Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Monday, July 8, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Detroit Tigers (41-48) welcome the Cleveland Guardians (55-32) at Comerica Park on Monday. The expected starting pitchers are Ben Lively and Jack Flaherty.

The Guardians have earned 151 doubles as a unit and have smacked 102 baseballs out of the stadium. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .412 and have been called out on strikes 640 times, while taking a walk on 265 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have amassed 401 runs batted in in addition to 709 hits on the year, and their batting average is at .246. They have earned a total of 431 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .319.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.89 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.21. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 100 home runs and 335 runs (3rd in baseball). Cleveland has conceded 667 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 317 earned runs. The Guardians have compiled a team earned run average of 3.69 for the season (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 782 hitters. They have walked 271 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.01 as a team for the season.

Guardians relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 90 times and also have had 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 75 holds so far this year (2nd in the league). The Guardians relievers have a save percentage of 73.8% and stepped onto the hill in 119 save situations. They have earned 31 saves for the year and have blown 11 out of their 42 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 122 base runners for the season and 23.8% of them crossed the plate. The Guardians have dispatched 319 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have a tally of 2,319 putouts this year, as well as 749 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which is 10th in professional baseball, and they have turned 78 double plays. The Guardians have converted 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,957 innings, which has them sitting at 9th in pro baseball.

Lively (16-21 career mark) has a FIP of 4.46 while he has gone up against 1,217 batters in the majors. He has given up 298 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) with 86 walks. His earned run average is 4.53 (144 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.343. Lively has thrown 286 frames and is sitting with 226 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .377 and they average 4.11 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have notched 126 two-baggers, while taking a walk 247 times as well as putting up 366 runs. Detroit has accounted for 88 home runs for the year as well as 351 RBIs. They have been rung up on 776 occasions (10th in the league) and have notched a total of 682 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .293 and a batting average of .228 for the year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.229 and have a FIP of 3.72 as a team so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (762 strikeouts vs 234 free passes). They rank 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 731. They have conceded 89 homers and they concede 4.46 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 389 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.99 (348 earned runs relinquished).

Detroit relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.4% out of 129 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 88 times in high leverage situations and on 90 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 69 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 33 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are ranked 27th in the league with a save rate of 52.8%, and they have dispatched 263 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. Detroit has had relief pitchers enter the game in 36 save opportunities and they have earned 19 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 70 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The Tigers have recorded 754 assists, 53 errors and have earned 2,357 putouts for the year. In their 7,071 innings on the diamond, the Tigers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (23rd in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Flaherty has surrendered 629 hits while totaling 863 K's in 756 innings. He has given up a total of 310 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.186 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.22 and he has gone up against 3,139 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Flaherty (47-39 career win-loss mark) has a 3.69 ERA while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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