At Comerica Park on Saturday, the Detroit Tigers meet the New York Yankees (three consecutive wins) at 1:10 p.m. ET.
The Tigers are a heavy underdog (+182 on the moneyline) when they square off against the Yankees (-220). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the New York Yankees looking to Carlos Rodon (13-7), and Keider Montero (3-5) getting the nod for the Detroit Tigers.
Yesterday, the Yankees claimed a 3-0 win over the Tigers, with Gerrit Cole (6.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 8 K) earning the win for the Yankees. Oswald Peraza finished 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI to lead the offensive attack. Beau Brieske (1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 K) was credited with the loss for the Tigers.
Ahead of the Yankees vs. Tigers matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Yankees (-220, bet $220 to win $100)
- Underdog: Tigers (+182, bet $100 to win $182)
- Over/under: 9
Yankees vs. Tigers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, August 17, 2024
- Game Time: 1:10 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Comerica Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Yankees stats and trends
Yankees betting records
- This season, the Yankees have been favored 93 times and won 53, or 57%, of those games.
- This season New York has won nine of its 14 games, or 64.3%, when favored by at least -220 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Yankees, based on the moneyline, is 68.8%.
- New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 67 of 121 opportunities.
- The Yankees are 61-59-0 against the spread in their 120 chances this season.
Carlos Rodón (Yankees probable starter)
- Rodon (13-7) gets the starting nod for the Yankees in his 25th start of the season. He has a 4.18 ERA in 131 1/3 innings pitched, with 143 strikeouts.
- The lefty last appeared on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, when he tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 4.18, with 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 24 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .234 batting average against him.
- Rodon has 12 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Rodon will try to prolong a five-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 frames per outing).
- In three of his 24 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
- He will face a Tigers offense that ranks 21st in the league with 511 runs while batting .230 as a squad. It has a collective .383 slugging percentage (22nd in MLB play) and has hit a total of 126 home runs (22nd in MLB).
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 31-year-old’s 4.18 ERA ranks 43rd, 1.218 WHIP ranks 39th, and 9.8 K/9 ranks 14th.
Yankees batting stats
- The Yankees’ 188 home runs rank second in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for New York have a combined .442 slugging percentage this season, which ranks second in MLB.
- The Yankees have a team batting average of .253 this season, which ranks ninth among MLB teams.
- New York is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking second with 633 total runs this season.
- The Yankees have the best on-base percentage (.337) in baseball this year.
- New York ranks 10th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of eight whiffs per contest.
Tigers stats and trends
Tigers betting records
- The Tigers have been chosen as underdogs in 76 games this year and have walked away with the win 35 times (46.1%) in those games.
- Detroit has played as an underdog of +182 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 35.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- Contests with Detroit has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 64 of 123 chances this season.
- In 122 games with a line this season, the Tigers have a mark of 65-57-0 against the spread.
Keider Montero (Tigers probable starter)
- Montero (3-5) gets the starting nod for the Tigers in his 10th start of the season. He’s put together a 5.76 ERA in 54 2/3 innings pitched, with 44 strikeouts.
- In his last outing on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, the righty threw five innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- The 24-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.76, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 10 games this season. Opponents are batting .271 against him.
- Montero has recorded three quality starts this year.
- Montero will try to last five or more innings for his ninth straight start. He’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing.
- In one of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
- He will match up with a Yankees team that is hitting .253 as a unit (ninth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .442 (second in the league) with 188 total home runs (second in MLB play).
Tigers batting stats
- The Tigers rank 22nd in MLB action with 126 total home runs.
- This season, Detroit is 22nd in the majors with a .383 slugging percentage.
- The Tigers are 27th in the majors with a .230 batting average.
- Averaging 4.2 runs per game (511 total), Detroit is the 21st-highest scoring team in MLB.
- The Tigers’ .294 on-base percentage is the third-worst in MLB.
