Tigers-Orioles Lines Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Baltimore Orioles will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards.

The Tigers will give the ball to starter Armando Galarraga in this one. Righthander Galarraga is 3-4 this season with a 5.74 ERA.

Starting this game for the Orioles will be Koji Uehara. The righthander has a 4.09 ERA to go along with a 2-3 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Orioles listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Placido Polanco belted a two-run homer and drove in three runs to lead the Tigers to a 8-3 victory over the Royals in the rubber match on Wednesday. The Tigers won that game as -120 favorites, while the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).

Josh Anderson went 4-for-5 at the plate with one RBI. Rick Porcello improved to 6-3 with the win, allowing just four hits and two runs.

Noland Reimold belted a walkoff three-run homer in the 11^th inning to give the Orioles a 12-10 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday, as +140 underdogs. That game’s 22 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8).

Luke Scott hit a two-run dinger and finished with three RBIs for the Orioles. Danys Baez tossed three innings of relief to get his fourth victory.

Current streak:
Baltimore has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Detroit: 26-19 SU
Baltimore: 21-26 SU

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Baltimore are 7-3
After playing Kansas City are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 7 games when playing Baltimore
Detroit is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Baltimore
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 7 games when playing Detroit
Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit

Next up:
Baltimore home to Detroit, Friday, May 29