Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-175) Detroit (+150)

The Detroit Tigers (32-47) will go up against the Cleveland Guardians (40-38) at Comerica Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at -175 and the Tigers open at +150. The total comes in at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Shane Bieber and Michael Pineda.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which has them at 19th in the league. They have accounted for 335 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .307. The Guardians have accumulated 140 doubles as a unit and have knocked 61 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 317 runs batted in as well as 637 hits this season, while their average at the plate is at .242. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .377 and have been called out on strikes 549 times, while drawing a walk on 232 occasions.

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The Guardians have compiled a team earned run average of 3.94 so far this season (16th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 640 batters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.70 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 92 home runs and also 338 total runs (15th in the league). They have walked 237 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.16 as a team over the course of the season.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 69 times as well as having 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 21 holds over the course of the season (30th in the league). The Guardians bullpen have a save rate of 72.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 53 save situations. They have recorded 21 saves on the year and have blown 8 of 29 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 95 base runners for the year and 32.6% of those players ended up scoring. The Guardians have dispatched 244 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Guardians have turned 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,093 innings on the field, which ranks them 12th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have earned 2,031 putouts for the season, in addition to 686 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which has them sitting 23rd in MLB, and they have turned 62 double plays.

Bieber has taken the hill for 594 innings and has earned 726 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 3.27 (216 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.126. He has surrendered 530 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 139 walks. Bieber (44-22 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.02 while facing 2,414 hitters in the majors.

Detroit has compiled 47 HRs this season to go along with 231 runs batted in. They have 104 doubles, while getting a free base 188 times and notching 240 runs. The Detroit Tigers have a team OBP of .286 in addition to a batting average of .229 for the year. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .336 and they have an average of 3.04 runs per game (30th in the league). They have been rung up on 666 occasions (19th in the league) and have 592 base hits.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.253 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.01 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.46 (607 strikeouts vs 247 walks). They sit at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 619. They have given up 80 home runs and they surrender 4.38 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 336 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.05 (311 earned runs surrendered).

Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.7% of 89 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 71 times in high leverage situations and on 53 occasions with base runners. With 73 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 45 holds and also 6 blown saves. They are ranked 4th in baseball holding a save rate of 76.9%, and they have sent 281 relievers onto the field this season. Detroit has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 26 save chances and they have tallied 20 saves.

In 6,057 innings on the diamond, the Tigers hold a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (11th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 58 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (14th in pro baseball). The Tigers have racked up 649 assists, 39 errors and have earned 2,019 putouts on the season.

In his career, Pineda has surrendered 959 base hits while he has tallied 955 strikeouts in 989 innings pitched. He has allowed 436 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.189 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.40 and he has faced 4,098 hitters in his MLB career. Pineda (63-57 career mark) holds a 3.97 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+150)

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