Tigers vs Athletics Prediction - MLB Picks 9/21/23

Oakland Athletics (46-106) vs Detroit Tigers (71-81)

Game Info: Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 9:40 pm (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)

Luis Medina (3-9) (5.56) vs Tarik Skubal (6-3) (3.25)

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The Detroit Tigers will play the Oakland Athletics in Game 1 of their series on Thursday night at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Athletics come into this game on a pretty lengthy losing streak, while Detroit was able to avoid the sweep in their last game against the Dodgers. 

Tigers Preview

The Detroit Tigers are 71-81 this season and they have won five of their last seven games. Detroit is coming off of a series loss to the Dodgers, where they lost two out of three games on the road. The Tigers have scored 4+ runs in five of their last seven games. The Detroit pitching staff has a 4.35 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a .242 opponent batting average this year. The Tigers offense has scored 610 runs with a .234 batting average and a .302 on base percentage. Spencer Torkelson is batting .232 with 29 home runs and 85 RBI’s for the Tigers. The projected starting pitcher for Detroit is Tarik Skubal, who is 6-3 with a 3.25 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP over 69.1 innings pitched this season.

Athletics Preview

The Oakland Athletics are 46-106 this season and they have lost seven games in a row. Oakland is coming off of a series loss to the Mariners, where they lost all three games at home. The Athletics have allowed at least five runs in seven straight contests. The Oakland pitching staff has a 5.56 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP, and a .268 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 550 runs with a .224 batting average and a .299 on base percentage this season. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Luis Medina, who is 3-9 with a 5.56 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP over 98.2 innings pitched this year.

Oakland Athletics Team Facts

  • The Athletics have lost each of their last seven games.
  • The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last eight night games against AL Central opponents following a home loss.
  • The Athletics have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six home games.
  • The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six home games.
  • The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Athletics' last seven games as home underdogs against American League opponents.

Detroit Tigers Team Facts

  • The Tigers have lost each of their last eight night games against the Athletics following a road win.
  • The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games against the Athletics following a win.
  • The Tigers have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games against American League opponents.
  • The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Tigers' last three games at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
  • The Tigers have led after 3 innings in each of their last five games against American League opponents that held a losing record.

Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts

  • Shea Langeliers has hit at least one home run in four of the Athletics' last seven night games against opponents that held a losing record.
  • Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five appearances against AL opponents.
  • Brent Rooker has scored a run in each of the Athletics' last seven night games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
  • Brent Rooker has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics' last eight night games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
  • Brent Rooker has recorded at least one total base in each of the Athletics' last eight night games against AL opponents that held a losing record.

Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts

  • Kerry Carpenter has hit at least one home run in three of the Tigers' last eight road games against AL West opponents.
  • Andy Ibanez has recorded at least one RBI in three of his last four road appearances against the Athletics.
  • Andy Ibanez has scored at least one run in four of his last five appearances against the Athletics after playing the previous day.
  • Tyler Nevin has recorded at least one hit in each of the Tigers' last five road games.
  • Tyler Nevin has recorded at least one total base in each of the Tigers' last five games.
  • Tarik Skubal has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances against AL opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

  • The Oakland Athletics rank 30th in the league for RBI's this season (530).
  • The Oakland Athletics rank 30th in the league for batting average this season (.224).
  • The Detroit Tigers rank 28th in the league for RBI's this season (588).
  • The Detroit Tigers rank 28th in the league for batting average this season (.234).

Pick

The Athletics come into this game at home, where they do have 24 of their 46 wins this season, but they were just dominated by the Mariners in their last series. Detroit has played pretty well over the last week and was able to get a win over the Dodgers on Wednesday night. The Tigers are starting Tarik Skubal, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four straight starts. The A’s are starting Luis Medina, who has allowed 12 earned runs in his last 15.2 innings of work. These two teams are the lowest scoring teams in the MLB this year, but Detroit has scored 60 more runs. I am going to fade the Athletics in this game and take Detroit to win by at least two runs. 

David’s Pick Tigers -1.5

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