Yankees vs. Tigers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 4, 2024

The New York Yankees will take the field against the Detroit Tigers (18-14) on Saturday. The game begins at 1:05 PM ET on MLB Network, with the Yankees listed as -161 favorites on the moneyline. Clarke Schmidt takes the mound for New York while Casey Mize is Detroit’s starter for the contest.

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Yankees vs. Tigers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-161)
• Underdog: Tigers (+136)
• Over/under: 8

Yankees vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been favorites in 22 games this season and have come away with the win 14 times (63.6%) in those contests.
• This year New York has won six of nine games when listed as at least -161 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 61.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Tigers have gone 9-6 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 60% of those games).
• Detroit has played as a moneyline underdog of +136 or longer in only two games this season, which it split 1-1.
• The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.4% in this game.

Yankees vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders

• Juan Soto leads New York in home runs with eight, runs batted in with 25 and his batting average of .320 is also best on his team.
• Soto ranks fifth in Major League Baseball in homers, and fifth in RBI.
• Alex Verdugo has 29 hits and an OBP of .367 to go with a slugging percentage of .439 this season.
• Riley Greene has racked up a team-best batting average of .274, while pacing the Tigers in home runs (seven).
• Greene’s home run total ranks 12th in MLB, and he is 76th in RBI.
• Mark Canha’s 16 runs batted in pace his team.

Yankees vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
• The Yankees have the second-best ERA (3.02) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of just 1.193 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB.
• Detroit’s 3.10 team ERA ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Tigers have the third-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.107).