Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the MLB match.
Before heading off on an extended road trip against several American League Central opponents, the Detroit Tigers will conclude their current home series against the San Francisco Giants. The series has been characterised by a lack of runs, with the Tigers winning both previous games by identical 3:1 margins.
Detroit Tigers
The low-scoring theme looks set to continue with Jackson Jobe taking the mound for the Detroit Tigers. The 22-year-old rookie suffered his first defeat of the season last Friday, despite allowing just two runs over five innings against the Cleveland Guardians. Prior to that, the team had won all eight games in which Jobe had started. Overall, the squad can depend on a disciplined defensive setup. At home, they rank fourth-lowest across the MLB in terms of Total Over success rate, with just 36% of games clearing the line.
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants will turn to the slightly more seasoned Landen Roupp, who hasn’t conceded a single run in his last two starts. He held the Oakland Athletics to five hits across six innings and repeated that performance against the Washington Nationals last week. Notably, his second outing required just 76 pitches — 16 fewer than his previous appearance. Roupp has commented that he’s ready to progress this season, now that he’s added a curveball to his repertoire of four pitch types.
Detroit Tigers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction
The Detroit Tigers are clearly one of the more low-scoring teams at home, while the San Francisco Giants have stayed under the total in nine of their last ten outings. With both starting pitchers in solid form, this matchup points strongly to another low-scoring result — we’re backing the Total Under.
