Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers 7/31/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Saturday evening MLB action, the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers will battle from Comerica Park. The Orioles (36-66) have dropped 35 of their first 54 road games and own the worst overall record in the American League. Last night, C Pedro Severino hit two solo shots to lead Baltimore to a 4-3 road victory against Detroit.

Twenty-eight year old left-hander John Means (4-3 2.94 ERA) will get the nod for the Orioles in this matchup. Through 82 plus innings, Means has struck out 73 batters and owns a sparkling 0.87 WHIP.

The Detroit Tigers are six games above .500 at home and trail AL Central Division leading Chicago by 11.5 games. On Friday, Detroit went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. SP Tarik Skubal (6-10) gave up four runs in five plus innings and took the loss for the Tigers (50-56).

Rookie right-hander Matt Manning (2-3 6.00 ERA) will make his eighth career major league start for the Tigers. Last time out, Manning gave up four runs in five innings during a 6-5 road loss against Minnesota.