Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Monday, April 17, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-110) Detroit (-110)

Comerica Park is where the Detroit Tigers (5-9) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (9-7) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Cleveland at -110 and Detroit is coming in at -110. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Hunter Gaddis and Eduardo Rodriguez.

Cleveland is slugging .359 and have been rung up 111 times, while taking a walk on 74 occasions. They have accrued 61 RBI's and 124 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is sitting at .238. The Guardians have tallied 31 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 8 balls out of the park. They have 68 runs scored and have an OBP of .334. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 4.5 runs per outing, which is 18th in MLB.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.93 on the campaign (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 123 hitters. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 12 home runs and 69 total runs (15th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 41 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.71 as a team on the campaign. Cleveland has yielded 125 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 61 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 13 times in addition to having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 7 holds this year (18th in baseball). The Guardians relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 70.0% and stepped onto the hill in 17 save situations. They have earned 7 saves over the course of the season and have blown 3 of their 10 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 13 base runners for the season with 30.8% of them earned a run for their team. The Guardians have dispatched 54 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Guardians have turned 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,257 innings, which has them sitting 8th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 419 putouts for the season, in addition to 141 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 19th in the majors, and have a total of 10 double plays.

Gaddis (0-3 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 8.39 while going up against 99 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 29 hits (13.1 hits per nine innings) and has 8 walks. His earned run average is 12.15 (27 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.850. Gaddis has thrown 20 frames and has earned 16 strikeouts in his career.

The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .327 and they earn 3.57 runs per game (28th in the league). They have put up 24 two-baggers, while walking 42 times and recording 50 runs. Detroit has knocked in 10 home runs on the season to go along with 49 runs batted in. They have struck out on 142 occasions (5th in the league) and have earned a total of 101 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .273 in addition to a batting average of .208 on the year.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.416 in addition to having a FIP of 5.67 as a team so far this season. They sit at 19th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 130. The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 87 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.88 (83 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.30 (103 strikeouts against 50 free passes). They have conceded 25 homers and they surrender 6.16 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Detroit relievers hold an inherited score rate of 58.6% of 29 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 21 times in high leverage situations in addition to 21 occasions with runners on. With 15 save situations, the Tigers have 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 26th in baseball with a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 49 relievers onto the field so far this year. Detroit has had relievers step onto the hill in 5 save chances and they have recorded 2 saves.

In 1,146 innings on the diamond, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (7th in pro baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 12 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in the majors). The Tigers have recorded 131 assists, 7 errors and have amassed 382 putouts during this campaign.

Rodriguez (69-46 career mark) is the owner of a 4.16 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and he has faced 4,106 hitters in his career. He has allowed 445 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.315 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. Thus far in his career, Rodriguez has conceded 934 base hits while he has tallied 973 K's in 963 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-110)

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