The Detroit Tigers are in Oakland to battle the Athletics in Game 1 of the ALDS tonight.
Series: Tied 0-0
First pitch: 9:37 p.m. EST
Television: TBS
Lines: Tigers -120, Athletics +111
Over/under: 6.5
Starting pitchers: Max Scherzer (DET) 21-3, 2.90 ERA, Bartlo Colon (OAK) 18-6, 2.65 ERA
Runs: The Tigers scored 796 runs while Oakland has drove in 767.
Batting average: Detroit batted .283 while the Athletics hit .254.
On base percentage: The Tigers are at .346 this season while Oakland comes in at .327.
Slugging percentage: Detroit is at .434 heading into today’s game while the Athletics are at .419.
Thoughts: The A’s won the A.L. West while Detroit hung on to capture the A.L. Central. I like the Tigers on the road to steal game (with Max Scherzer on the mound) in a close game. In addition, I like the over here.
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