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Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers Plugs Prediction MLB Picks 4/18/24

- Detroit Tigers (10-8) vs Texas Rangers (10-9)

Today we have The Texas Rangers going toe-to-toe with the Detroit Tigers in a MLB battle at Comerica Park! Both teams are capable of making games exciting and they both can hit the cover off the ball! Let's look into this game and these teams and find a winning prediction!

The Detroit Tigers rank 1st in the league for opponent batting average this season (.202).
The Detroit Tigers rank 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (123).
The Texas Rangers rank 4th in the league for strikeouts against this season (138).
The Texas Rangers rank T4th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.221).

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Can the Tiger manage to not drop this game and actually hold onto a lead? The Tigers obviously played the Rangers on Wednesday, and they ended up blowing the game late. They gave up one run in the 9th and that was the difference as they were defeated. The offense wasn't awful, finishing with four runs and seven hits. The Tigers are averaging 4.95 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.21 runs per game. The offense is ranked 11th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 10th. Getting the start for the Tigers will be Kenta Maeda who sits with an 0-1 record and an ERA of 6.00. In his last against the Twins, he went six innings giving up five hits and two runs. The Tigers will meet the Twins and Rays after this series. Can they try to manage something from this series?

Kenta Maeda has recorded six or more strikeouts in six of his seven previous appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
Kerry Carpenter has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight Thursday appearances against teams that held a winning record.
Mark Canha has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances in day games against AL teams that held a winning record.
Gio Urshela has recorded an RBI in each of his last five appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.

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I did expect a bit better of baseball from the Rangers that start this season, but I don’t have much to complain about about this ball club, especially recently! The Rangers have won two of the last three games, and they should have confidence heading into this game. In the last game against the Detroit Tigers, the Rangers scored five runs, and they ended up winning by a run. The Rangers are averaging 4.95 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.21 runs per game. The offense is ranked 11th, while the pitching is ranked 10th. Adolis Garcia has scored four goals and added 17 assists. Getting the start for the Rangers will be Jack Leiter, who will be making his first start of the season. Can they keep the momentum going?

Adolis Garcia has recorded at least one Single in each of the Rangers' last nine Thursday day games.
Adolis Garcia has hit at least one home run in four of the Rangers' last seven games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Nathaniel Lowe has recorded an RBI in five of his last six road appearances against the Tigers.

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💎 TEXAS RANGERS ML -108 ( 1u )

I understand the line looks confusing specially with the Rangers at this good of a price. Rangers are also on the road too and we know Detroit loves to play afternoon home games! But if we really look at this, this has Rangers written all over it! The Rangers have won two of the last three games, and they are going to find a way to win again in this game. I truly don’t trust Maeda who sits with an ERA of 6.00, and he’s going to really struggle in this game. I can see The Rangers offense going off today and put Maeda in a hole early! Don't be shocked if we see The Rangers score at least six runs here. i’m not a huge fan a little but I do trust him in this spot and I think he is going to have a strong enough start for the Rangers to get the dub today!