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Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians: ALDS – Game 2

The Detroit Tigers are visiting the Cleveland Guardians today at Progressive Field in Game 2 of the ALDS.

 

The Tigers beat the odds to get here

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 3.65 ERA, a .232 batting average, a .294 on-base percentage, and 1.17 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.

 

Is this the season for the Guardians?

The Cleveland Guardians finished the regular season on top of the AL Central with an 92-69 record, including 50-30 at home. They finished the season losing 4 of the last 6 games. The Guardians have a 3.71 ERA, a .229 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.

 

Betting Trends

The Tigers are 12-3 SU in their last 15 games overall, 1-4 SU in the last 5 games against Cleveland, 9-1 SU in the last 10 games on the road and 8-2 SU in their last 10 games against teams from the AL Central. Detroit has played under the total run line in 5 of their last 6 games overall, 9 of their last 13 road games against Cleveland and 4 of the last 5 games against teams from the AL. The Guardians are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games overall, 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against teams from the AL Central and 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played on Monday. Cleveland has played under the total run line in their last 5 games overall, 12 of their last 14 home games and 9 of the last 13 games against the Tigers.

 

Prediction and Conclusion

The Cleveland Guardians absolutely dominated the opening game of the series, winning 7-0 against the Detroit Tigers. They basically got the job done by scoring 5 runs in the first inning and took care of business or the rest of the game. The Guardians will try to win another one going with Matthew Boyd, who is 2-2 for the season with a 2.72 ERA, 46 K, 39.2 IP, and 1.13 WHIP. The Tigers will bring in their best pitcher, Tarik Skubal. He is 18-4 for the season with a 2.39 ERA, 228 K, 192 IP, and 0.92 WHIP. Skubal barely lost any games this season and has been rock solid in his previous appearance in the playoffs. With him being on top of his pitching game, the Tigers will tie the series today.