The Tigers' lefty Wentz is not off to a fine start with just one of his four appearances in the "better than acceptable " category. The Orioles got to him for five runs in four innings less than a week ago. As far as the Orioles' starter goes, you never really know how Gibson is going to pitch. Anywhere from outstanding to outstandingly poor is possible. He is however 4-0 to date, and he struck out eleven Tigers in a six inning, one run appearance just a few games ago.

The O's are 8-2, sweeping the Tigers in their home series. The Tigers are 2-5, awful on offense and just poor in runs-against. Baltimore is hitting well, fourth in the league at the moment and very good vs lefties lately. The Tigers are hitting just .161 of late vs right handers. While Detroit has been getting excellent relief pitching, one of the few teams with a better pen is the Orioles (0.86 ERA L/5). Take the Orioles to win outright.