MLB Betting: Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Angels Odds & Pick: April 22nd 2010

Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Angels
Free Pick: Over 8.5 Runs -110 odds
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Two underachieving pitchers go at it in Anaheim as Justin Verlander takes on Joe Saunders. Detroit awarded Verlander with a big contract in the off-season, but he hasn’t lived up to it so far. He’s 0-1 with a 6.88 ERA in three starts this season, getting hit hard in all three of those games. Verlander went 1-2 with a 4.82 ERA against the Angels after facing them three times last season. In the two games in Anaheim, Verlander gave up 11 runs and 19 hits in 10.7 innings of work. The Angels are hitting .319 against Verlander with Torii Hunter (10-29), Bobby Abreu (5-13), Hideki Matsui (4-12), Maicer Izturis (5-12), Kendry Morales (4-9) and Erick Aybar (4-9) all doing the best.

The Angels will start Joe Saunders who is 1-2 with a 4.26 ERA this season. He’s 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA at home in two starts. The left hander also faced the Tigers last season giving up 11 runs in 16 innings with two of those three games going Over the total. Magglio Ordonez (8-20), Miguel Cabrera (3-10), Carlos Guillen (4-9) and Adam Everett (4-9) have hit the ball the best against Saunders. Detroit is averaging 4 runs per game against left-handed starters this season, and since the Angels have scored 4 runs or more in 9 of their 16 games this season, we expect a high-scoring game tonight.