Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/16/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Thursday, June 16, 2022

Venue:  Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -145, Tigers +125; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -145, Tigers +125; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -145, Tigers +120; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Texas Rangers:  29-32 (2nd place, AL West)

Detroit Tigers:  24-37 (4th place, AL Central)

 

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Texas Rangers:  5-5 last 10

Detroit Tigers:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with a 29-32 record overall and they are 15-15 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 3-game series against the Chicago White Sox 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Tigers on Thursday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Houston Astros still to be played on Wednesday. Tyson Miller is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Martín Pérez will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 4-2 with a 2.18 ERA this season. His team won 7 of their last 8 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 6 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 4 Ks on 12 hits in 5 IP against the Chicago White Sox. They scored 15 runs in their last series averaging 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 15 runs against them averaging 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Tigers are coming into this game with a 24-37 record overall and they are 16-19 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Rangers on Thursday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Chicago White Sox still to be played on Wednesday. Rookie pitcher Alex Faedo is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while rookie pitcher Beau Brieske will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 1-5 with a 4.34 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 0 BB with 2 strikeouts on 7 hits in 5.2 innings played against the Toronto Blue Jays. They scored 28 runs in their last series averaging just over 9runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 5 runs against them averaging just under 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game playing well recently but they did lose a bad game in their last series where they had a late lead and the bullpen blew it for them. Their pitching was very good in that game and they should have another good night on the mound here as Perez is starting and he has been great all season. He has been the best pitcher for the rangers on this pitching staff this season and they are going up against a Tigers team that has not been playing well recently. The Tigers have fallen into a slump recently and the losses have started to pile up for them. They also have a rookie pitcher starting here in Brieske and he has not been great in his rookie season here. He is coming off of a very nice start in his last game but it is unlikely that he will keep that up and the Rangers have been hitting the ball very well recently. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Rangers Tigers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, June 16, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Rangers 6 Tigers 1.

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Texas Rangers: 111-172 (-26.6 Units) ML in all games. 45-96 (-29.2 Units) ML in road games. 20-14 UNDER against right-handed starters.

Detroit Tigers: 124-157 (+17.9 Units) ML in all games. 69-74 (+12.7 Units) ML in home games. 38-20 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Texas Rangers:  J. Smith (SS) Late June - Shoulder. E. White (LF) Early Aug - Wrist. S. Walker (RF) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Detroit Tigers:  J. Candelario (3B) Late June - Shoulder. D. Cameron (CF) Out indefinitely - Illness. J. Rogers (C) Out indefinitely - Elbow.

 

 

 

"He asked me about it and admitted that he probably should have done that. Hindsight's 20/20. He's being aggressive. He's trying to make a play. So it's hard to fault him for that. Unfortunately it didn't work out for us, but we've still got to execute the play and get an out." - Chris Woodward after his team’s loss against the Astros on Tuesday.

 

 

"We lost the game -- that's the first thing I think about every time we lose a game." - A.J. Hinch after his team’s loss against the White Sox on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Marcus Semien (R) SS

Corey Seager (L) DH

Adolis Garcia (R) RF

Kole Calhoun (L) LF

Jonah Heim (S) C

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Ezequiel Duran (R) 2B

Brad Miller (L) 3B

Leody Taveras (S) CF

 

Victor Reyes (S) RF

Harold Castro (L) SS

Miguel Cabrera (R) DH

Austin Meadows (L) LF

Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

Willi Castro (S) CF

Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B

Eric Haase (R) C

Kody Clemens (L) 3B

 

 

Batting Average:  Josh H. Smith (.417)

Hits:  Nathaniel Lowe (59)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (12)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (41)

Stolen Bases:  Eli White (12)

Wins:  Martin Perez (4)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (11)

ERA:  Tyson Miller (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Victor Reyes (.351)

Hits:  Miguel Cabrera (54)

Home Runs:  Jeimer Candelario (5)

RBI:  Miguel Cabrera (21)

Stolen Bases:  Derek Hill (3)

Wins:  Tarik Skubal (5)

Saves:  Gregory Soto (13)

ERA:  Angel De Jesus (0.00)

 

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)

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