Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Detroit Tigers (43-48) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (56-33) at Comerica Park on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Tanner Bibee and Reese Olson.

Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .410 and have been rung up 652 times, while being walked on 269 occasions. They have accumulated 406 RBI's as well as 722 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is at .245. The Guardians have accrued 153 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 103 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 436 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Guardians pitchers have yielded 101 home runs in addition to 340 total runs (3rd in MLB). Cleveland has conceded 681 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 322 earned runs. The Guardians have an ERA of 3.67 this season (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 795 batters. They have walked 274 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.98 as a team on the year.

Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 92 times and also have had 118 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 77 holds for the year (2nd in the league). The Guardians bullpen have earned a save rate of 74.4% and stepped onto the hill in 122 save situations. They have earned 32 saves this year and have blown 11 of their 43 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 125 runners so far this year and 23.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Guardians have sent 327 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned 2,370 putouts thus far, as well as 769 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 13th in professional baseball, and they have turned 79 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,110 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB.

Bibee (17-7 career mark) has a FIP of 3.21 while facing 990 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 208 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 69 free passes. His ERA is 3.26 (87 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.154. Bibee has thrown 240 frames and has accounted for 256 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Detroit Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .294 and a team batting average of .230 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 791 instances (11th in MLB) and have accounted for 701 base knocks. Detroit has accounted for 89 home runs this season as well as 357 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .377 and they tally 4.09 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have hit 129 doubles, while walking 253 times as well as notching 372 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 390 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.91 (349 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 89 long balls and they allow 4.37 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.211 with a FIP of 3.66 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (782 strikeouts vs 235 walks). They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 738.

Sitting with 70 save situations, the Tigers have 33 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 37 save chances and they have come away with 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 90 times in high leverage situations in addition to 91 occasions with runners on. Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.2% out of their 130 inherited runners. They rank 27th in the league with a save percentage of 54.1%, and they have dispatched 267 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 72 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in the majors). The Tigers have 774 assists, 54 errors and are sitting with 2,411 putouts for the season. Out of their 7,233 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (22nd in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Olson has allowed 167 hits while tallying 192 strikeouts in 199 frames. He has allowed 80 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.146 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.15 and he has gone up against 817 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Olson (8-15 career record) has a 3.62 ERA and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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