A series opener between the Detroit Tigers (68-67) and Boston Red Sox (69-65) is scheduled for Friday at 6:40 p.m. ET, at Comerica Park.
The Red Sox are favored (-120 moneyline odds to win) when they take the field at the Tigers (+100). The Boston Red Sox will hand the ball to Tanner Houck (8-9, 3.23 ERA), who is looking for win No. 9 on the season, and the Tigers will turn to Tarik Skubal (15-4, 2.58 ERA).
The Red Sox lost their last game against the Blue Jays by a 2-0 score yesterday. Danny Jansen went 1-for-3 to lead them offensively. Kutter Crawford picked up the loss after throwing 6 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out three.
The Tigers suffered a 3-0 loss to the Angels yesterday. Zach McKinstry (3-for-4 with a double) led the way offensively, while Keider Montero took the loss on the mound after going five innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out five.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Friday’s Red Sox vs. Tigers contest, including viewing options.
Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Red Sox (-120, bet $120 to win $100)
- Underdog: Tigers (+100, bet $100 to win $100)
- Over/under: 9
Red Sox vs. Tigers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, August 30, 2024
- Game Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Comerica Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- The Red Sox have entered the game as favorites 66 times this season and won 35, or 53%, of those games.
- Boston is 30-24 this season when entering a game favored by -120 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.5% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
- Boston’s games have gone over the total in 70 of its 132 chances.
- The Red Sox are 59-73-0 against the spread in their 132 chances this season.
Tanner Houck (Red Sox probable starter)
- Houck (8-9) gets the starting nod for the Red Sox in his 27th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.23 ERA in 158 2/3 innings pitched, with 137 strikeouts.
- In his last appearance on Sunday, the righty went six innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up six earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.23, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 26 games this season. Opponents are hitting .237 against him.
- Houck is looking to record his 19th quality start of the season.
- Houck will try to build on a nine-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.1 frames per outing).
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 26 outings this season.
- He meets a Tigers offense that ranks 19th in the league with 571 runs while batting .234 as a squad. It has a collective .389 slugging percentage (21st in MLB action) and has hit a total of 140 home runs (22nd in MLB).
- Houck has pitched seven innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out six against the Tigers this season.
- The 28-year-old’s 3.23 ERA ranks 11th, 1.179 WHIP ranks 34th, and 7.8 K/9 ranks 43rd among qualifying pitchers this season.
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox have hit 168 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
- Hitters for Boston rank third in the majors with a combined .435 team slugging percentage.
- The Red Sox have a team batting average of .258 this season, which ranks fourth among MLB teams.
- Boston has scored 649 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
- The Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .324 this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
- Boston ranks 28th in strikeouts per game (9.7) among MLB offenses.
Tigers stats and trends
Tigers betting records
- The Tigers have come away with 37 wins in the 80 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Detroit has been victorious 30 times in 69 chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or longer on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 50% chance of pulling out a win.
- Detroit’s games have gone over the total in 68 of its 134 opportunities.
- In 133 games with a line this season, the Tigers have a mark of 72-61-0 against the spread.
Tarik Skubal (Tigers probable starter)
- Skubal (15-4) gets the starting nod for the Tigers in his 27th start of the season. He has a 2.58 ERA in 160 1/3 innings pitched, with 193 strikeouts.
- The left-hander’s most recent time out was on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, when he threw five innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- In 26 games this season, the 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.58, with 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .203 against him.
- Skubal is looking to secure his 20th quality start of the year in this matchup.
- Skubal is seeking his 12th straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.2 innings per start.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in six of his 26 appearances this season.
- He will take the mound against a Red Sox team that is hitting .258 as a unit (fourth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .435 (third in the league) with 168 total home runs (seventh in MLB action).
- This season, the 27-year-old ranks first in ERA (2.58), third in WHIP (.954), and sixth in K/9 (10.8) among qualifying pitchers.
Tigers batting stats
- The Tigers average one home run per game to rank 22nd in MLB play with 140 total home runs.
- So far this season, Detroit’s .389 slugging percentage ranks 21st in the majors.
- The Tigers have the 24th-ranked batting average in the league (.234).
- The offense for Detroit is the No. 19 offense in baseball, scoring 4.2 runs per game (571 total runs).
- The Tigers’ .298 on-base percentage is the third-worst in MLB.
