{"id":29083,"date":"2013-06-21T13:11:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T18:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=29083"},"modified":"2013-06-21T13:11:05","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T18:11:05","slug":"mlb-picks-boston-red-sox-vs-detroit-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/mlb-picks-boston-red-sox-vs-detroit-tigers-29083\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Picks: Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Red Sox (44-31) and Detroit Tigers (40-31) will continue a four-game American League series Friday night at Comerica Park, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:08 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Detroit Tigers are 4-4 as home favorites of -125 to -150 this season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Boston has dropped its last two games, including a 4-3 road defeat to Detroit as +107 road underdogs Thursday, while going UNDER the betting total for a fourth consecutive contest.\u00a0 The Red Sox desperately need to get third baseman Will Middlebrooks hitting again, as he enters this contest batting .192.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to point out that the club has won eight of its 12 road series during the 2013 campaign.\u00a0 Boston is 10-5 on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5, with the OVER going 8-6-1 in that situation.<\/p>\n

Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester (6-4, 4.37 ERA) has dropped his last four decisions, including a 6-3 road defeat to the Baltimore Orioles last time out, as he allowed five runs and nine hits over five frames.\u00a0 The left-hander is 4-4 with a 5.25 ERA in 10 road outings, surrendering eight home runs in 60 combined frames.\u00a0 In five career games versus the Tigers, Lester has compiled a 0-2 record and 4.78 ERA.<\/p>\n

Detroit snapped a two-game losing streak with last night\u2019s victory, while it went UNDER the betting total for the fourth time in five contests.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s huge for our team,\u201d commented Tigers pitcher Drew Smyly.\u00a0 \u201cWe lost a couple against Baltimore, so it\u2019s good to bounce back.\u201d\u00a0 Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is the first player since Ted Williams to have at least 100 hits and 71 RBIs in his team\u2019s first 70 games of the season.\u00a0 Detroit is 4-4 as home favorites of -125 to -150 this season, with the OVER cashing in six of those eight affairs.<\/p>\n

Tigers starting pitcher Doug Fister (6-4, 3.21 ERA) snapped a personal three-game losing streak last time out, as he picked up a 5-2 road win over the Minnesota Twins, allowing two runs and two hits over 7.2 innings of work.\u00a0 The right-hander is 4-2 with a 3.19 ERA in six home appearances, issuing five walks and striking out 33 combined batters in 42.1 frames.\u00a0 In six career games versus the Red Sox, Fister has tallied a 1-3 record and 4.09 ERA.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Tigers due to their 4-1 record in their last five games against Lester.<\/p>\n

Make sure to check out our Major League Baseball picks<\/a> all season long and get the most up-to-date betting odds at Bookmaker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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