Red Sox vs. Tigers prediction: Odds, recent stats, trends, and best bets for May 6

With Framber Valdez facing a potential suspension following last night’s beaning of Trevor Story the shorthanded Tigers (18-19) take on the Red Sox (15-21) tonight at Comerica Park. Boston has taken the first two games in this series including last night’s 10-3 pasting of Detroit. Ceddanne Rafaela was the catalyst for the Sox on offense homering and driving in four runs.

Brayan Bello allowed one run over seven innings to secure his second win of the season. The story, though, was the poor performance by Valdez (10 runs, 7 earned over 3 innings) and his four-seam fastball (the first he had thrown all season) he put in the upper back of Story. A franchise that lost ace Tarik Skubal earlier in the week may well be without Valdez for a handful of games.

Stay tuned. Boston has outscored Detroit 15–7 in the first two games of this series. The Red Sox lineup seems to be awakening with Willson Contreras (5-10) and Wilyer Abreu (4-8) leading the way in this series.

Detroit’s bats have been better overall this season than Boston’s scoring 20 more runs in their first 37 games. Rookie Kevin McGonigle has been consistent for the Tigers hitting . 327 in April as a follow-up to a .