Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+180) Cleveland (-210)

Progressive Field is the site where the Cleveland Guardians (62-54) will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (44-74) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has Detroit at +180 while Cleveland is coming in at -210. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Daniel Norris and Cal Quantrill.

The Tigers have tallied 166 two-baggers as a team and have hit 69 baseballs out of the park. Detroit has a slugging % of .331 and have struck out 1,040 times, while being walked on 272 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 3.2 runs per contest, which has them at 30th in the league. They have compiled 359 RBI's as well as 879 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .226. They are sitting with 376 runs scored and have an OBP of .282.

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The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.04 on the campaign (19th in the league), and their staff has struck out 854 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 110 home runs and also 518 runs in total (22nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 367 hitters and their FIP is 4.03 as a squad on the season.

The Tigers have sent 423 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 143 base runners so far this year with 28.0% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 26 saves so far this season and have blown 11 out of their 37 save chances. The Tigers relievers have a save percentage of 70.3% and has come into the game in 107 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 68 holds so far this year (9th in baseball). Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 84 times in addition to having 110 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 3,083 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,011 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them ranked 21st in pro baseball, and have accumulated 99 double plays. The Tigers have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,249 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 14th in pro baseball.

Norris (20-38 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.50 while facing 2,370 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 560 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 207 free passes. His ERA is 4.73 (287 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.406. Norris has thrown 545 frames and has racked up 512 strikeouts during his career.

The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .386 and they score 4.35 runs per game (16th in the league). They have 210 doubles, while getting a free base 325 times and putting up 505 runs. Cleveland has accounted for 93 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 481 RBIs. They have struck out on 803 instances (30th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,000 base hits. The Cleveland Guardians have tallied a team on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a batting average of .253 on the season.

The Cleveland pitching staff have relinquished 479 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.79 (433 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 124 homers and they allow 4.19 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.210 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.86 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.04 (966 strikeouts against 318 walks). They sit at 12th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 926.

Sitting with 84 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 36 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 44 save chances and they have tallied 31 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 112 times in high leverage situations and also on 93 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.1% out of 135 inherited runners. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 70.5%, and they have dispatched 354 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season.

In 9,255 innings played, the Guardians have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (10th in baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in professional baseball). The Guardians have accrued 1,049 assists, 67 errors and have earned 3,085 putouts this year.

During his career, Quantrill has allowed 390 hits and he has 327 strikeouts in 414 innings pitched. Quantrill (25-16 career mark) has earned a 3.65 ERA and has allowed 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 168 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.225 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.77 and he has faced 1,732 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+180)

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