The Detroit Tigers have been a bit of a surprise so far this season while the Cards have gotten off to a very disappointing start to the season. This will be the first of a three-game interleague series. The Tigers will hand the ball to Matthew Boyd for the start. He is 1-2 this season with a 5.47 ERA. The Cards will go with Jordan Montgomery to face the Tigers. He is 2-4, with a 3.34 ERA. Detroit is 6-4 in its last 10 games against St. Louis. The Tigers have won three in a row. Detroit is averaging 3.52 runs a game.
Detroit is giving up 4.86 runs a game. As a team, they have a 4.67 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. The Cardinals are struggling, having lost their last six games. St. Louis is averaging 4.13 runs per game and they are giving up 4.74 runs per game. As a team, they have a 4.52 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. The Tigers have won three two of their last three road games. They have scored 17 runs in their last three games. Montgomery has given up nine runs in two starts at home. The Cardinals have lost 5 of their last 6 home games. They have scored just eight runs in their last four games. The Tigers are 5-0 against National League teams thus far this season and are 7-1 in their last eight interleague matchups. it is hard to believe the Tigers are the better team at the moment but they are. I like the Tigers to win this one but I am taking the extra 1.5 runs.


Play on Detroit +1.5 runs