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<\/a>Baltimore avoided a three-game sweep on Sunday by defeating the Boston Red Sox, 6-1, at Fenway Park.\u00a0 The Orioles have lost 16 straight road series dating back to last September.\u00a0 The offense has been a major weakness for the last place club in the AL East, managing to be shut out or score one run 21 times and have scored three runs or fewer 46 times in the first 80 games of the season.\u00a0 With the low-scoring from the Orioles, the total in their games stands at 33-44-3 O\/U for the season.\u00a0 Baltimore is hitting a combined .242 on the road and scoring an average of just 3.1 runs.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOrioles starting pitcher Kevin Milwood is 2-8 with a 5.40 ERA in 17 starts this season (-60) and comes in with a two-game winning streak.\u00a0 The right-hander has led the club to three straight victories, but has still allowed 12 runs and 23 hits over 16 innings over that span.\u00a0 He is 1-5 with a 5.04 ERA in eight road starts this season (-520), as opposing hitters have batted a combined .301 against him.\u00a0 Milwood is looking for his first daytime victory, going 0-3 with a 5.67 ERA in six afternoon starts.\u00a0 In 13 career starts against the Tigers, he stands at 4-5 with a 3.65 ERA, including an even 2-2 record and 2.83 ERA in five outings at Comerica Park.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nDetroit has won five straight series at Comerica Park and is primed to move it to six, as the club has won five of six against the Orioles and are 9-4 at home against them since the start of the 2006 season.\u00a0 The Tigers enter today\u2019s game having won 12 of the club\u2019s last 14 games at home dating back to June 2.\u00a0 For the season, Detroit stands at 27-12 at Comerica Park (+1,290) and leads all AL clubs with a .692 winning percentage at home.\u00a0 Both 1B Miguel Cabrera and closer Jose Valverde were named to the 2010 All-Star team on Sunday, marking the fifth and second appearance respectively for the two.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nTigers starting pitcher Andy Oliver is 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA in his first two career starts (-200), with the offense providing just two runs of support.\u00a0 Monday afternoon will be his first opportunity to throw in front of the home crowd, as both starts this season have come on the road.\u00a0 Oliver was solid in 14 starts at Double-A Erie before getting the call up, going 6-4 wit ha 3.61 ERA.\u00a0 With a quality start this afternoon against the Orioles, Oliver would become the first Tigers pitcher with a quality start in each of his first three MLB starts since 1989.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nBettors will be hard-pressed to bet a third-time starter that is 0-2 on the year at this inflated price.\u00a0 Granted, the Orioles have been atrocious in any ball park all season, especially against winning clubs (10-38, -2,260).\u00a0 With Baltimore picking up just its 25th win on Sunday, it\u2019s important to note the total is 14-9 O\/U in games after a win.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tigers are an overvalued favorite with a rookie making just his third career start, but the Orioles can’t be trusted anywhere. 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<\/a>Baltimore avoided a three-game sweep on Sunday by defeating the Boston Red Sox, 6-1, at Fenway Park.\u00a0 The Orioles have lost 16 straight road series dating back to last September.\u00a0 The offense has been a major weakness for the last place club in the AL East, managing to be shut out or score one run 21 times and have scored three runs or fewer 46 times in the first 80 games of the season.\u00a0 With the low-scoring from the Orioles, the total in their games stands at 33-44-3 O\/U for the season.\u00a0 Baltimore is hitting a combined .242 on the road and scoring an average of just 3.1 runs.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n