Red Sox vs Tigers Picks and Prediction – 8/31/2024

The Boston Red Sox play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Detroit Tigers. Boston is 69-65 following its 2-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night. Boston has lost five of the last seven and the Red Sox trail first-place New York in the American League East by nine games. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our expert MLB picks.

Rafael Devers is batting .292 to lead Boston and is the leader in home runs with 28, RBI with 80, and on-base percentage of .369. Jarren Duran has a team-high 162 hits. Boston has a team batting average of .258 and a slugging percentage of .435. On Saturday, the Boston Red Sox will send Nick Pivetta to the mound. The right-hander is 5-9 with a 4.61 ERA, 135 K, and 27 BBs.

The Detroit Tigers dropped 68-67 following a 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for Detroit. The Tigers are fourth in the American League Central, 8 ½ games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.

Riley Greene is batting .260 with 19 home runs, 56 RBI, and an on-base percentage at .350 to lead Detroit in each of the four categories. Colt Keith is the leader in hits with 113. Detroit has a team batting average of .234 and a slugging percentage of .389. On Saturday, Detroit will send Tarik Skubal to the mound. The left-hander is 15-4 with a 2.58 ERA, 193 Ks, and 33 BBs.

Detroit will pick up a victory on Saturday when hosting Boston but to play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Boston's last six and 10 of Detroit's last 15. Boston right-hander Nick Pivetta has been hit hard into consecutive holidays, allowing eight runs on nine hits across 10 innings. Detroit starter Tarik Skubal has allowed just seven runs across the last 24 innings. Detroit will score its share of runs but not enough to push this game OVER. Final Score Prediction, Detroit Tigers win but our best to play UNDER 4-2.