Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/28/2022

Game Time: 4:10 pm ET, Saturday, May 28, 2022

Venue:  Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -140, Tigers +120; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -140, Tigers +120; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -140, Tigers +120; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Cleveland Guardians:  18-23 (3rd place, AL Central)

Detroit Tigers:  16-28 (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 18-23 record overall and they are 10-15 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Houston Astros 2-1 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Tigers on Saturday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Saturday with the 2nd game still to be played on Friday. Shane Bieber is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Triston McKenzie is on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 3-3 with a 2.70 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 3 Ks on 3 hits in 7 IP against the Houston Astros. 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 16-28 record overall and they are 10-13 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Minnesota Twins 2-1 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Guardians on Saturday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Saturday with the 2nd game still to be played on Friday. Rookie pitcher Alex Faedo is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while rookie pitcher Elvin Rodríguez will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 0-0 with a 9.39 ERA this season. His team lost their last game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 4 earned runs, 1 homer, and 3 BB with 4 strikeouts on 4 hits in 5 innings played against the Minnesota Twins. 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 been playing better in their recent games and they will be hungry for a win here after dropping the first game of this series. This is not a series they will want to lose as the Tigers are one of the worst teams in the MLB right now and the Guardians are actually hovering around .500 right now. The Guardians also have McKenzie starting here and he has been good in his recent starts while the Tigers have Rodriguez starting and he has been awful this season. Rodriguez is new to the league and has not had many starts but the few games he has pitched in have not been good. The Guardians will find ways to score runs in this game and will get the win here. The best bet here is on the Guardians to win this game.

 

Guardians Tigers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, May 28, 2022 (4:10 pm ET start time) is Guardians 6 Tigers 2.

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Cleveland Guardians: 48-19 (+21 Units) ML as a favorite of -125 to -175. 74-57 (+6.5 Units) ML against division opponents. 7-3 UNDER when the money line is -100 to -150.

Detroit Tigers: 16-28 (-8.6 Units) ML in all games. 9-21 (-6.8 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 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) Out indefinitely - 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) SS

Jose Ramirez (S) DH

Owen Miller (R) 2B

Josh Naylor (L) 1B

Oscar Gonzalez (R) RF

Ernie Clement (R) 3B

Oscar Mercado (R) LF

Luke Maile (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:  Oscar Gonzalez (.500)

Hits:  Jose Ramirez (45)

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 (42)

Home Runs:  Spencer Torkelson (4)

RBI:  Miguel Cabrera (18)

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)