The New York Mets will look to come off a three-game losing streak to the Milwaukee Brewers when the Detroit Tigers travel to Queens on Monday night.
Let’s take a look at the battle here.
Mets vs. Tigers odds
| team | run line | money line | total |
|---|---|---|---|
| tigers | +1.5 (-188) | +116 | o7.5 (-110) |
| mets | -1.5 (+155) | -136 | u7.5 (-110) |
Mets vs. Tigers predictions
Detroit dominated the Chicago White Sox this season, displaying great pitching and maintaining a 2.57 ERA through three games.
Granted, this was against a Chicago batting line that produced a 2.4 offensive WAR last season, which ranked second-to-last in baseball.
Still, this is another favorable matchup against the Mets, who have struggled to get on base.
Through the first three games, they have an on-base percentage of .255.
Sean Manaea will make his debut in New York after signing a two-year contract in the offseason. He’s looking for a redemption campaign after posting a 4.73 ERA over the past two years with the Padres and Giants.
The left-handed pitcher has struggled with walks over the past four seasons. His walk rate gradually regressed during this time, reaching 8.4 percent in 2023.
Another concern with Mana Air is its high volume barrel and high exit velocity ratio.
His springs were unstable at times. He posted a 3.31 ERA in four starts, allowing 18 hits in 16.2 IP.
The biggest takeaway from the Manaea game is that the Tigers have several players in the lineup who can beat up left-handed pitchers, most of them being upstart Spencer Torkelson, who hit 11 home runs a season ago.
Reece Olson, the Tigers’ starting pitcher opposite Manaea, will look to build on an encouraging rookie year.
He had a high contact rate last season, but otherwise he struck out at an above-average rate of 24.4 percent.
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The Mets have had issues hitting fastballs, and Olson hit them 28.6 percent of the time on six pitches he pitched.
Although this is just a three-game sample, Detroit’s pitching staff holds the second-highest walk rate per nine innings at 1.61.
Neither offensive line is going to put up consistent numbers this season, but I’m going to take this young pitcher for a frustrating Mets April Fool’s Day — even considering the overnight trip. .
choose: Tigers ML (+118 Caesars)
