The Detroit Tigers (54-32) visit the Washington Nationals (35-50) at 6:45 p.m. ET on Thursday, providing a matchup between two top-10 power hitters. Riley Greene has 21 home runs (eighth in MLB) for the favored Tigers (-158), while James Wood ranks seventh in MLB play with 22 round-trippers this season for the underdog Nationals (+132). Detroit has Dietrich Enns set to start, while Washington will counter with Jake Irvin.
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Tigers to win vs Nationals -158
Tigers vs. Nationals betting lines
- Favorite: Tigers (-158)
- Underdog: Nationals (+132)
- Over/under: 9.5
Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Tigers betting info
- The Tigers have won 70.2% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (40-17).
- When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -158 or shorter, Detroit has gone 25-8 (75.8%).
- The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 61.2% in this matchup.
- Detroit has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 43 times this season for a 43-39-4 record against the over/under.
- The Tigers are 48-38-0 against the spread this season.
Tigers hitting info
- Greene paces the Tigers in home runs (21), runs batted in (69) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .298.
- Among all hitters in MLB play, Greene’s home run total ranks eighth and his RBI tally ranks third.
- Greene takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .273 with four home runs and eight RBIs.
- Gleyber Torres has 13 doubles, nine home runs and 44 walks while hitting .280.
- Torres currently ranks 115th in homers and 58th in RBI in the majors.
- Spencer Torkelson has 18 doubles, 18 home runs and 39 walks while batting .233.
- Torkelson heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with a double, two home runs, a walk and two RBIs.
- Zach McKinstry has 12 doubles, eight triples, five home runs and 29 walks while hitting .293.
Tigers pitching rankings
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 12th in MLB.
- Detroit’s 3.43 team ERA ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the No. 4-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.192).
- Tigers pitchers combine to surrender the 11th-fewest home runs in baseball (89 total, one per game).
- In its 11-2 win last time out, Detroit struck out eight Nationals batters while allowing nine hits.
Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Nationals betting info
- The Nationals have entered the game as underdogs 70 times this season and won 32, or 45.7%, of those games.
- This season, Washington has won 17 of its 39 games, or 43.6%, when it’s the underdog by at least +132 on the moneyline.
- The Nationals have a 43.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 40 of its 84 games with a total this season.
- The Nationals are 44-40-0 against the spread in their 84 chances this season.
Nationals hitting info
- Wood is batting .281 this season with a team-high 22 home runs and 65 RBI.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Wood’s home run total is seventh, and his RBI total is seventh.
- Wood has hit safely in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with seven walks and two RBIs.
- C.J. Abrams’ batting average of .288 leads all Washington hitters this season.
- Abrams ranks 57th among hitters in MLB in home runs, and 134th in RBI.
- Abrams enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .304 with a double, a triple, a home run, a walk and five RBIs.
- Luis Garcia has collected 72 base hits, an OBP of .306 and a slugging percentage of .413 this season.
- Nathaniel Lowe is batting .230 with an OBP of .296 and a slugging percentage of .394 this season.
Nationals pitching rankings
- The Nationals strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
- Washington has the 28th-ranked ERA (5.10) in the majors this season.
- Nationals pitchers have a 1.395 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
- The Nationals have given up the 23rd-fewest long balls so far this season with 106 home runs allowed.
- Washington suffered an 11-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 11 Tigers batters while allowing 15 hits.

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