The New York Yankees will be taking on the Detroit Tigers in a Thursday showdown. Fox Sports Detroit is in line to televise this AL matchup and the game is scheduled to get underway at 4:40 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers Odds
CC Sabathia is getting the start for New York. The left-handed Sabathia (5-8, 4.93 ERA) has racked up 96 strikeouts in 100.1 innings so far. He has yet to face the Tigers this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Tigers will put the ball in the right hand of Spencer Turnbull (3-14, 4.68 ERA, 1.47 WHIP), who has 118 strikeouts and 55 walks this season. Turnbull did not register a start against the Yankees in 2018.
As a unit, Detroit’s pitching staff has allowed 5.7 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starters have a 5.50 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.96 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 8.5 K/9.
The Detroit offense is putting up 3.7 runs per contest, including 5.1 per game over its last 10 games and 5.2 per game over its last five. The team has hit .269/.321/.401 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
Miguel Cabrera and Nicholas Castellanos have paced the Tigers’ batters this year. Cabrera is hitting .289/.351/.400 with 10 home runs, 55 RBIs and 38 runs scored, while the line for Castellanos stands at .273/.328/.462 with 11 homers, 37 RBIs and 57 runs scored.
In the other dugout, New York’s pitching staff allowed 4.6 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.62 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.93 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.08, along with a K-per-9 of 9.88.
The Yankees offense has slashed .270/.342/.492 on its way to 5.8 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.5 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 6.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
New York’s hitters have been paced by second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres, who have combined to launch 60 home runs. LeMahieu is slashing .326/.376/.521 with 24 home runs, 91 RBIs and 100 runs scored, while Torres (.287/.346/.550) has produced 36 homers, 85 RBIs and 91 runs scored.
Yankees vs. Tigers MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Tigers, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- New York has recorded 28 extra-base hits over its last five contests. Detroit has 12 XBH over its last five.
- The Yankees have a team OPS of .834 this season and an OPS of .828 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Tigers’ OPS stands at .685 overall and .675 against righties.
- Detroit has recorded 25.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 24.8 over its last five.
- The Yankees have hit 26 home runs in their last 10 games. The Tigers have hit 10 over their last 10.
