Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 10/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: TBS

The Cleveland Guardians (92-69) will play the Detroit Tigers (86-76) at Progressive Field on Saturday in Game 1 of the ALDS. The expected starting pitchers will be Reese Olson and Tanner Bibee. The opening line has Cleveland at -155 while Detroit is at +130. The total is set at 7.5.

The Tigers have earned 244 doubles as a squad and have hit 162 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit is slugging .385 and have been called out on strikes 1,461 times, while being walked on 476 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 4.2 runs per contest, which has them at 20th in MLB. They have amassed 656 RBI's and 1,273 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is .234. They have accumulated 682 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .300.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.25 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16. Tigers pitchers have allowed 159 home runs and also 642 total runs (5th in the league). Detroit has relinquished 1,265 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 581 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 3.61 so far this season (4th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,354 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 416 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.70 as a team over the course of the season.

The Tigers have dispatched 504 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 241 base runners on the campaign with 23.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 45 saves so far this year and have not converted 26 of 71 save chances. The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 63.4% and stepped onto the hill in 151 save situations. The relievers have a total of 79 holds over the course of the season (22nd in the league). Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 178 times as well as having 168 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 13,023 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 4,341 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,409 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 129 double plays.

Olson has taken the mound for 216 innings and has earned 204 K's thus far in his career. Olson (9-15 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.69 and he has faced 887 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.75 (90 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.153. He has allowed 183 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 66 free passes.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a team OBP of .307 and a batting average of .238 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,196 occasions (27th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,263 base knocks. Cleveland is sitting with 185 home runs for the season and 670 runs batted in. The Guardians have a team slugging % of .395 and they earn 4.40 runs per outing (14th in MLB). They have put up 245 doubles, while taking a walk 466 times as well as putting up 708 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 621 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.61 (572 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 179 homers and they allow 3.91 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.202 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (1,410 strikeouts against 492 bases on balls). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,224.

Sitting with 193 save situations, the Guardians have earned 122 holds and 16 blown saves. Cleveland has had relief pitchers enter the game in 69 save opportunities and they have come away with 53 saves. Their relievers have come in 198 times in high leverage situations and on 170 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.0% out of 235 inherited runners. They sit at 1st in baseball holding a save percentage of 76.8%, and they have dispatched 593 relievers to the hill this season.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 130 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in baseball). The Guardians have recorded 1,377 assists, 87 errors and have 4,284 putouts on the campaign. In 12,852 innings on the field, the Guardians are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (5th in the majors).

Bibee (22-12 career record) is the owner of a 3.26 ERA and has allowed 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.69 and he has gone up against 1,295 hitters during his career. He has allowed a total of 114 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.145 and having a FIP of 3.2. In his pro baseball career, Bibee has conceded 272 base knocks while he has accumulated 328 strikeouts in 315 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+130)

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