MLB

Athletics vs Detroit Tigers

Sunday, August 2, 2026 · 20:05 UTC

Athletics host Detroit Tigers in MLB on Sunday, August 2, 2026, starting at 20:05 UTC. Here is how the two teams stack up — the head-to-head history, current form and the latest bookmaker odds — ahead of the BetEX AI verdict on this game.

Head-to-head record

These two sides have met 27 times in our head-to-head records, with 18 wins for Athletics against 9 for Detroit Tigers. That gives Athletics the historical edge in this matchup. Meetings between the two average 7.4 runs per game. Their most recent meetings on record: Oakland Athletics 1-9 Detroit Tigers (2024-09-08); Oakland Athletics 1-2 Detroit Tigers (2024-09-07); Oakland Athletics 7-6 Detroit Tigers (2024-09-07).

DateHomeScoreAway
2024-09-08Oakland Athletics1-9Detroit Tigers
2024-09-07Oakland Athletics1-2Detroit Tigers
2024-09-07Oakland Athletics7-6Detroit Tigers
2024-04-07Detroit Tigers1-7Oakland Athletics
2024-04-06Detroit Tigers0-4Oakland Athletics

Team statistics

Athletics carry an Elo rating of 1500 in our model, and have won 30% of their recent games. Detroit Tigers carry an Elo rating of 1500 in our model, and have won 50% of their recent games.

Athletics

Recent formLLWLLLWWLL
Win rate30%
Elo rating1500
Avg scored (recent)4.8
Avg conceded (recent)6.9

Detroit Tigers

Recent formLLLWWWLWWL
Win rate50%
Elo rating1500
Avg scored (recent)4.1
Avg conceded (recent)4.1

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