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Expect a display of power when Josh Naylor (8 HR) and the Cleveland Guardians (23-12) take on Riley Greene (9 HR) and the Detroit Tigers (18-17) at Progressive Field at 6:10 PM ET live on BSGL. Naylor and the Guardians are -140 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup.
Logan Allen will get the ball for Cleveland while Detroit will counter with Kenta Maeda.
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Guardians and Tigers Betting Trends
The Guardians have won 14 of the 20 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (70%).
Cleveland has a 7-2 record (winning 77.8% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -140 or shorter.
This season, the Tigers have won nine out of the 19 games, or 47.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Detroit has entered six games this season as the underdog by +117 or more and is 3-3 in those contests.
The Guardians have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 35 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 18 of those games (18-15-2).
The Tigers and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 15 of their 35 opportunities.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians score the seventh-most runs in baseball (170 total, 4.9 per game).
Cleveland averages one home run per game to rank 13th in MLB action with 36 total home runs .
The Guardians are 13th in MLB with a .242 batting average.
Cleveland strikes out 7.7 times per game, the sixth-fewest average in the majors.
The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks third in the majors.
Cleveland has a 3.35 team ERA that ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers have scored the 22nd-most runs in the league this season with 134 (3.8 per game).
Detroit’s 30 home runs rank 23rd in Major League Baseball.
The Tigers’ .223 batting average ranks 25th in the league this season.
Detroit ranks 23rd in strikeouts per game (9.1) among MLB offenses.
The Tigers have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
Detroit has the fourth-best ERA (3.22) in the majors this season.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
The Guardians will send Allen (3-2) out to make his eighth start of the season. He is 3-2 with a 5.11 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings pitched.
Jose Ramirez is batting .230 for Cleveland with a team-high 28 RBI.
Naylor is slugging .533 this season, with a team-best eight homers while driving in 26 runs.
Andres Gimenez has 35 hits this season and a slash line of .269/.336/.362.
Will Brennan has collected 23 hits this season and has an OBP of .287. He’s slugging .415 on the year.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers will send Maeda (1-1) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
Greene has put up a team-best batting average of .266, while leading the Tigers in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (17).
Mark Canha has eight doubles, five home runs and 17 walks while batting .248.
Kerry Carpenter is batting .260 with six doubles, two triples, three home runs and seven walks.
Matthew Vierling is hitting .276 with three doubles, two triples, three home runs and three walks.
Guardians and Tigers Injuries
Guardians: Steven Kwan: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Eli Morgan: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Williams: 15 Day IL (Elbow), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Angel Martinez: 60 Day IL (Foot), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Tigers: Gio Urshela: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
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