Nationals vs Tigers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a showdown at Comerica Park as the Washington Nationals, with their sights set on climbing the ranks, roll into Detroit to face the Tigers in what promises to be a nail-biter of a rematch! With the first pitch at 06:40 PM EST, both teams are looking to claw their way up their respective conference ladders, the Nationals 15 games adrift and the Tigers not far ahead at 11.5. After a tight encounter just yesterday where the Nationals edged out with a 5-4 victory, tension and stakes are skyscraping. The betting world’s buzzing too, pegging the over/under at a teasing 7.5, with the Tigers favored slightly in the odds. As the sun beams down on a breezy 82.9° Detroit evening, will the Nationals’ recent triumph fuel them to roar past the Tigers, or will Detroit pounce back in this fierce interleague face-off? Let’s just say, in this game of claws and bats, may the best beast win!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 12, 2024 06:40PM EST

Location: Comerica Park, Detroit

Weather: Sunny with winds from the SW at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 82.9° with 30% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	DET ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+114	-136	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+103	-123	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-11	+13	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

113W-161L

49.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

127W-146L

50.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/11/24	Washington Nationals WAS	5	Over	+1.5
06/11/24	Detroit Tigers DET	4	Over	+1.5
05/19/23	Detroit Tigers DET	8	Over	+6.5
05/19/23	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+6.5
05/20/23	Detroit Tigers DET	2	Under	-0.5
05/20/23	Washington Nationals WAS	5	Under	-0.5
05/21/23	Detroit Tigers DET	4	Over	+2.5
05/21/23	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+2.5

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Tigers Vs Over/Under

Jake Irvin

ERA 3.12 | IP 75.0 | 4.0W-5.0L | KO 64.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-07-24	vsATL	1-2W	6.0	4	0	4	Under
06-02-24	@CLE	5-2W	6.0	5	2	6	Under
05-28-24	@ATL	0-2L	6.0	2	0	10	Under
05-22-24	vsMIN	3-2L	6.3	5	2	6	Under
05-17-24	@PHI	2-4L	5.0	5	4	2	Under
05-11-24	@BOS	2-4L	7.0	4	2	6	Under
05-04-24	vsTOR	6-3L	5.0	5	4	4	Over
04-29-24	@MIA	7-2W	6.0	4	2	3	Over
04-24-24	vsLAD	11-2L	4.7	12	6	3	Over
04-17-24	@LAD	2-0W	6.0	4	0	6	Under

Reese Olson

ERA 3.426 | IP 65.7 | 1.0W-7.0L | KO 58.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-07-24	vsMIL	10-0L	4.0	12	8	6	Over
06-01-24	@BOS	3-6L	5.3	6	5	5	Over
05-25-24	vsTOR	1-2W	6.3	3	1	4	Under
05-20-24	@KC	3-8L	2.7	5	2	2	Over
05-14-24	vsMIA	1-0L	8.0	3	0	6	Under
05-08-24	@CLE	4-5L	6.0	1	2	4	Over
05-03-24	@NYY	1-2L	5.0	2	0	5	Under
04-26-24	vsKC	8-0L	7.0	3	1	8	Over
04-20-24	@MIN	3-4L	5.0	5	4	4	Under
04-15-24	vsTEX	1-0L	6.3	6	1	8	Under

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/13	vs DET	5-4W	5	0	Over
06/11	@ ATL	8-5W	7	1	Over
06/10	@ ATL	7-3W	12	1	Over
06/09	@ ATL	2-1W	5	0	Under
06/08	@ ATL	2-5L	6	2	Under
06/07	@ NYM	1-9L	7	0	Over
06/06	@ NYM	3-6L	6	0	Over
06/05	@ NYM	7-8L	11	1	Over
06/04	vs CLE	5-2W	8	0	Under
06/03	vs CLE	2-2L	6	0	Under
06/02	vs CLE	1-7L	4	0	Over
06/01	vs ATL	3-1W	8	0	Under
05/31	vs ATL	7-2W	13	1	Over
05/30	vs ATL	0-2L	7	0	Under
05/29	vs ATL	8-4W	15	1	Over

Tigers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/13	@ WAS	4-5L	6	0	Over
06/11	@ MIL	10-2W	12	1	Over
06/10	@ MIL	4-5L	5	0	Over
06/09	@ MIL	0-10L	2	0	Over
06/07	vs TEX	1-9L	2	1	Over
06/06	vs TEX	3-1W	6	2	Under
06/05	vs TEX	2-1W	4	2	Under
06/04	vs BOS	8-4W	14	0	Over
06/03	vs BOS	3-6L	7	1	Over
06/02	vs BOS	3-7L	7	1	Over
06/01	vs BOS	5-0W	8	3	Under
05/31	@ PIT	2-10L	4	1	Over
05/31	@ PIT	8-0W	10	1	Over
05/28	@ TOR	14-11W	17	4	Over
05/27	@ TOR	2-1W	8	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 CJ Abrams	8.8	11.5	0.245	0.457	31.8%	77.6%	4.1%
#2 Lane Thomas	7.8	10.0	0.222	0.34	32.6%	66.7%	2.8%
#3 Jesse Winker	7.0	9.3	0.256	0.389	44.5%	83.4%	2.8%
#4 Eddie Rosario	6.9	9.1	0.186	0.356	26.0%	61.6%	4.0%
#5 Nick Senzel	5.8	7.7	0.239	0.43	41.5%	84.5%	4.2%
#6 Luis Garcia Jr.	6.8	8.6	0.265	0.395	32.0%	71.5%	2.5%
#7 Joey Meneses	6.4	8.3	0.232	0.296	32.5%	62.1%	1.0%
#8 Keibert Ruiz	6.2	8.0	0.198	0.293	24.6%	53.9%	2.4%
#9 Jacob Young	5.4	6.9	0.262	0.304	35.7%	66.1%	0.0%

Detroit Tigers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Wenceel Perez	8.7	11.2	0.245	0.403	34.0%	74.2%	1.9%
#2 Matt Vierling	7.5	9.7	0.27	0.46	33.5%	79.5%	3.5%
#3 Mark Canha	6.4	8.6	0.233	0.371	41.0%	78.1%	2.9%
#4 Riley Greene	8.3	11.1	0.242	0.454	39.2%	84.6%	4.6%
#5 Gio Urshela	6.1	7.7	0.28	0.364	32.6%	68.9%	1.5%
#6 Colt Keith	5.9	7.6	0.214	0.278	28.9%	56.7%	1.1%
#7 Justyn-Henry Malloy	4.9	6.7	0.158	0.316	42.1%	73.7%	5.3%
#8 Zach McKinstry	6.1	7.6	0.206	0.299	29.9%	59.8%	1.0%
#9 Carson Kelly	4.5	5.9	0.236	0.336	35.5%	69.1%	1.8%

Nationals Notable Injuries

Trevor Williams OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/01/24. Impact: 6.0

Tigers Notable Injuries

Jack Flaherty OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/06/24. Impact: 10.4
Kerry Carpenter OUT (OF): Avg: 0.283 SLG:0.572 Last game: 05/28/24. Impact: 4.0
Javier Baez OUT (SS): Avg: 0.183 SLG:0.247 Last game: 06/10/24. Impact: 1.1
Alex Faedo OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/06/24. Impact: 1.5