Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (61-53) will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (43-73) at Progressive Field on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Garrett Hill and Zach Plesac.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 3.2 runs per game, which puts them at 30th in MLB. They have accumulated 368 runs scored while having a team OBP of .282. The Tigers have accumulated 164 doubles as a unit and have smacked 67 balls out of the park. They have tallied 351 RBI's and 861 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is at .225. Detroit owns a slugging percentage of .330 and have been called out on strikes 1,018 times, while drawing a walk on 269 occasions.

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The Tigers hold a team ERA of 4.03 this year (19th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 842 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.33 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Tigers pitchers have given up 107 home runs and also 509 total runs (20th in the league). They have walked 362 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.01 as a team so far this season.

The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 69.4% and has entered the game in 103 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 138 runners this season and 27.5% of those runners crossed the plate. Tigers relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 81 times in addition to having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 416 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 65 holds for the year (10th in MLB). They have tallied 25 saves on the season and have blown 11 of 36 chances to get a save.

The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 3,032 putouts so far this season, as well as 990 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which is 22nd in MLB, and have 95 double plays. The Tigers have turned 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,096 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB.

Hill (2-3 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.82 while he has faced 161 batters in the majors. He has allowed 34 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) with 16 walks. His ERA is 4.66 (19 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.364. Hill has thrown 36 innings and is sitting with 18 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Cleveland Guardians have recorded a team on-base percentage of .314 as well as a team batting average of .252 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 791 occasions (30th in baseball) and have recorded 983 base hits. Cleveland is sitting with 90 HRs so far this year to go along with 472 runs batted in. The Guardians have a SLG% of .385 and they average 4.35 runs per game (16th in the league). They have 207 two-baggers, while taking a walk 320 times as well as notching 496 runs.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.211 in addition to having a FIP of 3.88 as a squad for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.00 (944 strikeouts against 315 walks). They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 908. They have given up 122 home runs and they relinquish 4.20 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 471 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.79 (425 earned runs relinquished).

Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of 133 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 111 times in high leverage situations in addition to 92 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 82 save situations, the Guardians have 35 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They are ranked 9th in baseball with a save rate of 69.8%, and they have dispatched 347 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 43 save opportunities and they have converted 30 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 89 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (19th in professional baseball). The Guardians have racked up 1,031 assists, 66 errors and have accumulated 3,031 putouts during this campaign. In 9,093 innings on the field, the Guardians have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (10th in the majors).

Plesac (24-24 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.03 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and he has faced 1,774 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 192 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.186 and having a FIP of 4.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Plesac has allowed 394 hits while he has earned 335 punch outs in 428 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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