The Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Comerica Park.
Lefthander Matt Harrison will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Harrison is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Tigers will be ace Justin Verlander. The righthander has a 19.62 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Miguel Cabrera blasted a grand slam homer and drove in six runs as the Tigers routed the the Rangers 15-2 in Friday's opener, as -145 favorites. That game's 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over\/under (10).
Armando Galarraga allowed just one run off five hits through seven innings to pick up the win.
Nelson Cruz went 2-for-5 at the plate with a solo home run for the Rangers, who were +125 underdogs. Kris Benson was rocked for eight runs over five innings in the loss.
Team records:
Texas: 3-1 SU
Detroit: 2-3 SU
Texas most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Detroit are 3-7
After playing Detroit are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing Texas are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Texas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Texas
Detroit is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games
Next up:
Detroit home to Texas, Sunday, April 12<\/p>\n