Detroit Tigers (38-32) at New York Mets (41-30)
7:10 PM EST ESPN
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Starting Pitchers
DET: A. Galarraga (2-1, 3.32)
NYM: H. Takahashi (6-2, 3.13)
Mets fans had a couple of things to cheer about on Wednesday evening.
The first being a an overwhelming roar after watching a video on the big screen in center field of Landon Donovan’s winning goal in stoppage time for the United States at the World Cup, and the second being the Mets 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers in game two of a three game set at Citi Field.
New York, who won for the 21st time in 28 games and improved to 26-10 at home this season, have outscored the Tigers 19-6 over the first two games, while handing Detroit their third loss in 11 games. The win also marks the Mets interleague record at 11-3, a big improvement after going 5-10 against the AL last year.
Mets center fielder Angel Pagan, who has been a red-hot replacement or an injured Carlos Beltran, was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of game two after experiencing spasms in his right side. He will likely sit out Thursday night as a precaution.
Meanwhile, Detroit’s offense continues to be on ice. Slugger Miguel Cabrera, who leads the club with 19 home runs, has gone just 2-for-8 in the series thus far with a pair of singles, while batting leader Magglio Ordonez has just one hit in eight at-bats.
The Tigers will try to avoid the sweep by calling on young hurler Armando Galarraga. The righty
gave up four runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings Friday against Arizona. This was his third consecutive no-decision since throwing his nearly perfect game against Cleveland back on Jun 2. Galarraga walked two and struck out two as his ERA climbed to 3.32. He is 0-1 (two starts) lifetime against the Mets with an ERA of 6.52.
New York will cast their lot on 35-year old Japanese-born Hisanori Takahashi, who retained his spot in the starting rotation following a second straight solid outing on Friday against the Yankees. The lefty led the Mets to a win a 4-0 win over their cross town rivals, pitching six scoreless innings, while yielding four hits and two runs while striking out three. Takahashi is 4-1 in 13 appearances (three starts) against Detroit with a WHIP of 1.11.
The odds makers have the Mets as 1-½ favorites with a run total of 8.
The Mets are on fire, while the Tigers offense seems to be on moratorium. I expect the New York to sweep the series and the UNDER.
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Detroit Tigers Betting Trends:
- Detroit is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
- Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
- Detroit is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Mets
- Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
New York Mets Betting Trends:
- NY Mets are 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
- NY Mets are 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
- NY Mets are 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
- NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
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