Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction & Picks - MLB
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by Carlos Zabala | in MLB Picks
Both the Tigers and Guardians rested on Monday, but starting Tuesday, they'll play the most epic series of the final week of MLB regular-season action.
In 2024, when the Tigers positioned themselves as midseason sellers, they also rallied in September with names like Torkelson, Carpenter, and Greene to sneak into the playoffs on the final day. Well, that's what's happening to the Guardians in 2025. On the contrary, AJ Hinch's team, while leading the AL for much of the season, is incredibly close to missing the playoffs, with a dismal September of just 5 wins, losing 9 of their last 10 games and their last 6 after being swept by the Braves in Atlanta.
Like the Tigers, the Guards lost Sunday by the same score of 2-6 against the Twins in Minneapolis, but Cleveland remains the hottest team of the moment; They've won nine of their last 10 games, taken all three games of their series against the Tigers in Detroit, and are in an unbeatable position to wrest the division title from the Tigers starting Tuesday at Progressive Field.
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0.543 | 162 | 88 | 74 |
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0.537 | 162 | 87 | 75 |
Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
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5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
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1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
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3/6 (50%)
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Cleveland Guardians against Detroit Tigers : Head to Head (H2H)
67 %
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Cleveland Guardians - Detroit Tigers Key Points
- Kwan hit his 11th home run of the year in the Guardians' last loss
- Tigers, MLB team with the fewest stolen bases this season
- Guards' pitching ERA is the fourth-best in MLB at 3.71.
- Tigers, MLB team with the 10th-most home runs this season
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Our Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction
The situation couldn't be more intense, and Progressive Field is expected to be packed, even on a Tuesday. A.J. Hinch lined up his starting pitching staff to have the reigning Cy Young Award winner and probable Cy Young Award winner this season, the almost infallible Tarik Skubal, pitching Tuesday.
Nothing can be blamed on Skubal for the Tigers' slump; In fact, he is coming off a 6-inning, 102 pitches against the Guardians, with 9 strikeouts and only one earned run.
But the Guards' starting staff has also responded when the moment called for it; Gavin Williams pitched five scoreless innings against the Tigers in Detroit and hopes to do the same on Tuesday.
Our prediction for Tigers vs Guardians is: Under 6.5 runs.
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