St. Louis Cardinals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/05/26

Sunday Night Baseball this week features the St. Louis Cardinals vs the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers have won the first 2 games in the series comfortably, by 4 and 5 runs each. Sunday is set to be an unpleasant night for baseball, as temperatures will hover around 40 degrees with a strong wind, and both teams are starting pitchers that are below league average. This one could get wild, or it could just be a “get through it” game. Either way, I think the best play is to back the Tigers to win and sweep the series.

The pitching matchup is Kyle Leahy vs Keider Montero. Montero was recalled to take the place of the newly-injured Justin Verlander. Leahy will be making just his third career start after sliding into the rotation following a few years in the bullpen. His first turn in the rotation did not go well, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits with 1 K through 5 innings of work. He does keep the ball on the ground, which will help on a windy day like this, but he is probably in for another difficult start with all the lefties Detroit has in their lineup. I think the right play here is the Tigers to win.

Cardinals vs Tigers Prediction: Detroit Tigers ML (-140) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number or better.

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