Xam’s Daily Gem:
Tigers -1 DraftKings -136 1 Unit
The Tigers have been SURGING recently, winning 2 straight games and coming into play just 3 games back of the Twins for the last Wild Card spot in the American League! Now, they are facing one of the WORST teams in baseball at home. The Rockies come into play a WOEFUL 54-90 and have the second WORST road record in baseball at 22-53! A big reason for their road woes is that they’re averaging just 3.51 runs per game on the road this season! Another big reason is their TERRIBLE pitching staff. They have the WORST bullpen ERA and WORST WHIP among bullpens in all of baseball! The Tigers have had an EXCELLENT bullpen for most of the year. The Rockies are going with Bradley Blalock in this one. In just 6 starts this year, he has an ERA of 5.40 and WHIP of 1.69. He’s given up 10 earned runs in his last 2 starts, so the Tigers SHOULD be able to produce offensively tonight. Given all of this, the key to this Play is likely how Tigers starter Keider Montero performs. He has had an up and down season to say the least. He has a 5.47 ERA and 1.39 WHIP on the year, but that is down to 4.58 and 1.34, respectively, over his last 7 starts. He’s also pitching to a respectable .256 batting average against at home this year. Coming off a day off, the Tigers should have a FULLY rested bullpen! If Montero can keep up his head of the bargain, the Tigers SHOULD do enough to continue surging and get the job done tonight!