Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+115) Cleveland (-135)

The Detroit Tigers (16-18) are traveling to Progressive Field on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (16-19). The odds on this game have Detroit at +115 while Cleveland is at -135. The total is 8. The expected starting pitchers are Eduardo Rodriguez and Peyton Battenfield.

Detroit has a slugging % of .364 and have been rung up 322 times, while drawing a walk on 101 occasions. They have 125 RBI's and 272 hits for the season, and their batting average is at .233. The Tigers have accrued 59 doubles as a unit and have hit 30 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 127 runs scored and have an OBP of .298. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 3.7 runs/g, which puts them at 28th in MLB.

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The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.51 on the year (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 260 hitters. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 51 home runs and also 164 total runs (18th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 97 batters and their FIP is 4.90 as a team so far this year. Detroit has allowed 275 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 153 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22.

The Tigers bullpen have compiled a save rate of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 36 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 54 runners so far this year with 38.9% of those players earned a run for their team. Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 38 times as well as having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 107 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have earned 19 holds over the course of the season (13th in the league). They have earned 9 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 6 of 15 chances to get a save.

The Detroit Tigers have amassed 915 putouts so far this season, as well as 301 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which puts them in 19th in the majors, and they have turned 26 double plays. The Tigers have converted 72.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,745 innings, which has them sitting 1st in baseball.

Rodriguez (72-46 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.86 while facing 4,203 batters in the majors. He has allowed 945 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 336 free passes. His earned run average is 4.05 (446 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.291. Rodriguez has taken the hill for 992 innings and has accumulated 1,003 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Cleveland Guardians have a team on-base percentage of .300 and a batting average of .223 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 269 occasions (27th in MLB) and have notched a total of 261 base knocks. Cleveland has 19 home runs this year as well as 113 runs batted in. The Guardians have a team slugging percentage of .329 and they have an average of 3.54 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have tallied 58 doubles, while taking a walk 123 times as well as putting up 124 runs.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.259 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a unit so far this year. They rank 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 297. The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 146 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.82 (134 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.30 (258 strikeouts vs 101 walks). They have given up 35 long balls and they allow 4.16 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball).

Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.7% of 35 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 31 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Guardians have earned 17 holds and also 8 blown saves. They sit at 13th in MLB with a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 110 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Cleveland has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 22 save chances and they have tallied 14 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 26 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (8th in the majors). The Guardians have 339 assists, 14 errors and have accounted for 948 putouts so far this year. In their 2,844 innings on the field, the Guardians hold a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (9th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Battenfield has given up 18 hits while he has accumulated 21 strikeouts in 24 innings. Battenfield (0-3 career record) has earned a 4.07 ERA and has surrendered 6.7 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 11 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.192 and a FIP of 5.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.91 and he has faced 99 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+115)

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