The second half of the season represents a new beginning for teams who didn't quite deliver the goods in the opening half of their season. That said, things can quickly descend into mediocrity once again if things don't get off to a good start. The Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners had less than impressive starts to the season, and neither have got their second half off to a very good start. They will have the chance to rectify that when they meet for a 4-game series in Detroit, with the second game set for Tuesday. Don't forget to check for more sports betting odds by clicking here.
The Seattle Mariners (42-50) had the daunting task of starting their second half on a 7-game road trip, but since they have been better away from home this season, there was probably some hope that things might go well. That was not the case, though, as they dropped 2 of 3 games in New York versus the Yankees. Making the result even more disappointing was the fact that they got great efforts from their pitching staff, but couldn't find a way to get the sort of offense that could very easily have had then pick up a sweep. Since July 1, the Mariners has neither won nor lost two consecutive games, which suggests their next game, which would be the first in this series, would be a win. Taijuan Walker (7-7, 4.84 ERA) will be looking to bounce back on Tuesday after a rough start in his last outing. The Detroit Tigers (45-46) went into the All-Star break on a 3-game losing skid, but got off to a good start in the second half by beating the Orioles 7-3. Things went off the rails after that, though, as they lost the next two, giving up 12 runs whilst only managing to put 3 on the board. The Tigers are now just 4-6 in their last 10 games, and find themselves 10.5 games back of the division leading Kansas City Royals. There is a lot of blame to go around with how the season has gone so far for Detroit, but a lot of fingers have to be pointed in the direction of the bullpen, as they have lost more games than they have saved to this point. Shane Greene (4-7, 6.32 ERA) will start for the Tigers on Tuesday as he looks to break out of a 5-game losing streak.
The deepest that Greene has gone during his losing skid is a little over 5 innings. He had been hot very hard, and is likely to suffer the same fate in this one, which means I like the Mariners to come away with the win.