Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Monday, May 8, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+160) Cleveland (-190)

The Detroit Tigers (15-18) are hitting the road to Progressive Field on Monday where they will take on the Cleveland Guardians (16-18). The line on this contest has Detroit at +160 and Cleveland is priced at -190. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Michael Lorenzen and Tanner Bibee.

The Tigers have tallied 55 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 27 baseballs out of the park. Detroit has a slugging rate of .357 and have struck out 309 times, while drawing a walk on 94 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 3.6 runs per outing, which has them at 29th in baseball. They have compiled 113 RBI's and 251 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is at .229. They have earned a total of 115 runs and have an on-base percentage of .294.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.71 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22. Tigers pitchers have given up 46 home runs and 150 total runs (15th in MLB). Detroit has surrendered 259 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 144 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.50 so far this year (19th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 249 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 92 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.78 as a team so far this season.

The Tigers relief pitchers have a save rate of 64.3% and has entered the game in 33 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 45 runners this season and 37.8% of those runners ended up scoring. Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 33 times and also have had 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 100 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have a total of 17 holds for the year (13th in the league). They have accumulated 9 saves on the season and have blown 5 of their 14 save opportunities.

The Tigers have turned 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,592 innings, ranking them 2nd in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have accounted for 864 putouts on the year, as well as 287 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 25 double plays.

Lorenzen has taken the ball for 592 frames and has racked up 507 strikeouts in his career. Lorenzen (32-30 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.30 and he has gone up against 2,539 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.14 (272 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.356. He has given up 555 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 248 free passes.

The Guardians have a team SLG% of .332 and they are earning 3.64 runs per game (28th in the league). They have recorded 56 two-baggers, while taking a walk 119 times as well as putting up 120 runs. Cleveland has accumulated 18 HRs over the course of the season as well as 110 RBIs. They have struck out on 257 instances (28th in the league) and have recorded 247 hits. The Cleveland Guardians have an OBP of .302 as well as a team batting average of .223 on the season.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.252 in addition to having a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.40 (245 strikeouts vs 90 walks). They are sitting at 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 283. They have surrendered 34 home runs and they concede 4.23 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 140 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.87 (128 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 37 save situations, the Guardians have accumulated 16 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relievers to enter the game in 21 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 49 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with runners on. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.5% out of their 34 inherited base runners. They are ranked 18th in MLB with a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 104 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

In 2,682 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (10th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 23 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (9th in MLB). The Guardians have racked up 318 assists, 14 errors and are sitting with 894 putouts during this campaign.

Bibee (1-0 career record) has a 2.45 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 0.00 and he has gone up against 43 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 3 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.909 and having a FIP of 2.5. Thus far in his career, Bibee has allowed 10 hits while he has earned 13 strikeouts in 11 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+160)

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