MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Detroit Tigers VS Boston Red Sox

DETROITTIGERS (23-18)

BOSTONRED SOX (26-17)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
DET	23-18	-$520	3-5	20-13	22-15	1-3	25-15-1
BOS	26-17	$391	9-7	17-10	19-11	7-6	22-20-1

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DET	TEAM	BOS
5.22	RUNS	4.93
4.00	RUNS AGAINST	4.14
1.22	DIFF	0.79
-$520	MONEY	$391
3.65	TEAM ERA	3.89
10.10	OFF HITS	9.02
3.63	OFF WALKS	3.91
6.71	OFF Ks	8.19
8.22	DEF HIT	8.05
3.00	DEF WALKS	3.74
9.98	DEF Ks	9.40

INJURIES

DETROIT TIGERS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Octavio Dotel	P	15-Day Disabled List
Austin Jackson	OF	15-Day Disabled List

BOSTON RED SOX

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Andrew Bailey	P	15-Day Disabled List
Stephen Drew	SS	Day-to-Day (back)
Joel Hanrahan	P	60-Day Disabled List
Ryan Kalish	OF	60-Day Disabled List
Franklin Morales	P	15-Day Disabled List
David Ross	C	7-Day Disabled List

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

DETROIT	BOSTON
Detroit Free Press	Boston Globe

BETTING TRENDS

DETROIT TIGERS

No trends to report

BOSTON RED SOX

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

JUSTIN VERLANDER (R) ERA: 3.17 W/L: 4-4

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/16/2013	TEX	L	4-10	O	2⅔	-100
05/11/2013	CLE	L	6-7	O	5	-250
05/05/2013	HOU	W	9-0	O	7	100

JOSH BECKETT (R) ERA: 5.19 W/L: 0-5

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/13/2013	WSH	L	2-6	O	3	-100
05/07/2013	ARI	L	3-5	O	6	-115
05/01/2013	COL	L	3-7	O	4	-143

Detroit Tigers's relievers have pitched 4⅔ innings in the last 3 games.
Boston Red Sox's relievers have pitched 7⅔ innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
07/30/2012	Mon	DET	3	BOS	7	BOS	-115	9½	O	M Scherzer	C Buchholz
05/31/2012	Thu	DET	7	BOS	3	DET	-134	9	O	M Scherzer	J Beckett
05/30/2012	Wed	DET	4	BOS	6	BOS	-140	9	O	D Smyly	J Lester
05/29/2012	Tue	DET	3	BOS	6	BOS	145	8½	O	J Verlander	D Bard
05/28/2012	Mon	DET	4	BOS	7	BOS	-128	9	O	D Fister	F Doubront
04/08/2012	Sun	BOS	12	DET	13	DET	-111	9	O	C Buchholz	M Scherzer
04/07/2012	Sat	BOS	0	DET	10	DET	-105	7½	O	J Beckett	D Fister
04/05/2012	Thu	BOS	2	DET	3	DET	-142	7	U	J Lester	J Verlander
05/29/2011	Sun	BOS	0	DET	3	DET	-103	7	U	J Beckett	J Verlander
05/29/2011	Sun	BOS	4	DET	3	BOS	139	8½	U	C Buchholz	A Oliver

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

TIGERS

Tigers are the highest scoring team in the league at 5.2 runs per game.

Tigers lead the league in hits with 10.1 per game.

Tigers have the third-most base on balls in the league at 3.6 per game.

Tigers are third best in the league in times striking out with 6.7 per game.

Tigers lead the league in K's with 10.0 per game.

RED SOX

Red Sox are the third highest scoring team in the league at 4.9 runs per game.

Red Sox are second in the league in free passes at 3.9 per game.

Red Sox are second worst in walks allowed in the league at 3.7 per game.

Red Sox strike out the second most opponents in the league with 9.4 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

DETROIT TIGERS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/30/2012	Mon	3	at BOS	7	L	-115	9½	M Scherzer	6⅓	C Buchholz
07/29/2012	Sun	4	at TOR	1	W	132	9	D Fister	8	B Cecil
07/28/2012	Sat	1	at TOR	5	L	128	9½	A Sanchez	6	H Alvarez
07/27/2012	Fri	3	at TOR	8	L	-113	9	R Porcello	6	C Villanueva
07/26/2012	Thu	3	at CLE	5	L	156	8	J Verlander	7	Z McAllister

BOSTON RED SOX

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/30/2012	Mon	7	DET	3	W	-115	9½	C Buchholz	8	M Scherzer
07/29/2012	Sun	3	at NYY	2	W	-159	9½	F Doubront	6⅓	H Kuroda
07/28/2012	Sat	8	at NYY	6	W	-168	9	J Lester	6	C Sabathia
07/27/2012	Fri	3	at NYY	10	L	-164	10	A Cook	4	P Hughes
07/25/2012	Wed	3	at TEX	5	L	-133	9½	J Beckett	7	D Holland

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Detroit's Overall Scoring vs Boston's Overall Defense	5.2	1	4.1	7
Detroit's Away Scoring vs Boston's Home Defense	4.3	9	4.7	9
Detroit's Road ERA vs Boston's Home ERA Allowed	3.4	1	4.4	7
Boston's Overall Scoring vs Detroit's Overall Defense	4.9	3	4.0	4
Boston's Home Scoring vs Detroit's Road Defense	4.4	9	3.9	4
Boston's Home ERA vs Detroit's Road ERA Allowed	4.1	9	3.7	12

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

DETROIT TIGERS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	23-18	13-7	10-11	22-15	1-3	25-15-1	3-5	20-13
vs Div	5-6	4-4	1-2	5-6	0-0	5-6	0-1	5-5
Last 10	4-6	3-3	1-3	3-5	1-1	6-4	0-1	4-5
vs AL	20-16	10-7	10-9	19-13	1-3	21-14-1	1-5	19-11
vs NL	3-2	3-0	0-2	3-2	0-0	4-1	2-0	1-2

BOSTON RED SOX

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	26-17	13-10	13-7	19-11	7-6	22-20-1	9-7	17-10
vs Div	13-8	5-4	8-4	7-5	6-3	10-11	6-4	7-4
Last 10	5-5	1-4	4-1	3-4	2-1	5-5	2-3	3-2
vs AL	26-17	13-10	13-7	19-11	7-6	22-20-1	9-7	17-10

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

JUSTIN VERLANDER VS. BOSTON RED SOX

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
07/31/2012	4-1	BOS	5	6	4	3	4	6	L
05/29/2012	6-3	BOS	6	10	5	5	1	7	L
04/05/2012	3-2	DET	8	2	0	0	1	7	ND
05/29/2011	3-0	DET	7⅔	4	0	0	2	3	W
05/19/2011	4-3	BOS	8	6	3	3	0	9	ND

JOSH BECKETT VS. DETROIT TIGERS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
07/31/2012	4-1	BOS	2⅔	1	1	1	2	2	ND
05/31/2012	7-3	DET	7	10	4	4	1	1	L
04/07/2012	10-0	DET	4⅔	7	7	7	1	3	L
05/29/2011	3-0	DET	6	5	2	2	5	5	L
05/19/2011	4-3	BOS	6	5	1	1	2	3	ND