Tigers at Rays MLB Odds & Picks:Tigers at Rays MLB Odds & Picks: So how do the Detroit Tigers rebound from being no hit in Monday's game with Tampa Bay? They return on Tuesday and throw out their ace Justin Verlander, who will hopefully even the score. Verlander will be looking for his 13th win, currently at 12-5 on the season with a 3.76 ERA. James Shields will toe the rubber for the Rays in this one. The Rays right-hander is 8-9 in 2010 with a 4.90 ERA.
Bodog.com lists Tampa Bay a -150 moneyline favorite for Tuesdays game versus Detroit with a 7 1/2 total. Tigers' backers are getting +135 odds as the road underdog.
While Verlander's fastball is as tough as ever, he's winning games lately on his secondary stuff, an adjustment when hitters start sitting on his heat. He tossed eight innings of two-run ball against Toronto in his last start July 22.
Shields picked up his eighth win of the season Wednesday against the Orioles when he allowed four earned runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. He is 3-0 with a 3.93 ERA in six career starts against the Tigers; he is 26-19 with a 3.66 ERA in 69 career starts at Tropicana.
On Monday, Matt Garza tossed the first no-no in Rays franchise history versus Detroit. Garza's no-hitter was the fifth this season, the most since 1991, when there were seven.
The Rays covered as a -200 favorite versus the Tigers while the UNDER cashed on the posted eight run total.
MLB Picks: Shields has been tough against the Tigers and is tough at home. Thats why Tampa Bay is the favorite in this game. Tampa is the best bet giving -150 odds.
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