MLB Odds: It could be a low scoring game on Thursday as the Texas Rangers visit the Detroit Tigers on MLB Network. The Texas Rangers are expected to send their ace, Yu Darvish to the mound while the Detroit Tigers send seven-game winner Rick Porcello. Normally when Darvish is on the mound the Texas Rangers are favored but they could be listed as road underdogs in this game at the Detroit Tigers. Here is a look at the matchup and free MLB picks.
Yu Darvish
The Texas Rangers ace is 3-2 on the season with a 2.32 ERA. He has not gotten a lot of run support this season so he only has three wins. He allowed just two runs in eight innings last time out against the Toronto Blue Jays but he got the loss. He has allowed just seven hits in his last 16.2 innings. He is 2-1 with a 1.96 ERA in his last three starts. He is unbeaten in his career against the Detroit Tigers with a 4-0 mark and a 3.86 ERA.
Rick Porcello
You hear a lot of about Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Anibal Sanchez but this season the top winner for the Detroit Tigers has been Porcello. He comes into this game at 7-1 on the season with a 2.91 ERA. He has a 2.50 ERA in his last six starts. In his last three starts he is 3-0 with a 1.74 ERA. He has struggled in his career against the Texas Rangers with a 3-3 record and a 6.59 ERA.
Series Notes
The Texas Rangers have won six of the last ten in this series with four of the last six going under. The teams have split their last ten in Detroit with four of the last five going under.
Free MLB Picks
You don’t see totals of 7 that often in the American League but I think that is what this one should be. It probably will end up at 7.5 or 8 and with Darvish and Porcello going I will take it under the total.
