Detroit Tigers (52-64) vs. Boston Red Sox (61-55)
The Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox 8/12/2023 – The wide field of Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, will play host to one of the free baseball picks daily when the Detroit Tigers take on the home-team Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of an American League inter-division three-game series on Saturday afternoon. Detroit dropped its overall standing to 52-64 after splitting the last ten contests played, fell to 26-31 when playing away from home following the recent road loss, and placed third in the AL Central with 7 games behind the Minnesota Twins in the first place. The Tigers recorded 457 runs scored to date but also gave up 558 for a -101 run difference over the year. The Detroit Tigers surrendered game 1 of a series to Boston at 2-5 on Friday.
The Boston Red Sox will continue a homestand and try to extend their winning streak to four with a victory at home in game 2 of a series versus the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Boston improved to 61-55 overall and raised their home record to 34-27 after winning four of the last five home matches played while staying in fourth place in the difficult AL East with 10 games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the first Place. The Red Sox collected a total of 563 runs scored to date and wasted 533 to gain a run difference of +30 over the course of the campaign. Boston SP Chris Sale made a big noise in his return from a 10-week injury list when he retired 14 batters while combining with two Red Sox’s relievers on a two-hitter in a 5-2 home triumph over the Tigers on Friday night.
Tigers vs. Red Sox Game Info
| When: | Saturday, August 12, 2023, 4:10 PM ET |
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| Where: | Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts |
| TV: | NESN |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Matt Manning (3-4, 5.06 ERA) vs Brayan Bello (8-6, 3.64 ERA)
Twenty-five-year-old right-hander Matt Manning will climb up the hill to start for the Detroit Tigers in game 2 of a three-game series facing the Boston Red Sox on Friday evening. The right-handed thrower is 3-4 on the season with a 5.06 ERA, a strong 1.18 WHlP, and fanned out 39 batters while giving away 49 hits, 14 free walks, and 10 long balls through 53.1 innings pitched in his starts. The Tigers lost each of Manning’s last four starts after the right-hander dropped 19 runs (17 earned runs) in pitching for 18-plus frames in that span.
The Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora will give the ball to right-hander Brayan Bello to start the second installment of a series versus the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. The twenty-four-year-old right thrower posted an 8-6 record this year with a stellar ERA of 3.64, a nice 1.23 WHlP, and has retired 91 batters in his starts while conceding 104 hits, 30 bases on balls, and 15 long balls across 108.2 frames of work this season. The Red Sox are victorious in each of Bello’s last three starts after the right-hander gave up eight runs in pitching for 18 innings in that stretch.
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Boston Red Sox +105 MLB Totals: 9.5
The totals went UNDER in 4 of the Boston Red Sox’s last 5 contests while the Red Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games played. The totals went UNDER in 9 of Boston’s last 11 home matches played and also went UNDER in 6 of the Red Sox’s last 8 outings played versus an opponent in the American League. The Boston Red Sox are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 contests against a rival in the American League Central Division.
Detroit Tigers Betting Trends
The Detroit Tigers are 3-2 in their last contests played.
Detroit is 3-2 in its last 5 matches against this spread.
The Tigers are 31-25 in their road games against the spread.
The totals went OVER in 3 of the Detroit Tigers’ last 5 outings.
Boston Red SoxBetting Trends
The Boston Red Sox are 3-2 in their last 5 matches.
Boston is 2-3 in its last 5 outings against the spread.
The totals went OVER in 2 of the Red Sox’s last 5 games played.
The totals went OVER in 30 of the Boston Red Sox’s last 60 home contests.
Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox 8/12/2023 Betting Picks
The totals went UNDER in 9 of the Boston Red Sox’s last 13 contests played versus the Detroit Tigers while the Red Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 outings when playing at home against the Tigers. Boston is 28-24 as a favorite and 29-30-2 O/U at home play. The Detroit Tigers are 0-9 straight up in their last 9 games played versus the Boston Red Sox, and the Tigers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 matches when playing on the road against the Red Sox. Detroit is 38-55 as an underdog and 27-28-2 O/U on the road.
Boston’s starter Brayan Bello was spectacular in his last three starts after striking out 13 batters in leading the Red Sox in shutting down the league’s leader Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals in that order. On Saturday, Bello will take control of the swinging of bats of opposing batters in his home mound.
The Boston Red Sox will dominate this match-up with home-field advantage on Saturday. After completing 116 games played, Detroit ranked 29th in OPS and 28th in runs scored, and Boston ranked 7th in OPS and 9th in runs scored for the season. For expert free picks, stay tuned to analysis.
Free Pick and Prediction: Boston Red Sox will win 6-4.