Rangers Continue MLB Odds Set At Detroit Tigers
MLB betting action will be hot and heavy Wednesday night in Motown, where the Texas Rangers will take on the Detroit Tigers in a battle of division leaders.
This will be the second of the 3-game set at Comerica Park. First pitch is scheduled to be thrown at 4:05 p.m. (PT), and there will be live television coverage of the clash on FOX Sports Detroit and FOX Sports Southwest.
Texas is rolling out its new look bullpen in this series after acquiring Koji Uehara and Mike Adams in separate trades. Detroit, on the other hand, will send a brand new starting pitcher to the bump Wednesday night. Doug Fister was picked up by manager Jim Leyland and company at the trade deadline, and he'll be making his debut in a Tigers uniform on Hump Day.
If you take one look at Fister's 3-12 record in the first half of the season with the Seattle Mariners, you can't help but be unimpressed. This came on the heels of a 6-14 campaign in 2010. However, Detroit GM Dave Dombrowski saw some other stats that are impossible to ignore as well.
Fister has gotten some of the worst run support in baseball this year. The M's haven't provided him with more than five runs in a game since a 13-3 win over these Tigers on April 19, and you have to go back to the beginning of last September for the time before that. Since September 7, 2010, Fister has only gotten a whopping 2.16 runs of support per game. In fact, he has gotten two runs or fewer an insane 20 times in 25 starts.
The former Fresno State star hasn't pitched well, but Fister hasn't pitched so poorly to be 3-12 either. He has a 3.33 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP, and batters are only hitting .252 against him. Fister also has three complete games this year. He lost all three.
The righty isn't a big time strikeout guy, but with four Ks on Wednesday, Fister will have broken a career high for strikeouts, 93 set last season.
Opposing him will be a much more proven commodity, Matt Harrison. This is one of the many arms that have come out of the Rangers' farm system ready to really make a big time impact in the majors. Harrison is 9-7 this year with a 2.94 ERA, and he is clearly having the season of his life.
The southpaw allowed just one run in 7 1/3-innings of work last week against the Minnesota Twins, marking the fifth straight start that he has had in which the Rangers proved victorious on the MLB lines.
Run support has been a bit of a problem of late for Harrison a well. The Rangers lineup has only provided 3.0 runs per game in his last six starts, but we know that that will change at some point since he has a team in front of him averaging over five runs per game.
Harrison is just 1-3 in his career with a 7.11 ERA against the Tigers.
Detroit had won 14 of the last 17 meetings of these two teams at Comerica Park entering Tuesday's contest.
Cloudy skies should give way to a nice evening in the Motor City, as temperatures could drop into the low-70s by the time the night is over. There is a minimal chance of rain.
The final game of this 3-game series will be played on Thursday afternoon before the Rangers head home to open a series with the Cleveland Indians while the Tigers travel to Kansas City for the weekend.
MLB betting action will be hot and heavy Wednesday night in Motown, where the Texas Rangers will take on the Detroit Tigers in a battle of division leaders.
This will be the second of the 3-game set at Comerica Park. First pitch is scheduled to be thrown at 4:05 p.m. (PT), and there will be live television coverage of the clash on FOX Sports Detroit and FOX Sports Southwest.
Texas is rolling out its new look bullpen in this series after acquiring Koji Uehara and Mike Adams in separate trades. Detroit, on the other hand, will send a brand new starting pitcher to the bump Wednesday night. Doug Fister was picked up by manager Jim Leyland and company at the trade deadline, and he'll be making his debut in a Tigers uniform on Hump Day.
If you take one look at Fister's 3-12 record in the first half of the season with the Seattle Mariners, you can't help but be unimpressed. This came on the heels of a 6-14 campaign in 2010. However, Detroit GM Dave Dombrowski saw some other stats that are impossible to ignore as well.
Fister has gotten some of the worst run support in baseball this year. The M's haven't provided him with more than five runs in a game since a 13-3 win over these Tigers on April 19, and you have to go back to the beginning of last September for the time before that. Since September 7, 2010, Fister has only gotten a whopping 2.16 runs of support per game. In fact, he has gotten two runs or fewer an insane 20 times in 25 starts.
The former Fresno State star hasn't pitched well, but Fister hasn't pitched so poorly to be 3-12 either. He has a 3.33 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP, and batters are only hitting .252 against him. Fister also has three complete games this year. He lost all three.
The righty isn't a big time strikeout guy, but with four Ks on Wednesday, Fister will have broken a career high for strikeouts, 93 set last season.
Opposing him will be a much more proven commodity, Matt Harrison. This is one of the many arms that have come out of the Rangers' farm system ready to really make a big time impact in the majors. Harrison is 9-7 this year with a 2.94 ERA, and he is clearly having the season of his life.
The southpaw allowed just one run in 7 1/3-innings of work last week against the Minnesota Twins, marking the fifth straight start that he has had in which the Rangers proved victorious on the MLB lines.
Run support has been a bit of a problem of late for Harrison a well. The Rangers lineup has only provided 3.0 runs per game in his last six starts, but we know that that will change at some point since he has a team in front of him averaging over five runs per game.
Harrison is just 1-3 in his career with a 7.11 ERA against the Tigers.
Detroit had won 14 of the last 17 meetings of these two teams at Comerica Park entering Tuesday's contest.
Cloudy skies should give way to a nice evening in the Motor City, as temperatures could drop into the low-70s by the time the night is over. There is a minimal chance of rain.
The final game of this 3-game series will be played on Thursday afternoon before the Rangers head home to open a series with the Cleveland Indians while the Tigers travel to Kansas City for the weekend.