Mariners vs. Tigers Player Props: Best ALDS Game 3 Prop Bets

A series with razor-thin margins after an identical 3-2 score to end both games so far now moves to Detroit, and we're analyzing the matchup with our Mariners vs. Tigers player props for Game 3.

Both teams have taken a game by that score so far, and Game 3 lies ahead on Tuesday afternoon as we make our MLB picks. The two tightly matched AL clubs are stuck in the middle of the World Series odds and will be looking to move up.

First pitch at Comerica Park in Detroit will be at 4:08 p.m. ET, with the Mariners as the -130 betting favorite.

⚾ Mariners vs. Tigers player props: Game 3

MLB player prop bets for AL Divisional Series Game 3; odds subject to change.

• Logan Gilbert Over 6.5 strikeouts (-104 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Julio Rodriguez Over 1.5 total bases (+115 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Spencer Torkelson Under 1.5 total hits, runs, RBIs (-135 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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⬆️ Logan Gilbert Over 6.5 strikeouts (-104) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Tigers boast a few powerful lefties in Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter. But the team struggles immensely against righties overall, which showed up during the regular season with Detroit's .712 OPS (21st) and .240 batting average (22nd) when facing a right-hander.

Most importantly for Logan Gilbert and his high-strikeout ways, the Tigers also sat third in strikeouts against righties. That includes one of those lefties in Greene walking back to the dugout 141 times after facing a righty.

Green finished second leaguewide with 201 strikeouts overall. His strikeout percentage sat at 30.7%, according to Baseball Savant, and fellow Tigers regulars Spencer Torkelson (26%) and Javier Baez (24.9%) weren't much better. Meanwhile, Gilbert is coming off a career-best 11.9 K/9.

If Gilbert can mow through this Tigers lineup like so many righties before him and rack up at least seven punchouts, a $10 wager using these market-best -104 odds from FanDuel would lead to a $9.62 payout, with an implied probability of 50.98%.

⬆️ Julio Rodriguez Over 1.5 total bases (+115) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The process was there for Julio Rodriguez throughout much of the regular season. The results? Not so much at times, though in the end he finished with a just fine thanks 32 home runs and a .798 OPS.

Much of that success came in the second half of the season, when Rodriguez put a scuffling first half (.252 batting average and .731 OPS) far behind him during the final months of the campaign (.290 batting average and a .900 OPS).

His surging hasn't slowed during the postseason, as Rodriguez has now gone into full volcano mode with four hits across nine at-bats, including a home run and a double. Now the white-hot outfielder gets to face Jack Flaherty, he of the 4.64 regular-season ERA. Flaherty's hard-hit rate has gone up significantly this season, moving from 35.9% a year ago to 43.8%. Rodriguez is also posting a .493 expected slugging against fastballs, a pitch Flaherty throws 46.9% of the time.

If Rodriguez keeps sizzling, a $10 bet at these appealing +115 odds from DratKings would lead to a profit of $11.50, with a 46.51% implied probability.

⬇️ Spencer Torkelson Under 1.5 hits, runs, RBI (-135) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Spencer Torkelson has fallen into the deepest, darkest rut at a less-than-ideal time.

Torkelson is coming off a resurgent season when he tied a career high with 31 home runs. But more critically after selling out for power earlier in his career, his OPS made a bounding leap from .669 last year to a more respectable .789 now.

But he could become victim to the realities of postseason play, with its intense spotlight over a small sample size before a potentially quick exit, as his playoff slash line of .167/.348/.222 comes with a wretched odor.

Now he gets to oppose Gilbert, whose strikeout rate sits in the 94th percentile, and Torkelson has already struck out six times across 21 plate appearances this postseason. He's put up just a .190 expected batting average against breaking pitches, and Gilbert utilizes his slider and split-finger often.

If Torkelson's plummet continues, a $10 bet at these -135 odds from DraftKings would result in a $7.41 payout at an implied probability of 57.45%. Be sure to pounce on this number from DraftKings, as BetMGM is far shorter at -155.

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📺 How to watch Mariners vs. Tigers Game 3

• Date: Tuesday, Oct. 7
• First pitch: 4:08 p.m. ET
• Where: Comerica Park (Detroit)
• TV: FOX