MLB action is set to take place on Thursday, July 21st 2022 in this first game of a double header and it will feature Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics. The game is set to take place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. The game starts at 3:37 PM EST and should be televised on NBCSCA and Bally Sports Detroit.
The Tigers are heading to the game here with a 37-55 record overall. However, on the road the Tigers are sitting on a dismal 14-31 record on the year. Heading into the All-Star break the Tigers ended up going 1-4. The last game was a 10-0 loss to the Cleveland Guardians.
The Tigers on the year have ended up hitting at a clip of only .229 with 690 hits and an OBP of .286. Detroit has ended up scoring a total of 288 runs and have ended up with 53 homers while posting at slugging of .333. The pitching for Detroit is coming in with a team ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.27. The Tigers have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .245 with 678 strikeouts and 277 walks.
Detroit has been shaky on the starting pitching and to make matters even worse the Tigers have not declared who will be the starting pitcher in the game here. Javier Baez is the hitter for Detroit with the power game and run with 9 homers and 35 RBIs. The average hitter for Detroit is Miguel Cabrera at .287.
The Oakland Athletics are coming to the game with a 32-61 record overall. When playing at home the Athletics have been horrible with an 11-31 home record. The last 5 games heading to the All-Star break seen Oakland go 3-2. The last game was a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros.
The Athletics on the year have ended up hitting at a clip of only .211 with a total of 641 hits and an OBP of .272. The Athletics have ended up with a slugging of .331 with a total of 70 homers and 306 runs scored. Oakland has ended up with a 4.34 ERA on the year with a 1.32 WHIP. Oakland has struck out 697 hitters while walking 302 batters and have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .247 on the year.
Oakland has relied on Seth Brown for most of the run production with 10 homers and 38 RBIs on the year. Sean Murphy is the leader for the average for Oakland with an average of only .241. Zach Logue is the pitcher going to the mound for Oakland. This season Logue has posted a 3-4 record and a 5.16 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. Logue has thrown a total of only 29.2 innings this year and have a total of 32 hits while walking 11 batters and giving up 7 homers. Logue has struck out only 23 batters.
Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Odds: Tigers -130, Athletics +110
Over/Under Odds: 7.5
Tigers at Athletics Pick: Oakland Athletics +110, Under 7.5
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I have to admit this is a game that I am really not looking forward to and then throw in the fact that it is a double header and it will be very easy to see why I am dreading this game. Neither team is playing good on the year and the one thing that Oakland has going for them is the control over the season series, but neither team will light up the scoreboard on the day.
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