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Following a bit of a rut that lasted through much of the month of July that had Detroit area PPH bookies likely reeling in the dough, the Tigers have now won six of their last ten games while LA continues to play .500 baseball. The Tigers have won six of the last eight in this series.
The Los Angeles Angels visit the Detroit Tigers looking to end a three-game road slide.
Detroit has a 37-23 record at home and a 66-50 record overall. Tigers pitchers have a collective 3.81 ERA, which ranks 10th in MLB play.
Los Angeles is 55-60 overall and 25-30 in road games. The Angels rank fifth in MLB play with 161 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.
Friday's game is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Tigers are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gleyber Torres has 17 doubles and 13 home runs while hitting .273 for the Tigers. Kerry Carpenter is 11 for 27 with three doubles, a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.
Taylor Ward leads the Angels with 26 home runs while slugging .479. Mike Trout is 9 for 36 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .292 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
Angels: 5-5, .212 batting average, 3.70 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
