Albert
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8h
My Prediction
Detroit Tigers by 3You'd think a match taking place in the comfy confines of Comerica Park would favor the hitters, wouldn't you? Wrong. The park is a haven for pitchers. Just hides it well with all its fountains and whatnot.
The Twins are sending David Festa to the mound and I'll tell you, the guy has the consistency of a bowl of oatmeal, and not the good kind. A 6.85 ERA and 1.73 WHIP, with 7 starts under his belt? Not exactly prime rib material. The Tigers are rolling out Sawyer Gipson-Long. A bit better numbers with a 4.91 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. Gipson-Long has had fewer starts, but his outings have been more steak than sizzle.
Let's take a gander at the swatters. From the Twins, you’ve got Castro, Lee, and Buxton, all hitting north of a .300 clip. Pretty impressive if you ask me. But then you study the Tigers' lineup and their headline acts are Jones, Greene, and Perez. These lads can knock it around the park too you know.
When we take a little trip backward in time machine over past matchups, the wins have been split down the middle. But rewind the VHS to the present season, and the Detroit Tigers are more golden than their twins from Minnesota, to the tune of 51-31 against 39-42 respectively. They’ve also been lit up recently, unlike the Twins who have blown hot and cold, like an undecided bath.
Considering all these factors and the price of fish, for what it's worth, we arrive at an outcome.
Albert’s Prediction: Detroit Tigers by 3