mlb Game Recap
Recap - Detroit Defeats Arizona 5-1
Arizona dropped a 5-1 decision at Comerica Park on Monday as Detroit legged out a win behind winning pitcher Troy Melton.
Detroit was favored by -135 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Troy Melton earned the victory for the Tigers, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 0, and allowing 5 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Javier Baez in the win.
Arizona's starting pitcher Kendall Graveman worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Ketel Marte in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Detroit as they had 10 hits, while Arizona only had 7.