Cincinnati at Detroit

It appeared Mike Fiers, today's starter for the Tigers, was going to be traded to Oakland ahead of the trade deadline, but the two teams could not get together on the deal. Fiers has been the best Tigers pitcher this season, and enters this contest with a 7-6 record for a team 16 games under .500 and a very healthy 3.54 ERA. Cincinnati dealt Adam Duvall, which weakens their lineup and will go with the struggling Sal Romano who is 6-8 with an ERA of over 5. The Tigers are at home, and win here last night vs. the Reds has them over .500 in their last nine games. With a pitching edge in this one, make the play on Detroit.