The Tigers come into this game red-hot winners of 4 straight and they are now only 1.5 games out of first place in the AL Central and they are in the lead in the Wild Card race. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan<\/strong> PITCHING MATCHUP:<\/strong>\u00a0Yankees RH Ivan Nova (10-5, 4.53 ERA) vs. Tigers RH Justin Verlander (11-7, 2.63)<\/p>\n Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n The Yankees are coming off a win and still have a comfortable 6.5 game cushion in the AL East. MLB odds have the Tigers as the home favorite with a total of 8 runs.<\/p>\n In their last games the Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 10-8 and the Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2.<\/p>\n This season the Yankees have an O\/U record of 43-62 and a run-line W\/L record of 56-51 and the Tigers have an O\/U record of 46-57 and a run-line W\/L record of 49-59.<\/p>\n On the season the Tigers are 31-21 at home and the Yankees are 29-22 on the road.<\/p>\n Ivan Nova (10-5, 4.53 ERA) goes for the Yankees tonight and he was shelled in his last start giving up 9 earned runs in 5 innings in a loss to the Orioles. Reigning Cy Young winner Justin Verlander (11-7, 2.63 ERA) gets the nod for the Tigers and he was less than stellar in his last outing giving up 3 earned runs in 5 innings in a loss to the Red Sox.\u00a0\u00a0[dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n The Tigers have lost 6 of their last 7 games when Verlander is on the hill and he is 0-2 with a 4.91 ERA in his last 5 outings against New York.<\/p>\n While Nova is 0-2 with a 7.54 ERA in his last 4 starts he is 7-1 with a 3.32 ERA on the road this season.<\/p>\n Both hurlers will have their work cut out for them in this game, as each team’s offense is playing well.<\/p>\n Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki are each hitting over .330 in their career against Verlander.<\/p>\n Miguel Cabrera hit a HR in last night’s Tigers’ win and he leads the Majors with 91 RBI.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this game the Yankees are 2-5 in their last 7 road games, 21-6 in Novas last 27 road starts, and they have an Under record of 6-1 in their last 7 road games.<\/p>\n The Tigers are 5-0 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning record, 46-14 in Verlander’s last 60 home starts, and they have an Under record of 8-3-2 in their last 13 games as a favorite.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 7 PM EST Monday, August 6, 2012<\/strong>
\nMLB Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: Yankees +165 \/ Tigers -175 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 8 runs <\/strong><\/p>\n