The Detroit Tigers (40-50) will look to Riley Greene, who is currently on a two-game home run streak, when they play the Athletics (41-49). The Tigers are moneyline favorites (-160) for this matchup against the Athletics (+132), which starts at 6:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Comerica Park. Troy Melton starts for Detroit while Sacramento will counter with Jeffrey Springs.

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Tigers vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-160)
• Underdog: Athletics (+132)
• Over/under: 8.5

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have been the moneyline favorite 47 total times this season. They’ve gone 23-24 in those games.
• The Tigers have gone 5-2 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -160 or shorter (71.4%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 61.5%.
• The Tigers have played in 90 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 41 times (41-46-3).
• The Tigers have put together a 47-43-0 record against the spread this season (covering 52.2% of the time).

Tigers hitting info

• Kevin McGonigle is hitting .284 with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 57 walks.
• In MLB action, McGonigle ranks 157th in home runs and 152nd in RBI.
• Dillon Dingler has shown off his power as he leads his team with 19 home runs and 60 runs batted in.
• Dingler ranks 20th in homers and ninth in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Greene has accumulated a team-best batting average of .292.
• Greene takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .400 with a double, a triple, four home runs, two walks and 10 RBIs.
• Spencer Torkelson has 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 40 walks while batting .213.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 20th in the majors.
• The Tigers’ 3.77 team ERA ranks seventh among all league pitching staffs.
• Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in MLB (1.231).
• The Tigers give up the seventh-fewest home runs in baseball (93 total, one per game).
• They defeated the Rangers 6-3 in their last game with five strikeouts while allowing six hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have been underdogs in 54 games this season and won 25 (46.3%) of those contests.
• The Athletics have a record of 8-9, a 47.1% win rate, when they’re set as the underdog by +132 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 43.1% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 44 of 90 chances this season.
• The Athletics are 44-46-0 against the spread in their 90 chances this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Nick Kurtz is batting .275 with 20 home runs and 66 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Sacramento hitters this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Kurtz is 12th in home runs and third in RBI.
• Shea Langeliers is slugging .494 this season, with a team-best 20 homers while driving in 44 runs.
• Among all major league batters, Langeliers ranks 12th in home runs and 64th in RBI.
• Zack Gelof is slashing .282/.338/.495 this season for the Athletics.
• Gelof has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
• Carlos Cortes is batting .281 with an OBP of .357 and a slugging percentage of .439 this season.
• Cortes has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .357 with two doubles and an RBI.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the big leagues.
• Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.11 ERA this year, which ranks 29th in MLB.
• Athletics pitchers have a 1.475 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
• With 140 homers allowed, the Athletics rank last in the league at preventing long balls.
• The Athletics suffered a 9-8 defeat in their most recent game, striking out four Marlins batters while allowing 16 hits.