The Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Rick Porcello in this game. Porcello has a 10-7 record and a 4.21 ERA this season.
Porcello's opponent in this one will be Brett Tomko. The Athletics righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
Kurt Suzuki drove in the winning run to give the A's a 3-2 win over the Tigers on Saturday, as a -110 pick'em. The five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Adam Kennedy went 3-for-5 at the plate with a run scored for the A's. Andrew Bailey tossed a scoreless ninth for his sixth win in relief.
Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen drove in one run apiece for the Tigers.
A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Detroit is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Detroit is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit
Oakland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Detroit at LA Angels, Monday, August 24
Oakland at Seattle, Monday, August 24
