San Francisco Giants at Detroit Tigers 8/23/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The San Francisco Giants open a two-game interleague series on the road Tuesday in the Motor City against the Detroit Tigers. San Francisco is 60-61 following its 9-8 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Wilmer Flores hit a sacrifice fly to put San Francisco ahead for good in the 11th inning. The Giants are third in the National League West, but a distant 24 ½ games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.

Shortstop Thairo Estrada is batting .264 to lead San Francisco, while left fielder Joc Pederson is the leader in home runs with 18. Second baseman Wilmer Flores is the leader in RBIs with 59, hits with 100 and on-base percentage at .338. On Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants will send Carlos Rodon to the mound. The left-hander is 11-6 with a 2.89 ERA, 179 Ks and 41 BBs.

The Detroit Tigers improved to 47-76 following a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Eduardo Rodriguez threw five scoreless innings upon returning from an extended stay on the injury list. The Tigers have won two straight and four of the last six. Detroit is last in the American League Central, 18 ½ games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.

Designated hitter Miguel Kota is batting .263 to lead Detroit and has a team-high on-base percentage at .315. Shortstop Javier Baez is the leader in home runs with 11, RBIs and 45 and hits with 92. On Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers will send Drew Hutchison to the mound. The right-hander is 1-6 with a 4.23 ERA, 42 Ks and 29 BBs.