Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox 5/5/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 05/04/2021 at 9:23 PM ET

Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox 5/5/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Tigers come to the game after losing to the Yankees in their last game. The score in the loss to the Yankees ended up being 2-0. After losing the game the Tigers dropped to a 8-21 record on the year overall.

Detroit on the season has recorded 177 hits with an average of .195 so far. The Tigers have recorded a total of only 79 runs and have hit a total of 30 homers on the season. Detroit has posted a team ERA of 5.04 and have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .246 so far.

The Red Sox are coming in sitting on a 17-12 record overall. Boston ended up losing in their last game by a 5-3 score to the Texas Rangers. The loss was not even impressive on the year for the Red Sox as the offense did not show up in the game, but the loss prior to the Rangers the pitching did not show up.

On the season the Red Sox have ended up getting a total of 252 hits and an average of .261 so far. The Red Sox have ended up scoring 138 runs with a total of 33 homers so far. The Red Sox have posted a team ERA of 3.75 and have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .237.

With the game here the Tigers are outmatched in almost every aspect of their game. The Tigers are pitching far worse than Boston, but also are a team that is struggling when it comes to hitting. Look for those struggles to become compounded for Detroit here and that allows the Red Sox to bring home a strong win and break their losing skid. Final Score Prediction, Boston Red Sox win 6-2.

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