The Los Angeles Angels (34-46) will put their four-game win streak to the test when they host the Detroit Tigers (37-44) Friday at 9:38 PM ET on BSDET. Oddsmakers consider the Tigers to be -124 favorites, while the Angels are +105 underdogs to keep their streak alive.
Kenta Maeda will get the ball for Detroit while Los Angeles will counter with Zach Plesac.
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Tigers and Angels Betting Trends
The Tigers have won 18 of the 35 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (51.4%).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -124 or shorter, Detroit has a 14-10 record (winning 58.3% of its games).
This season, the Angels have won 30 out of the 72 games, or 41.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Los Angeles is 24-30 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +105 or more on the moneyline.
The Tigers have played in 81 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 42 times (42-37-2).
So far this season, the Angels and their opponents have hit the over in 41 of their 80 games with a total.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers rank 23rd in runs scored with 327, four per game.
Detroit ranks 25th in baseball with 73 total home runs.
The Tigers have the 24th-ranked batting average in the league (.230).
Detroit strikes out 8.8 times per game, the No. 21 average in MLB.
The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors.
Detroit has a 3.87 team ERA that ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels have scored 329 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
Los Angeles has hit 88 homers this season, which ranks 13th in the majors.
The Angels rank 19th in MLB with a .236 team batting average.
Los Angeles ranks 17th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 Ks per contest.
The Angels have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
Los Angeles has pitched to a 4.63 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
Maeda makes the start for the Tigers, his 14th of the season. He is 2-4 with a 6.00 ERA and 41 strikeouts through 54 2/3 innings pitched.
Riley Greene is batting .263 with 15 home runs and 41 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Detroit hitters this season.
Matthew Vierling is batting .254 with an OBP of .287 and a slugging percentage of .446 this season.
Mark Canha is slashing .236/.343/.357 this season for the Tigers.
Wenceel Perez is batting .264 with an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .398 this season.
Angels Key Players to Watch
The Angels will send Plesac to the mound for his third start of the season.
Taylor Ward leads the Angels in home runs (14) and runs batted in (41).
Luis Rengifo is hitting .312 to pace his team.
Zachary Neto has 19 doubles, 10 home runs and 15 walks while hitting .257.
Logan O’Hoppe is hitting .269 with 12 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 15 walks.
Tigers and Angels Injuries
Tigers: Javier Báez: 10 Day IL (Spine), Kerry Carpenter: 10 Day IL (Spine), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
Angels: Mike Trout: 10 Day IL (Meniscus), José Soriano: 15 Day IL (Abdominal), Adam Cimber: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Kelvin Caceres: 60 Day IL (Lat), Anthony Rendon: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Patrick Sandoval: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Robert William Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), José Cisnero: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), José Quijada: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Drury: day-to-day (Illness)
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