The Detroit Tigers (2-4) take a four-game losing streak into a home contest against the St. Louis Cardinals (4-2) on Friday at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Tigers are favored (-174) to break their streak against the underdog Cardinals (+146). Detroit’s Framber Valdez starts against St. Louis’ Michael McGreevy.

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Tigers vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-174)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+146)
• Over/under: 8

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have been listed as the moneyline favorite just two other times so far this season, and they split the two games.
• Detroit has not yet played as moneyline favorites of -174 or shorter.
• The Tigers have a 63.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Detroit has had an over/under set by oddsmakers six times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in three of those games (3-3-0).
• The Tigers have a 2-4-0 record against the spread this season (covering just 33.3% of the time).

Tigers hitting info

• Kevin McGonigle has racked up a team-high batting average of .364 and leads the Tigers in runs batted in (five).
• Among batters in MLB, McGonigle ranks 134th in home runs and 20th in RBI.
• McGonigle brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .235 with a triple, three walks and three RBIs.
• Colt Keith has a club-high .364 batting average.
• Keith ranks 134th in home runs and 128th in RBI this year.
• Keith has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .353 with four doubles, two walks and two RBIs.
• Dillon Dingler paces the Tigers with one home runs and five runs batted in.
• Dingler has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .313 with a double, a home run, a walk and five RBIs.
• Riley Greene is hitting .200 with two doubles and two walks.
• Greene has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with two doubles, a walk and four RBIs.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 7.7 K/9, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• Detroit’s 3.78 team ERA ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.320).
• Tigers pitchers combine to allow the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (six total, 1.0 per game).
• Detroit struck out three Diamondbacks batters while allowing six hits in a 1-0 loss in its last game.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• This season, the Cardinals have been the underdog six times and won four of those games.
• St. Louis has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +146.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 40.7% chance to win.
• St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in three of its six games with a total this season.
• The Cardinals are 4-2-0 ATS in their six games with a spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Alec Burleson is batting .273 with one home run and five RBI for St. Louis this season.
• Burleson is 42nd in home runs and 20th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• JJ Wetherholt has collected seven hits this season and has an OBP of .321. He’s slugging .400 on the year.
• Wetherholt ranks 42nd overall in home runs and 46th in RBI this year.
• Wetherholt has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with two walks and two RBIs.
• Jordan Walker has five hits this season and a slash line of .263/.364/.526.
• Nolan Gorman is batting .238 this season with a team-high two home runs and six RBI.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals average just 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, worst in the big leagues.
• St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.26 ERA this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.491 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
• With just two homers allowed, the Cardinals rank second in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, St. Louis defeated the Mets, 2-1, with six strikeouts and five hits allowed.