Tigers at Angels 8/8/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Tigers will look to snap a five-game losing streak when the battle the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon. Last night, SP Jacob Turner was tagged for seven runs and recorded just three outs during an 11-5 defeat. Jeimer Candelario homered and drove in three runs for the Tigers, who fell to 20 games below .500 overall.

Thirty-one year old southpaw Blaine Hardy (4-3 3.25 ERA) will make his 12th start of the season for the Tigers. Last time out, Hardy allowed just one hit in seven scoreless innings during a 1-0 loss at Oakland. The Los Angeles Angels have scored 17 runs in winning the first two games of this series and are a game below .500 overall. On Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani homered and drove in three runs to spark the Los Angeles offense. Justin Upton added his 22nd long ball of the year for the Angels, who remain 8.5 games out in the race for the final AL Wild Card spot.

Rookie right-hander Jamie Barria (6-7 3.84 ERA) will make his 17th career major league start for the Angels. Through 82 innings, Barria has given up 14 home runs and owns a respectable 1.22 WHIP.