Tigers vs Dodgers Picks and Prediction – 9/20/2023

The Detroit Tigers remain in Los Angeles on Tuesday to take on the Dodgers. The Tigers are 3rd in the AL Central and entered this series with 70 wins on the season. Detroit has won seven of their last ten games and carry a winning road record. The Tigers swept the LA Angels over the weekend. Detroit is averaging 8 hits per game. Spencer Torkelson leads the Tigers with 130 hits on the season. Stay up to date with all of our MLB Picks.

Reese Olson will make the start on the mound for the Detroit Tigers. Olson is 4-7 on the season with 92 innings pitched. Olson has 91 strikeouts and carries a 4.30 ERA. Olson has made 16 starts and 19 game appearances this season. Olson pitched 12.2 innings over his last two starts allowing 3 earned runs on 4 hits. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the 1st place team in the NL West. The Dodgers have won seven of their last ten games and entered this series with 91 wins on the season. Los Angeles also had a weekend sweep as they beat the Mariners in three games on the road. The Dodgers are 2nd best in the MLB with an average of 5.7 runs scored per game. Freddie Freeman leads LA with 195 hits on the season. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered this series with a 48-26 home field record. The Dodgers have 232 home runs which ranks 2nd best in the league. Mookie Betts leads Los Angeles with 39 home runs this season. The LA Dodgers are averaging 8.8 hits per game.