Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+165) Cleveland (-195)

The Cleveland Guardians (43-44) will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (37-52) at Progressive Field on Friday. The line on this contest has the Tigers at +165 while the Guardians are sitting at -195. The total is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Drew Hutchison and Zach Plesac.

The Tigers have compiled 119 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 52 balls out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .336 and have been called out on strikes 745 times, while drawing a walk on 218 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are earning 3.2 runs per game, which has them at 30th in MLB. They have 270 RBI's and 672 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .230. They have accounted for 283 runs and have an OBP of .288.

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The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.05 for the season (21st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 663 hitters. They have walked 266 batters and their FIP is 3.94 as a unit this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Tigers pitchers have conceded 85 home runs and also 380 total runs (18th in the league).

Tigers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 59 times and also have had 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 51 holds so far this year (13th in MLB). The Tigers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 79.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 82 save situations. They have earned 23 saves on the year and have missed out on 6 of 29 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 101 runners on the campaign and 29.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Tigers have dispatched 313 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Detroit Tigers have 2,277 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 737 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 14th in baseball, and have earned 65 double plays. The Tigers have converted 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,831 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 10th in professional baseball.

Hutchison has thrown 517 innings and has earned 447 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.91 (282 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.402. He has surrendered 540 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 185 free passes. Hutchison (36-28 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.44 while he has gone up against 2,255 batters in the major leagues.

The Guardians hold a slugging percentage of .378 and they average 4.26 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have hit 159 two-baggers, while walking 253 times as well as putting up 371 runs. Cleveland has accounted for 66 HRs so far this season to go along with 351 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 615 occasions (30th in the league) and have tallied 726 hits. The Cleveland Guardians hold an OBP of .310 and a team batting average of .246 this season.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.253 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.73 (709 strikeouts vs 260 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 13th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 705. They have allowed 99 homers and they relinquish 4.45 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 381 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.99 (341 earned runs allowed).

With 55 save situations, the Guardians have accumulated 22 holds and also 9 blown saves. Cleveland has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 30 save opportunities and they have walked away with 21 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 86 times in high leverage situations and also on 73 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of their 104 inherited base runners. They rank 8th in the league with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 269 relievers to the hill on the year.

In their 6,690 innings on the field, the Guardians are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (15th in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 69 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (24th in the majors). The Guardians have recorded 761 assists, 54 errors and have amassed 2,230 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Plesac has allowed 366 base hits while totaling 310 punch outs in 404 innings pitched. Plesac (24-21 career record) holds a 3.94 ERA while conceding 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 177 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.161 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.01 and he has faced 1,662 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+165)

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