight runs.
Castellanos did not seem to enjoy hitting against lefties at home in 2017, slashing .236/.288/.418 across 59 such plate appearances (compared to his overall season line of .272/.320/.490).
In the visiting dugout, New York’s pitchers have allowed 5.5 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.86 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 9.18 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.47, along with a K/9 of 12.92.
Yankees hitters have slashed .240/.331/.410 on their way to 5.3 runs scored per game this season, including 5.6 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Shortstop Didi Gregorius and right fielder Aaron Judge have led New York’s hitters. Gregorius is hitting .333/.455/.738 with 14 hits, 12 RBIs and 11 runs scored, while Judge is slashing .347/.475/.592 with 17 hits, three homers, eight RBIs and 12 runs scored.
Gregorius performed well against right-handed pitchers on the road last year. Across 215 such plate appearances, he put up a slash line of .350/.377/.596 (compared to his overall season line of .287/.317/.478).
New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Tigers, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
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The Yankees have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games. The Tigers have hit three over their last 10.
New York has posted 23 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 27 over its last five.
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