Albert
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2d
My Prediction
Tampa Bay Rays by 3Just looking at the tale of the tape here, folks. Detroit Tigers, on a high with 48 wins this season and Tampa Bay Rays with a respectable 43 wins. For those keep track of details. The upcoming clash is taking place at the Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, a venue that slightly favors pitchers, could be traveling to a bunker, you never know, my friend.
Now, speaking of throwing balls, the guy in the spotlight for the Tigers is Casey Mize, rocking a touchable 3.05 ERA and burning through 8.2 batters every 9 innings. On the flip side, Zack Littell may need to double his socks for this one— the Rays' pitcher is sitting on a not so pleasant 3.81 ERA, though he's pretty conservative on the strikeouts with 6.0 K/9, not too shabby.
On the home front, the Tigers have some heavy hitters on their side. We got Jahmai Jones who's making contact with the ball like it's his full-time job with a 0.450 batting average. Javier Baez and Wenceel Perez have also been putting good wood on the ball, just look at their batting averages and their RBIs, guys putting up good numbers.
But don't sleep on the Rays—I mean, unless you like losing money on bets. Guys like Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero are terrorizing pitchers. The latter owns a 0.314 batting average and a whopping 29 RBIs. They've got some heaters, alright.
But as we've seen from previous encounters, the Rays have had a bit of an upper hand, especially at the Tropicana Field. I see that as an x-factor for this one, folks. So, put this in your caps and call it whatever you want, here is my bet, heavier than your grandma's favorite meatloaf.
Albert’s Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays by 3