Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/12/2022

Game Time: 1:10 pm ET, Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Venue:  Comerica Park, Detroit, MI 

Where to Watch:  BSDET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -130, Tigers +110; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -130, Tigers +110; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -130, Tigers +110; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

 

Boston Red Sox:  1-2 (4th place, AL East)

Detroit Tigers:  1-2 (3rd place, AL Central)

 

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Boston Red Sox:  1-2 last 10

Detroit Tigers:  1-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game with a 1-2 record overall and they are 1-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. They just lost their 3-game series against the New York Yankees 2-1 and they are starting a 3-game series with the Tigers on Monday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday night with the series opener still to be played on Monday night. Michael Wacha is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while Rich Hill will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. Last season, he was 7-8 with a 3.86 ERA playing for the New York Mets. His team won 2 of their last 3 games with him as the starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 being HR, and 3 BB with 6 Ks on 6 hits through 5 IP against the Miami Marlins. They scored 11 runs in their last series averaging just under 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 13 runs against them averaging just over 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Tigers are coming into this game with a 1-2 record overall and they are 1-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Chicago White Sox 2-1 and they are starting a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Monday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday night with the series opener still to be played on Monday night. Matt Manning was the starter for them on Monday while Tyler Alexander will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Tuesday. Last season, he was 2-4 with a 3.81 ERA. His team has won 2 of their last 3 games with him as the starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 earned runs, 1 homer, and 2 BB with 4 strikeouts on 4 hits through 6 innings played against the Chicago White Sox. They scored 8 runs in their last series averaging just under 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 19 runs against them averaging just under 7 runs allowed per game.

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. The series opener here is still pending but prior to that they have lost 2 of their 3 games to open the season but they did play well in those games with their hitting, it was their pitching that ended up blowing their leads in the 2 losses though. They are going up against a Tigers team that has also had a rough start with only 1 win in their 3 games so far but they have not been scoring a lot of runs in their games and they are coming off of a game where they only scored 1 run and allowed 10. They will likely carry those struggles over into this series while the Red Sox are going to be looking for a few wins here after coming so close to beating the Yankees in their 2 losses. The Red Sox have the better hitters and they will score runs on the Tigers pitching staff here. The Red Sox will win this game.

 

 

Red Sox Tigers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, April 12, 2022 (1:10 pm ET start time) is Red Sox 7 Tigers 3.

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Boston Red Sox: 47-51 (-5.6u) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 82-78 (-6.7u) ML when the total is 8.5 to 10. 24-11 UNDER on the road with a money line of -100 to -150.

Detroit Tigers: 82-111 (+18.8u) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 101-122 (+24.1u) ML in all games. 41-21 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

Boston Red Sox:  M. Barnes (RP) Ques Mon - Back injury. J. Taylor (RP) Late April - Back injury. C. Sale (SP) Out indefinitely - Ribs injury. J. Paxton (SP) Early July - Elbow injury.

Detroit Tigers:  K. Funkhouser (RP) Early May - Back injury. J. Cisnero (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. D. Hill (CF) Late April - Hamstring injury.

 

 

 

"In August and September, whenever he got a pitch that he can handle, he put a pretty good swing on it. And that was a really good one." - Alex Cora after his team’s win against the Yankees on Sunday night.

 

 

"They put together some long innings, and a lot of that was Tim Anderson doing what he does. Every time the lineup rolled back over to him, we were in trouble." - A.J. Hinch on his team’s loss against the White Sox on Sunday afternoon.

 

 

 

Enrique Hernandez (R) CF

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

Christian Arroyo (R) RF

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Kevin Plawecki (R) C

Jonathan Arauz (S) 2B

 

 

Robbie Grossman (S) RF

Austin Meadows (L) LF

Javier Baez (R) SS

Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

Miguel Cabrera (R) DH

Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

Victor Reyes (S) CF

Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B

Tucker Barnhart (S) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Alex Verdugo (.455)

Hits:  Alex Verdugo (5)

Home Runs:  Alex Verdugo (1)

RBI:  Alex Verdugo (3)

Stolen Bases:  N/A

Wins:  N/A

Saves:  N/A

ERA:  Nathan Eovaldi (5.40)

 

Batting Average:  Austin Meadows (.444)

Hits:  Javier Baez (4)

Home Runs:  Eric Haase (1)

RBI:  Miguel Cabrera (2)

Stolen Bases:  N/A

Wins:  Gregory Soto (1)

Saves:  N/A

ERA:  Eduardo Rodriguez (6.75)

 

Managers:

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)

Detroit Tigers: A. J. Hinch (2nd season)