Sunday, July 26, 2015

Fenway Park

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Probable Pitchers: Shane Greene (4-7) vs. Eduardo Rodriguez (5-3)

The Detroit Tigers take on the Boston Red Sox on Sunday at Fenway Park. The Tigers send Shane Greene to the mound to face Eduardo Rodriguez of the Red Sox. The opening line for this matchup has Detroit at +118 and Boston at -128. The over/under was set at 9.5. The Tigers have a 54-40 over/under record and a 45-51 run line mark, meaning they cover 47% of the time. The Red Sox have a 45-48 over/under record and a 40-57 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 41% of the time.

The Tigers show up with a 47-49 record, including 22-22 on the road. Starting pitcher Shane Greene holds a 4-7 record with an earned run average of 6.52 and a WHIP of 1.46. He's pitched 77.1 innings thus far while surrendering 89 hits over that time and when he starts, the Tigers are 6-9. Against the over/under, the Tigers are 8-7 in his starts. He is getting 4.7 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.01 and they have given up 299 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 233 and walked 108 batters this season while opposing teams hit .266 against them. Detroit has a team average of 9.24 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.34, they are 27th in the league.

As a team, Detroit is batting .278, good for 1st in the league while putting together a .268 average away from home. The Tigers hold a .432 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .336 which is good for 1st in baseball. With 109 hits, Yoenis Cespedes leads the team while his team ranks 1st in hits per game with 9.72.

Boston is 23-23 at home while holding a 43-54 overall record on the season. With an earned run average of 4.64, Eduardo Rodriguez will come into this game holding a 5-3 record and a 1.27 WHIP. He's pitched 54.1 innings thus far while surrendering 50 hits over that time in which the Red Sox are 6-4. Against the over/under, the Red Sox are 6-4 when he starts. He is getting 4.4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.85 and they have given up 308 base hits on the year. The Red Sox bullpen has struck out 265 batters and walked 101 this season while opposing teams have hit .254 against them. Boston has a team average of 9.21 hits per game and are averaging 7.38 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.46, they are 28th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .253, good for 15th in the league while putting together a .274 average at home. The Red Sox hold a .388 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .316 which is good for 13th in baseball. With 105 hits, Xander Bogaerts leads the team while his team ranks 11th in hits per game with 8.68.

Detroit has a team fielding percentage of .986 after having committed 49 errors with 950 assists and 2,603 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Red Sox have accumlated 56 errors while having 986 assists and 2,586 put outs leading to a .985 fielding percentage.

Detroit Tigers Betting Trends

The Detroit Tigers are 54-40 against the over/under so far this season

The Detroit Tigers are 45-51 against the run line so far this season

Boston Red Sox Betting Trends

The Boston Red Sox are 45-48 against the over/under so far this season

The Boston Red Sox are 40-57 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Detroit Tigers

07/04/15 1B Miguel Cabrera Calf Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/3)
05/24/15 P Kyle Lobstein Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/23)
05/08/15 P Joe Nathan Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/7), out for season

Boston Red Sox

07/25/15 2B Dustin Pedroia Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/23)
07/11/15 P Clay Buchholz Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/11)
05/29/15 P Brandon Workman Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/3)
05/28/15 P Anthony Varvaro Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/29)
05/13/15 P Justin Masterson Arm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/13)
04/04/15 C Christian Vazquez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/30), out for season

Josh's Pick: Take the Tigers

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