Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers Betting Preview/Prop Picks
09 August 2022
AL Central rivals meet up in Detroit on Tuesday night as the Tigers are set to host the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland is still in the thick of things in the AL Central race, while the Tigers will be looking to play the role of spoiler in this matchup.
Cleveland comes into this game with an overall record of 56-52 on the year, and that has them in second place in the Division. The Guardians are just 27-30 away from home, and Detroit has historically been a tough place for them to play.
Detroit has had a miserable 2022 season as they are 24 games under the .500 mark at 43-67. The Tigers have gone 26-30 at home this year, and they have become a much more difficult team to deal with in Detroit.
The Cleveland Guardians are the moneyline betting favorites in this matchup at -193 over the Detroit Tigers.
Bieber Needs to Dominate For Guardians
Now that the Cleveland Guardians are in the playoff hunt with less than two months to go, Shane Bieber needs to start to carry this team on the mound. Bieber is 6-6 with a 3.39 ERA in 2022, but the former Cy Young Award winner hasn’t been as dominant as he would like to be.
Cleveland has been able to pitch well as a team as the team ERA sits at just 3.90. The Guardians need that pitching staff to keep leading the way as the offense still isn’t very potent.
Ramirez is one of the best in MLB, and he leads the Guardians with 21 home runs and 87 RBIs in 2022. If the Guardians can give Ramirez some help, then the playoffs might be within reach.
Detroit Not Doing Damage at the Dish
The Detroit Tigers are barely scoring over three runs per game this season, which is the worst mark in the National League. Detroit has belted just 86 home runs on the entire season, and Javy Baez leads the way with ten long balls.
Baez was supposed to come in and put up big numbers for the Tigers, but he just hasn’t been able to get that done. Miguel Cabrera still leads the team with a .267 batting average, but he is starting to slow down.
Tyler Alexander will start on Tuesday night, and he is just 2-5 with a 4.04 ERA on the year.
Tigers Take Control on Tuesday
A quick look at the details of this game would tell you that the Guardians are going to roll to a big win. Baseball is a sport in which that doesn’t always work out that way, though, and the Tigers have been a solid team on their home field.
Bieber has still been really good for Cleveland, but he hasn’t been at the Cy Young level that he was once known for. Scoring runs has been a problem for the Tigers all season long, but they have enough sluggers in that lineup that can do some damage.
This will be a surprising result, but Detroit will play the spoiler role well in this one. Bet the Detroit Tigers (+162) as they squeak out a win over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.
Prop Picks
Detroit (-135) OVER 2.5 Runs
Cleveland is allowing 4.26 runs per 9 innings on defense, which ranks No. 15 in the league. That average increases to 4.35 runs per 9 innings on the road. Scores have gone OVER in seven of the Guardians’ last 11 road games.
With Dunkel predicting a Detroit home victory by the score of 5-4, take the Tigers (-135) to finish OVER their Vegas team total of 2.5 runs against the Guardians.
Jose Ramirez (-110) OVER 0.5 Runs Scored
Ramirez has scored 61 runs in 104 games played, which ranks No. 1 on the Guardians. The third baseman has scored 39 runs in 213 at-bats with an OPS of .982 on the road compared to 22 runs in 185 at-bats with an OPS of .825 at home.
With Dunkel predicting the final score going OVER the Vegas run total, take Ramirez (-110) to finish OVER 0.5 runs scored against Detroit.
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