Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/09/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Venue:  Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

Where to Watch:  BSDET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -195, Tigers +165; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -195, Tigers +165; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -195, Tigers +165; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Cleveland Guardians:  56-52 (2nd place, AL Central)

Detroit Tigers:  43-67 (5th place, AL Central)

 

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Cleveland Guardians:  6-4 last 10

Detroit Tigers:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Guardians enter this game on a 2 game winning streak. They split their last series against the Houston Astros 2-2 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 56-52 record overall and have a road record of 27-30. This is the series opener of a 3-game series with the Tigers on Tuesday and they had Monday off as a rest day. Their offense ranks 16th in the MLB with a .699 OPS. Triston McKenzie was their starting pitcher on Sunday while Shane Bieber is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 6-6 with a 3.39 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 0 BB with 8 Ks on 4 hits through 6 IP against the Arizona Diamondbacks. 

 

The Tigers lost 4 of their last 5 games and enter this game off of a loss. They lost their last series against the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 43-67 record overall and have a home record of 26-30. This is the 1st game of a 3-game series with the Guardians on Tuesday and they had Monday off as a rest day. Their offense ranks 30th in the MLB with a .616 OPS. Matt Manning was their starting pitcher on Sunday while Tyler Alexander is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 2-5 with a 4.04 ERA this season. His team lost their last 5 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 2 hits through 5 IP against the Minnesota Twins. 

The current betting odds have the Guardians listed as a big favorite in this game. The Guardians have won their last 2 games against the Astros and they have been doing with some great pitching as they were able to shut down the Astros offense in both of those games they won. They have another solid starter in Bieber here and he has been pitching well all season, coming off of another good one in his last start. The Tigers have Alexander starting here and he has not been great this season as he allows quite a few runs in most of his starts. The Tigers are a much better team at home but they just lost 3 of their 4 games there to the Rays who do not have a very good offense and the Tigers have one of the worst offenses in the MLB themselves. The Guardians have been hitting the ball well recently and they will score runs in this game. They have also been pitching very well and it should not be much of a challenge to keep this bad Tigers lineup from scoring runs. The best way to place a bet here is on the Guardians to win this game.

 

Guardians Tigers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, August 9, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Guardians 7 Tigers 2.

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Cleveland Guardians: 56-52 (+7.7 Units) ML in all games. 29-15 (+8 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 82-51 UNDER after a game with a combined score of 2 runs or less.

Detroit Tigers: 43-67 (-9 Units) ML in all games. 32-56 (-6.3 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 47-26 UNDER against right-handed starters.

 

 

Cleveland Guardians:  A. Civale (SP) Prob Wed - Wrist. A. Gose (RP) Out indefinitely - Tricep. C. Morris (SP) Mid Aug - Shoulder.

Detroit Tigers:  A. Meadows (CF) Mid Aug - Achilles. E. Rodriguez (SP) Late Aug - Personal. J. Rogers (C) Late Aug - Elbow.

 

 

 

"Regardless of the last couple days, we needed to remind ourselves that we're a good team and we want to make the playoffs. Today, I made better decisions and decided if I'm going to get beat, I was going to get beat on my best pitches." - Cal Quantrill after their win against the Astros on Saturday.

 

 

"It's two outs and a run on first, and you feel like you are still in command of everything. Even after a soft double, you still have control — you just need to get the next guy out. Soto just lost his command of everything and it turned into an ugly ending." - A.J. Hinch after his team’s loss against the Rays on Sunday.

 

 

 

Steven Kwan (L) LF

Amed Rosario (R) SS

Jose Ramirez (S) 3B

Josh Naylor (L) DH

Andres Gimenez (L) 2B

Oscar Gonzalez (R) RF

Owen Miller (R) 1B

Luke Maile (R) C

Myles Straw (R) CF

 

Riley Greene (L) CF

Willi Castro (S) RF

Javier Baez (R) SS

Harold Castro (L) DH

Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

Kody Clemens (L) 1B

Tucker Barnhart (S) C

Akil Baddoo (L) LF

 

 

Batting Average:  Andres Gimenez (.299)

Hits:  Amed Rosario (120)

Home Runs:  Jose Ramirez (21)

RBI:  Jose Ramirez (87)

Stolen Bases:  Jose Ramirez (14)

Wins:  Triston McKenzie (8)

Saves:  Emmanuel Clase (24)

ERA:  Ian Gibaut (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Dustin Garneau (.300)

Hits:  Miguel Cabrera (88)

Home Runs:  Jeimer Candelario (10)

RBI:  Javier Baez (43)

Stolen Bases:  Willi Castro (6)

Wins:  Tarik Skubal (7)

Saves:  Gregory Soto (20)

ERA:  Luis Castillo (0.00)

 

Managers:

Cleveland Guardians: Terry Francona (10th season)

Detroit Tigers: A. J. Hinch (2nd season)