Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/27/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Friday, May 27, 2022

Venue:  Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

Where to Watch:  BSDET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -165, Tigers +145; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -165, Tigers +145; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -165, Tigers +145; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Cleveland Guardians:  18-22 (3rd place, AL Central)

Detroit Tigers:  15-28 (4th place, AL Central)

 

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Cleveland Guardians:  3-7 last 10

Detroit Tigers:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Guardians are coming into this game with a 18-22 record overall and they are 10-14 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Houston Astros 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Tigers on Friday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Konnor Pilkington is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Shane Bieber is on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-3 with a 3.55 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 10 Ks on 6 hits in 7 IP against the Detroit Tigers. They scored 10 runs in their last series averaging just over 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging just over 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Tigers are coming into this game with a 15-28 record overall and they are 9-13 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. They just lost their 3-game series against the Minnesota Twins 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Guardians on Friday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Tarik Skubal is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while rookie pitcher Alex Faedo will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 1 homer, and 2 BB with 2 strikeouts on 6 hits in 5.1 innings played against the Cleveland Guardians. They scored 8 runs in their last series averaging just under 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 9 runs against them averaging 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Guardians are coming into this game as a favorite with the current betting odds. They have not been playing great in their recent games but they are going up against a Tigers team that has not been any better in their recent games either. The Tigers have been having an awful season while the Guardians have been at least trying to flirt right around .500 with their record so far. Bieber is starting for the Guardians here and he has been good this season in most of his starts, he has had a few slip ups but he is the best starter on the team and is the most reliable guy they can throw out on the mound with what they are working with. The Tigers will have Faedo starting here and he has not been bad either but he is a rookie and it is only a matter of time until he gets beat up in a game. The Guardians are the better team here and they will likely take advantage of the rookie pitcher here. The best bet here is on the Guardians to win this game.

 

Guardians Tigers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, May 27, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Guardians 5 Tigers 1.

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Cleveland Guardians: 48-19 (+21 Units) ML as a favorite of -125 to -175. 67-68 (+5 Units) ML in road games. 7-4 UNDER as a favorite of -110 or higher.

Detroit Tigers: 15-28 (-9.6 Units) ML in all games. 13-27 (-10.7 Units) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 29-12 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Cleveland Guardians:  A. Civale (SP) Out indefinitely - Buttocks. C. Morris (SP) Early June - Shoulder. J. Karinchak (RP) Out indefinitely - Back.

Detroit Tigers:  A. Meadows (CF) Out indefinitely - Ear. M. Manning (SP) Early June - Shoulder. V. Reyes (LF) Out indefinitely - Quadricep.

 

 

 

"Did a pretty good job of keeping the team in the game. It wasn't easy today, but I thought it was a good battle." - Cal Quantrill after their loss against the Astros on Wednesday.

 

 

"Bullpen games are exciting, because you get to use a lot of guys, but they're also costly because we have another 12 games until we have our next day off." - A.J. Hinch after his team’s win against the Twins on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Myles Straw (R) CF

Amed Rosario (R) LF

Jose Ramirez (S) 3B

Owen Miller (R) 1B

Josh Naylor (L) DH

Andres Gimenez (L) SS

Ernie Clement (R) 2B

Steven Kwan (L) RF

Austin Hedges (R) C

 

Robbie Grossman (S) LF

Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

Miguel Cabrera (R) DH

Javier Baez (R) SS

Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B

Daz Cameron (R) RF

Tucker Barnhart (S) C

Derek Hill (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Luke Maile (.333)

Hits:  Jose Ramirez (44)

Home Runs:  Jose Ramirez (11)

RBI:  Jose Ramirez (43)

Stolen Bases:  Myles Straw (8)

Wins:  Nick Sandlin (3)

Saves:  Emmanuel Clase (7)

ERA:  Sam Hentges (1.17)

 

Batting Average:  Harold Castro (.301)

Hits:  Miguel Cabrera (39)

Home Runs:  Spencer Torkelson (4)

RBI:  Miguel Cabrera (16)

Stolen Bases:  Derek Hill (3)

Wins:  Jacob Barnes (3)

Saves:  Gregory Soto (7)

ERA:  Angel De Jesus (0.00)

 

Managers:

Cleveland Guardians: Terry Francona (10th season)

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