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Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers: ALDS – Game 3
The Detroit Tigers are hosting the Cleveland Guardians today at Comerica Park in Game 3 of the ALDS.
Are the Guardians in jeopardy?
The Cleveland Guardians finished the regular season on top of the AL Central with a 92-69 record, including 50-30 at home. The Guardians have a 3.58 ERA, a .228 batting average, a .300 on-base percentage, and 1.20 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jose Ramirez is the best player on the team with 173 hits, 114 runs, and 39 home runs.
Can the Tigers beat the odds again?
The Detroit Tigers finished the regular season third in the AL Central with an 86-76 record, including 43-38 on the road. In the wild card series, they swept the Houston Astros 2-0 on the road. The Tigers have a 3.60 ERA, a .229 batting average, a .290 on-base percentage, and 1.16 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Matt Vierling is the best player on the team with 133 hits, and 80 runs, while Riley Greene leads the team with 24 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Tigers are 13-4 SU in their last 17 games overall, and 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against teams from the AL. Detroit has played under the total run line in 6 of their last 8 games overall, 4 of their last 6 games against the Guardians and 8 of their last 10 home games. The Guardians are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against Detroit, 7-2 SU in their last 9 games against teams from the AL Central and 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played on Sunday. Cleveland has played under the total run line in 6 of their last 7 games overall and 5 of their last 7 games on the road.
Prediction and Conclusion
No one really believed that the Detroit Tigers could get to the Divisional Series, but here they are, in a great situation to take over control of the series when they host the best team in the division, the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland started the series in dominant fashion, winning the opener 7-0, but the Tigers responded with a 3-0 win on the road. At the time this article is written, they are yet to decide who they will have as a starting pitcher. On the other side, the Guardians will go with Alex Cobb, who is 2-1 for the season with a 2.76 ERA, 10 K, 16.1 IP, and 1.04 WHIP. This is the game that can change the fortunes of the Tigers organization, so we go with them to win tonight.
