Thursday October 13th 9pm
ESPN
America
Starting
Pitchers
Texas: Wilson (16-8,
3.13 ERA)
Detroit: Verlander
(25-6, 2.56 ERA)
The
Rangers are on the brink, and the Tigers have to win to stay alive.
The
post-season numbers on the two pitchers tonight (Wilson has a 3.86 ERA and
Justin Verlander’s is 6.75) are a little misleading, as they have battled
through rain interrupted games that disturb the rhythm of a starting pitcher.
Verlander in particular seems to have struggled with the situation.
And
rain is forecast.
There’s
no doubt last night’s loss was a body blow to Detroit, who led, drew level and
then had men on to win it late. They’re carrying injuries though, and looked
poor at the plate again; the quotes coming out of the clubhouse aren’t very
upbeat either.
Verlander
is the superior pitcher here, by some distance, but he will need to go deep into
the game, because the bullpen has been worked hard and Valverde imploded
spectacularly last night after Benoit had struggled to get the game to him
still level.
The
numbers say Detroit, but the momentum and the fates seem to favour Texas, who are
the value here.
Pick: Rangers @ 2.4;
140; 7/5
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