The Detroit Tigers own the best record in the American League, at 20-12. Detroit has put together one of the best teams in baseball by bringing up players through their organization, not by buying them. When you do that, you have a team that will dominate for a long time. Tonight the Tigers and Angels will play the second game of their 4-game set in Anaheim. Detroit took game one with a 10-4 blowout over Los Angeles. Expect more of the same tonight. Year in and year out, the Halos are a mess, and this year is no different. They are 12-18 on the season, lost 6 straight, and 8 of their last 9. Tonight the Angels are expected to turn to José Soriano to right the ship, but he is not the answer. Soriano is 2-4 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. In his last turn against Minnesota, Soriano yielded 5 hits and 4 runs over 5 innings of work and the Twins went on to a 5-0 victory. The Tigers have won 2 straight, 6 of their last 8, and are expected to give the nod the reigning AL Cy Young winner, southpaw Tarik Skubal. Skubal comes in at 3-2 with a 2.34 ERA and a WHIP of only 1.04. In his last turn against the Orioles, Skubal worked 6 strong innings, yielding just 4 hits, no runs, struck out 11, and Detroit went on to a 7-0 thumping of Baltimore. Keep an eye on the Tigers this year and consider them tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: DETROIT TIGERS