Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+140) Cleveland (-165)

The Cleveland Guardians (44-44) welcome the Detroit Tigers (37-53) at Progressive Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at +140 while Cleveland is priced at -165. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Michael Pineda and Cal Quantrill.

Detroit has a slugging rate of .334 and have struck out 757 times, while taking a walk on 218 occasions. They have accumulated 270 RBI's and 677 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is .230. The Tigers have hit 119 doubles as a unit and have hit 52 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 283 runs and have an on-base percentage of .287. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 3.1 runs per outing, which is 30th in the league.

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The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.05 over the course of the season (21st in baseball), and they have struck out 668 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Tigers pitchers have given up 87 long balls and 384 runs in total (19th in MLB). They have walked 271 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a squad so far this year.

The Tigers relievers have a save percentage of 79.3% and has come into the game in 82 save situations. The relievers have inherited 102 runners for the year with 29.4% of those runners crossed home plate. Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 60 times and also have had 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 315 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 51 holds over the course of the season (13th in the league). They have recorded 23 saves this season and have missed out on 6 out of their 29 chances to get a save.

The Tigers have converted 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,056 innings on the field, which ranks them 10th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have earned 2,352 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 758 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which is 12th in the majors, and have a total of 67 double plays.

Pineda has thrown 999 frames and has earned 959 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Pineda (64-58 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.75 and he has faced 4,141 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.96 (440 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.190. He has surrendered 971 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 219 walks.

The Guardians have a SLG% of .381 and they are recording 4.26 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have notched 162 doubles, while getting a free base 258 times and scoring 375 runs. Cleveland has accounted for 68 HRs over the course of the season as well as 355 RBIs. They have been rung up on 620 occasions (30th in the league) and have a total of 736 base hits. The Cleveland Guardians have compiled an on-base percentage of .311 and a team batting average of .247 this season.

The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 381 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.94 (341 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 99 homers and they surrender 4.40 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.246 in addition to having a FIP of 4.04 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.77 (721 strikeouts against 260 walks). They have a ranking of 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 711.

Cleveland relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.8% of 104 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 86 times in high leverage situations and also on 73 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 55 save situations, the Guardians have 22 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They rank 8th in baseball holding a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 270 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Cleveland has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 30 save opportunities and they have tallied 21 saves.

In 7,014 innings played, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (14th in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 71 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in professional baseball). The Guardians have accrued 798 assists, 55 errors and have notched a total of 2,338 putouts on the season.

So far in his career, Quantrill has allowed 362 hits while he has accumulated 299 K's in 379 frames. Quantrill (21-16 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.72 ERA while surrendering 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 157 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.247 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and he has faced 1,593 batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+140)

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