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The Los Angeles Angels and the Detroit Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at
The Angels will give the ball to starter Ervin Santana in this one. Righthander Santana is 14-5 this season with a 3.31 ERA.
Starting this game for the Tigers will be Kenny Rogers. The lefthander has a 5.28 ERA to go along with a 9-12 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Tigers scored four runs in the seventh and eighth innings combined in a 9-6 win over the Angels on Wednesday, as -120 favorites. The 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (10).
Placido Polanco went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs to lead the Tigers. Kyle Farnsworth allowed just three hits in 1 2-3 innings of relief to earn the victory.
Mark Teixeira homered and drove in three runs for the Angels, who were +110 underdogs in that game. Jose Arredondo gave up two runs off three hits over one inning in a losing effort.
Team records:
Detroit: 67-72 SU When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After playing After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing Detroit LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games LA Angels are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games on the road Detroit is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home Detroit is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games Detroit is 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing LA Angels Next up:
LA Angels at Chi White Sox, Friday, September 5 |