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October, 08 2011 8:05pm EST
MONEYLINE: Detroit Tigers -110
LOSS for -3 unit(s)

Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers

3-unit Play Take #901 Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers (8:05pm ET) Game 1 of the American League Championship Series gets underway as the Texas Rangers host the Detroit Tigers. This is a good spot for the Tigers as they have plenty of momentum coming off of their dramatic Game 5 win against the Yankees just two nights ago. Riding that high should carry into the beginning of this series as the team definitely played about as well as they could have in knocking off the Bronx Bombers. It also doesn't hurt that they'll be trotting out their ace in Justin Verlander. This year's American League Cy Young helped the Tigers win a pivotal Game 3 in the last series and carried the team at various points during the regular season. At 24-5 with a 2.40 ERA, he simply put together on of the best seasons by a starting pitcher in the last 30 years.

Conversely, Texas comes into this series with three full days of rest after knocking off the Rays in four games this past Tuesday. They go with left-hander C.J. Wilson who has put together a nice season of his own. Wilson went 16-7 with a 2.94 ERA during the regular season, but did falter in the opening game of the series with the Rays giving up six earned runs in five innings of work in a 9-0 loss. He also didn't pitch all that well in the postseason last year so it could be that he's just not cut out for the spotlight when the pressure is on. The Texas bats will look to pick him up, but it's tough to tell how well they'll be swinging it with a few days off. I expect there to be a little bit of rust, which will make it that much tougher to score on Verlander. Detroit won the season series 6-3 in their nine meetings and I expect them to get off to a good start in this series. Take the Tigers backed by the best pitcher in the American League.

Best of Luck - Doc's Sports

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