MLB Betting: It is expected to be a great pitching matchup on Saturday when Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants visit David Price and the Detroit Tigers. This game will be the feature matchup on Saturday on FOX television. Bumgarner has 16 wins on the season with an ERA of less than three while Price has 13 wins and an ERA of just over three. Here is a look at the game and MLB predictions.
Probable Pitchers – Bumgarner vs. Price
Madison Bumgarner comes into this game at 16-9 with a 2.97 ERA. He was outstanding in August with a 4-1 record and a 1.57 ERA. He led the league in strikeouts in the month with 56 in 46 innings. He hasn’t been that great in Interleague action with a 4-5 career mark and a 4.29 ERA in 11 starts. He has thrown just 7.1 innings against the Tigers in his career with a 1.23 ERA.
David Price beat the Indians on Monday as he allowed just one run on seven innings. Price bounced back in a big way from a bad outing in his previous start against the Yankees. Price is now 13-10 overall on the season with a 3.25 ERA.
Team Notes
The Giants have been hot of late and they are now within striking distance of the Dodgers for the NL West lead. The Giants are 13th in runs scored per game and 7th in team ERA. The Tigers are thought of as having a great pitching staff but they are actually 23rd in the league in team ERA. Their offense is what has been carrying them as they rank first in the league in runs scored.
Series Notes
The Giants had taken 7 of the last 10 in this series before it began including winning the last four. Four of the last six had gone over the total. The Giants had also taken five of the last eight in Detroit.
MLB Predictions
We’ll look for the Giants to get the road win in this contest as the MLB betting underdog.
