Detroit Tigers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction: Tigers expected to even things up

Wednesday's Major League Baseball action from Comerica Park features a matchup between the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers. This will be the second video game in a trilogy consisting of three total entries. The Cincinnati Reds opened their season with a victory in the first game on Tuesday that required extra innings.

In their most recent series, the Detroit Tigers took on the Chicago White Sox and emerged victorious in two of the three contests. Spencer Torkelson drove in two runs for the Detroit Tigers, which contributed to the team's victory in the Sunday rubber match, which they won 3-2. On Tuesday, the Tigers were able to tie the game up in the fifth inning, but they were unable to maintain their lead. Both Kerry Carpenter and Andy Ibanez, who both scored two runs, had two hits and drove in two runs each. On Wednesday, the starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers will be Eduardo Rodriguez. He will take the mound. Rodriguez has a record of 11-7 through 22 starts with a 3.18 earned run average, 127 strikeouts, and 130.1 innings pitched. Rodriguez has gone 5-2 in his previous seven starts while posting a 3.64 earned run average. After suffering a defeat at home, the Detroit Tigers have been on a winning streak for seven of their last eight night games against teams from the National League Central. In each of the last seven night games that the Detroit Tigers have played against opponents from the National League Central that have a winning record, they have covered the run line.

Over the course of the weekend, the Cincinnati Reds played against the St. Louis Cardinals, and they ended up losing two of the three games. The Cincinnati Reds won their game on Sunday by a score of 7-1, and they collected home runs from four different players, including Joey Votto (two RBI). On Tuesday, the Cincinnati Reds battled back from a 3-0 hole early in the game against the Detroit Tigers and eventually prevailed with a 6-5 victory after 10 innings of play. Both Harrison Bader (who had two hits) and Jonathan India contributed two runs batted in to the winning cause. Connor Phelps will take the mound for the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday as the team's starting pitcher for the contest. Phelps struck out seven batters in his lone start of the year, which was also the first start of his career. He allowed five earned runs on six hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts.

It's likely that I'll continue to root for the Detroit Tigers. However, it will be quite interesting to see what Phelps is able to accomplish on his return to the pitcher's mound. Regarding Rodriguez, he has pitched a total of 12.2 innings across his previous two starts, allowing four earned runs, ten hits, and six walks while compiling a 2-0 record. Rodriguez ought to be able to maintain this momentum going forward. In their game on Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers got into some early problems and had to work hard to get out of a hole they dug for themselves. However, the offense was quite good overall, as evidenced by the fact that the Detroit Tigers have scored three or more runs in each of the last six games they have played. I believe that they will maintain this level of play in game two.