Albert
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8h
My Prediction
Detroit Tigers by 3Praying for a home run at Coors Field in Denver could be a Colorado Rockies' fan's silent chant, considering the park's infamous reputation for boosting baseballs farther afield than most other venues do. However, that's inaccurate, ladies and gentlemen, the run-up to this game paints quite a different picture.
Our starting pitchers for the day are Jackson Jobe for the Detroit Tigers and Chase Dollander for the Rockies. Jobe is working a respectable 3.52 ERA, with a 1.35 WHIP. Dollander, on the flip side, sits at an unwieldy 6.86 ERA with a harder-to-swallow 1.61 WHIP.
Top Tiger Javier Baez has been one hot tamale with a .333 average this season, backed up by Kerry Carpenter and his .317 average and Spencer Torkolson’s 8 home runs this season. The Rockies have Jordan Beck trying to add lightning to their thunder with a .302 batting average, alongside Hunter Goodman and Brenton Doyle who've had decent showings.
Travel down memory lane for the past matchups between these two, it appears we've had a roller coaster. Yes, folks, the Rockies know how to make a stand on the Tigers' home turf. The recent mixed bag of results, however, paint a less clear picture for Colorado. Their current regular season record is a sorrowful 6-28. A number that could make grown men weep.
Now let's not forget about the Tigers, with a hearty 22-13 record in the kitty. Recent performances have been rather rosy for Detroit, the team’s padded with more W's than a Sesame Street episode. The Tigers’ recent run at Los Angeles provides clear evidence of a superior overall team play moving into this matchup.
Hold on to your seats because when two wild creatures of the jungle clash, fur is definitely gonna fly. However, considering recent form, individual player performances, and the favorable history, my imaginary crystal ball tells me Detroit might just extend its claws a little further.
Albert’s Prediction: Detroit Tigers by 3