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Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians: Can the Tigers keep on rolling?
The Detroit Tigers are looking for their second win in the series when they visit the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on Tuesday.
The Tigers are one win away of .500
The Detroit Tigers are fourth in the AL Central with a 50-51 record, including 26-27 on the road. The Tigers won last night 8-2 against the Guardians after winning the series against the Toronto Bleu Jays two games to one. The Tigers have a 3.95 ERA, a .240 batting average, a .302 on-base percentage, and 1.22 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Riley Greene is the best player on the team with 98 hits, 57 runs, and 17 home runs.
The Guardians have the second-best record in the AL
The Cleveland Guardians are on top of the AL Central with a 59-40 record, including 31-14 at home. The Guardians have lost the last three games and scored a total of three runs in that stretch. The Guardians have a 3.69 ERA, a .232 batting average, a .305 on-base percentage, and 1.22 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jose Ramirez is the best player on the team with 105 hits, 71 runs and 23 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Guardians are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games overall, 10-5 SU in their last 15 home games, and 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the AL. Cleveland has played under the total run line in 6 of their last 7 games overall and in 7 of their last 10 home games against Detroit while they have gone over in 6 of their last 7 games against the Tigers and 7 of their last 8 games against teams from the AL Central. The Tigers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games overall, 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against the Guardians, 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road, and 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the AL Central. Detroit has played over the total run line in 5 of their last 6 games overall and in their last 7 games against teams from the AL.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Cleveland Guardians have the best home record in the AL but had no chance last night against the Detroit Tigers, who won 8-2. That was the third consecutive loss for the Guardians, who need to step up and keep their distance from the rest of the division. The Guardinas will start Xzavion Curry, who is 0-2 for the season with a 2.19 ERA, 12 K, 17.1 IP, and 1.27 WHIP. He is not a reliable pitcher since he had no winning record in each of his three seasons in the league, and the Tigers will have a legit chance to win another one in Cleveland. Given the fact that the odds go in the Guardians favor, we go with the Tigers to cover the +1.5-run spread tonight.
