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The 32-38 Detroit Tigers will battle the 36-37 Seattle Mariners in the 3rd game of a four-game set at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington tonight. The first pitch at Safeco Field is scheduled to be thrown at 10:10 PM ET.
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The Mariners are a decent sized -140 to -145 moneyline favorite for this game with the consensus total line being offered on the boards at 8.5 runs.
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In Game 2 of this series yesterday in Seattle the Mariners beat the Tigers 5-4 in 10 innings. In the game the Mariners scored five runs on nine hits and the Tigers scored four runs on seven hits.
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This season the Tigers rank 13th in the Majors in runs scored and 23rd in team ERA.
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The Mariners rank 9th in the Majors in runs scored and 22nd in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Detroit: Justin Verlander (4-4, 4.50 ERA)<br />
Seattle: James Paxton (5-2, 3.23 ERA)
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Justin Verlander goes for the Tigers tonight and in his last outing he was solid giving up two earned runs in seven innings in a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Tigers have won two of his last three starts and he has been pretty steady over his last four starts giving up eight runs in 21 innings. Verlander faced the Mariners at home in late April and had a great outing only giving up one earned run in seven innings, but he got little run support in a 2-1 Detroit loss. In his The Tigers are only 2-5 in Verlander’s last seven starts against the Mariners and in 21 career starts against them the former Cy Young winner is 10-8 with an ERA of 3.09. Detroit has lost Verlander’s last four road starts.
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James Paxton gets the starting nod for the Mariners and in his last start he had his worst one of the season giving up seven earned runs in only three innings in a 10-4 loss to the Texas Rangers. After winning two in a row with him on the hill the Mariners have lost his last two starts where he has given up 11 earned runs in only seven innings. One of Paxton’s best starts of the season came in late April in Detroit where he pitched seven innings and did not give up any runs on only four hits in an 8-0 Seattle win. In four career starts against the Tigers Paxton is 2-1 with an ERA of 2.81. The Mariners are 5-1 in Paxton’s last 6 starts after scoring at least five runs in their previous game.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Mariners are 4-0 in their last 4 games against the Tigers.
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The Mariners are 5-0 in their last 5 home games against the Tigers.
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In the last 4 games between these teams the Under record is 3-0-1.
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In the last 5 games between these teams in Seattle he Under record is 3-1-1.
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This season the Mariners are 22-13 at home and the Tigers are 14-22 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Detroit Tigers: 32-38 SU / O/U 36-30 / Run Line W/L 35-35<br />
Seattle Mariners: 36-37 SU / O/U 34-36 / Run Line W/L 34-39
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Detroit at Seattle Key Betting Trends<br />
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DET is 1-4 in their last 5 road games
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DET is 0-4 in their last 4 overall
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DET has an Under record of 2-0-2 in their last 4 games
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SEA is 8-3 in their last 11 home games
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SEA is 11-5 in their last 16 games vs. a right-handed starter
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SEA has an Under record of 5-0-1 in their last 6 home games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>TIGERS</b><br />
[DH] 06/16/2017 - Victor Martinez 10-day DL (06/15) ( Heart )<br />
[RF] 05/12/2017 - Jim Adduci 10-day DL (05/11) ( Oblique )
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<b>MARINERS</b><br />
[P] 06/01/2017 - Evan Marshall 60-day DL (05/06) ( Hamstring )<br />
[SS] 06/02/2017 - Jean Segura 10-day DL (06/02) ( Ankle )<br />
[P] 05/10/2017 - Hisashi Iwakuma 10-day DL (05/07) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 05/14/2017 - Ryan Weber 60-day DL (05/14) ( Bicep )<br />
[P] 04/03/2017 - Shae Simmons 60-day DL (03/31) ( Forearm )<br />
[SS] 04/03/2017 - Shawn O'Malley 60-day DL (03/31) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 04/26/2017 - Felix Hernandez 10-day DL (04/26) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 04/30/2017 - Evan Scribner 60-day DL (04/26) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 04/01/2017 - Drew Smyly 60-day DL (03/31) ( Arm )
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