The Detroit Tigers (80-73) travel to face off against the Baltimore Orioles (85-68) on Friday, September 20th. This game will be played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore and televised on APLTV. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. First pitch is set for 6:05 CT.
Tigers vs. Orioles Betting Prediction
- Money Line Prediction: Tigers (+166)
- Over/Under Prediction: Over 7.5 Runs
- The Tigers have won 8 of their last 10 games.
- In the last 15 games, the Tigers have scored 4 or more runs in 10 games.
- The Tigers have a 4-game winning streak.
- The Tigers have won 6 of their last 7 road games.
- In their last series against the Orioles, the Tigers won 2 out of 3 games.
Tigers vs Orioles
The Tigers Are Coming Off A Win
Riley Greene and the Tigers are coming off a big game, as they closed out their series vs. the Royals with a 4-2 win. Greene went only 1/5, but his one hit was a home run, and the Tigers scored three runs in the 3rd inning. Detroit was the -135 favorite on the money line going into the game.
Tarik Skubal got the start for the Tigers, going five innings and giving up just one run on three hits. He also issued only one walk and struck out seven Royals batters. Detroit’s bullpen closed things out, and Will Vest picked up the save.
Currently on a four-game winning streak, the Tigers have won eight of their last 10 games and have an overall record of 80-73. They trail the Guardians by 8.5 games in the AL Central. Detroit’s series record this season is 24-20-5, and they have won four straight series.
On the run line, the Tigers are 82-71 this season and have covered it in four straight games. Their games with over/under lines higher than 7.5 runs have averaged 8.2 runs, and their O/U record in those games is 75-74. The under has hit in their last two games.
Keider Montero Gets The Start For The Tigers
Keider Montero will be looking to build off his last outing, where he didn’t give up a run and picked up the win. In that outing vs. the Orioles, he went five innings and gave up just one hit. Montero has made 15 starts this year and has a record of 6-6 with a 4.60 ERA. Opposing batters are hitting .250 off Montero this year. The right-hander has one complete game shutout this year. Montero has made six road starts and is 3-1 with a 5.66 ERA on the road compared to 3-5 with a 4.72 ERA at home.
Tigers Offense Breakdown
Heading into today’s game, the Tigers are averaging 4.2 runs per game, which is 18th in the league. As a team, they are batting just .235 and have the 21st ranked home run total in the league. However, they do have three players with at least 13 homers, led by Riley Greene, who has gone deep 24 times this season while batting .262.
Greene has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 8/32 with four homers over his last eight games. Colt Keith is also on a nice stretch, as he is currently on a four-game hitting streak and is batting .264 for the season with 13 homers. Matt Vierling is 2nd on the team in homers (16) and 3rd in RBIs (56) while batting .261.
The Orioles Are Coming Off A Win
The Orioles’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Giants, closing out their series with a 5-3 win. After allowing one run to the Giants in the top of the first, the Orioles responded with three runs of their own. Baltimore went on to add another two runs in the 4th inning.
Gregory Soto was excellent out of the Orioles’s bullpen, picking up the win and tossing three scoreless innings. The Orioles’s offense was carried by Anthony Santander, who went 1/3 with a homer and two RBIs.
Currently, the Orioles are 4 games behind the Yankees in the AL East with an 85-68 record. They have lost four straight series, including the most recent one against the Giants, where they lost two out of three games.
This season, Orioles games have averaged 9.1 runs, resulting in an over/under record of 81-61. The over has hit in three consecutive games for Baltimore, and the average over/under line for their games is 8 runs. Straight up, the Orioles are 37-41 at home and 44-31 on the road, while their run line record is 81-72.
Corbin Burnes Gets The Start For The Orioles
Corbin Burnes will be looking to build off his last outing, where he didn’t give up a run. In that September 14th start vs. the Tigers, he went seven innings, picking up the win in the process. Looking at his overall numbers, Burnes has made 30 starts, turned in 21 quality starts, and has a record of 14-8. Burnes’ ERA for the season is an impressive 3.06, along with a WHIP of 1.12. For the year, he has allowed 21 homers and is averaging 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. This season, he has been slightly better at home, coming in with a 3.53 ERA compared to 3.07 on the road.
Orioles Offense Breakdown
Heading into today’s game, the Orioles are 2nd in the league in home runs and are also one of the top-scoring teams in the league, averaging 4.8 runs per game. They have been even better on the road, averaging 5 runs per contest. Overall, they are 9th in team batting average and 3rd in slugging percentage. Baltimore also has the league’s 2nd best isolated power mark.
Anthony Santander is the league’s 3rd leading home run hitter and has driven in a team-high 97 runs, but he has struggled in his last six games, going just 3/23. Gunnar Henderson has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 7/24 in his last six games. Henderson is batting .282 for the season and is 2nd on the team with 37 homers.
Tigers vs Orioles Prediction
Our pick for today’s Tigers vs. Orioles matchup is to take the Tigers on the money line, with the payout currently sitting at +166. We actually have the Tigers winning this one by a score of 5-4.
Looking at the starting pitchers, Corbin Burnes is projected to go six innings and finish with four strikeouts. As for Keider Montero, he is predicted to finish with four strikeouts and go five innings.
Offensively, we have the Tigers finishing with nine hits compared to the Orioles, who we have finishing with eight. However, the Orioles are actually predicted to finish with fewer runs than the Tigers, as we have them finishing with four runs compared to the Tigers with five.
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Last updated:September 20, 2024 Orioles, Tigers