Texas Rangers (29-30) vs Detroit Tigers (29-30)
Game Info: Monday, June 3, 2024 at 8:05 pm (Globe Life Field)
Nathan Eovaldi (2-2) (2.84) vs Tarik Skubal (7-1) (2.01)
Betting Odds: Texas Rangers -103 / Detroit Tigers -115 --- Over/Under: 7.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
Where to Watch: Bally Sports Southwest, Bally Sports Detroit
The Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers meet Monday in MLB action from Globe Life Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Detroit Tigers will send out Tarik Skubal for the start here and Skubal is 7-1 with a 2.01 ERA and 80 strikeouts this season. In his career, Skubal is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA and 14 strikeouts against the Rangers. The Texas Rangers will trot out Nathan Eovaldi here and Eovaldi is 2-2 with a 2.84 ERA and 46 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against Detroit, Eovaldi is 4-0 with a 3.62 ERA and 23 strikeouts.
Detroit Tigers Recap
The Detroit Tigers come into this series looking to build on back-to-back series splits after settling for a split with the Boston Red Sox over the weekend thanks to an 8-4 win over Boston on Sunday in the series finale. The split with the Red Sox follows a two-game split with Pittsburgh and a series win over Toronto over the last week and a half.
Tigers Starting To Heat Up
Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 53 hits including 10 home runs and 23 RBIs along with a .249 batting average and a .351 OBP in addition to a team-high 65 strikeouts this season. Mark Canha has 10 doubles, 6 home runs and 25 RBI and Javier Baez has a team-high 6 stolen bases. Matt Vierling also has 52 hits as well as 4 triples while Wenceel Perez has 5 triples and Kerry Carpenter has 10 doubles and 4 triples of his own with a team-high 29 RBIs.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
- The Rangers have lost each of their last six home games against American League opponents following a win.
- The Tigers have won seven of their last eight road games after going to extra innings.
- The Tigers have covered the run line in seven of their last eight road games after going to extra innings.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight home games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Tigers have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Tigers have led after 5 innings in each of their last six night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
Texas Rangers Recap
The Texas Rangers come into this set looking to build on back-to-back series wins after a 6-0 win over the Miami Marlins in Sunday’s rubber match. The series win over Miami follows up Texas’ series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the last week as well.
Rangers Starting To Pick It Up Offensively
Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 63 hits along with 13 doubles, 9 home runs and 34 RBIs while Adolis Garcia has 13 home runs and 40 RBIs with 10 doubles as well as 4 stolen bases. Evan Carter also has 5 home runs with 15 RBIs while Jonah Heim has 5 homers and 29 RBIs and Josh Smith also has a team-high 14 doubles. Corey Seager also has a team-high 13 home runs with 29 RBIs of his own this season.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won seven of their last eight home games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Tigers have lost each of their last five games against AL West opponents following a win.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games against AL West opponents following a win.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last four games after playing the previous day.
Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Prediction
I’m on the Tigers in this one. It’ll be interesting to see what Eovaldi does now that the restrictions are off as he was only held to three innings in his last start off of the IL, but he still allowed two runs in that start and I’m not eager to back the Rangers against a lefty, let alone one of the best lefties in baseball. The Tigers had an up and down series in Detroit, but I still think they’re hitting the ball well against righties at the moment and think they get the job done here. Give me Detroit in this one.
Chris’s Pick Detroit -115
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo

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