Detroit Tigers (32-33) vs Washington Nationals (30-35)
Game Info: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 6:40 pm (Comerica Park)
The Line: Betting Odds: Detroit Tigers -125 / Washington Nationals +115 — Over/Under: 8
The Washington Nationals and the Detroit Tigers meet Wednesday in MLB action from Comerica Park. Here’s a Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game. We will examine:
• The Washington Nationals recent form and player performance
• The Detroit Tigers recent form and player performance
• Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Washington Nationals
• Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Detroit Tigers
• Recent betting trends in games played between the Nationals and Tigers
• A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Tigers vs Nationals game
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Nationals played the Atlanta Braves over the weekend. Washington lost the first installment of that set 5-2 but won the others 2-1, 7-3 and 8-5 for a series victory. On Tuesday versus the Tigers, the Nationals eked out a 5-4 win in 10 innings. Starting pitcher Mitchell Parker had 4.2 clean innings with four hits and three walks.
For the starter gig on Wednesday the Nationals are sending out Jake Irvin. This year Irvin is 4-5 with a 3.12 ERA and 64 Ks in 75.0 innings over 13 starts. Irvin is 7-12 with a 4.04 ERA in 37 starts during his career.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
Over on the Tigers’ side, they played the Milwaukee Brewers in their last set. Detroit lost 10-0 and 5-4 in the first two games of that series, but staved off the sweep with a 10-2 Sunday win. In Tuesday’s matchup the Tigers scored all four of their runs in the fifth inning. Kenta Maeda managed 4.0 innings in the start with one earned on four walks and a hit.
It’ll be Reese Olson in the starter role for the Tigers on Wednesday. So far this season Olson is 1-7 with a 3.43 ERA and 58 Ks in 65.2 innings over 12 starts. Olson is 6-14 with a 3.77 ERA in 33 career games (30 starts).
Nationals vs Tigers Injury Notes
Tigers 2B Colt Keith (knee) was out of the lineup for Tuesday’s game.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Tigers’ last seven home games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Nationals’ last five games after going to extra innings have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Nationals’ last seven night games against AL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Tigers’ last six night games against National League opponents.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Matt Vierling has hit at least one home run in three of the Tigers’ last four games at Comerica Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- Matt Vierling has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Mark Canha has recorded at least one Single in eight of his last nine appearances at Comerica Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- Carson Kelly has recorded at least one total base in each of his last six appearances at Comerica Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- Mark Canha has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances at Comerica Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- Spencer Torkelson has scored at least one run in five of his last six appearances in night games against NL teams that held a losing record.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- Eddie Rosario has hit a home run in eight of his last 28 appearances against the Tigers after playing the previous day.
- Lane Thomas has recorded at least one RBI in four of his five previous appearances in night games against AL Central teams that held a losing record.
- Lane Thomas has scored a run in five of his six previous appearances against the Tigers.
- CJ Abrams has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Nationals’ last three night games.
- Keibert Ruiz has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight Wednesday night appearances with the Nationals as underdogs.
- Keibert Ruiz has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine Wednesday night appearances with the Nationals as underdogs.
Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers
I’ll stay with the Nationals. Irvin should be in good shape here. Over his last three starts combined Irvin is 2-0 with just two earned runs in 18.0 combined innings. As for Olson, he’s stumbled a bit over his last pair. In those two Olson is 0-2 with 13 earned runs over 9.1 innings of work.
On Tuesday the Nationals blew a 3-0 lead in the fifth inning but otherwise had a really solid defensive effort. Washington used five pitchers in the 10-inning victory, so a lengthy start from Irvin would really help on Wednesday.