Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+108) Cleveland (-126)

The Cleveland Guardians (23-12) will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (18-17) at Progressive Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at +108 while Cleveland is coming in at -126. The total is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Reese Olson and Tanner Bibee.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 3.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 21st in baseball. They are sitting with 134 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .299. The Tigers have tallied 46 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 30 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 126 RBI's as well as 260 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .223. Detroit is slugging .355 and have been called out on strikes 318 times, while taking a walk on 113 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.29 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.12. Tigers pitchers have given up 33 home runs and 131 runs (8th in MLB). Detroit has allowed 256 base hits (7.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 112 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.22 on the season (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 313 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 95 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.59 as a unit on the year.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 36 times and also have had 49 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 16 holds so far this season (24th in MLB). The Tigers bullpen have earned a save rate of 57.9% and has come into the game in 35 save situations. They have earned 11 saves so far this season and have blown 8 out of their 19 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 50 base runners for the year and 28.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Tigers have dispatched 103 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Tigers have turned 71.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,820 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 6th in the majors. The Detroit Tigers have earned 940 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 284 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which ranks 18th in professional baseball, and have a total of 25 double plays.

Olson has taken the hill for 137 innings and has tallied 134 strikeouts thus far in his career. Olson (5-11 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.70 and he has gone up against 563 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.68 (56 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.146. He has given up 111 hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) with 46 walks.

Cleveland has 36 home runs so far this year to go along with 155 RBIs. They have notched 58 doubles, while taking a walk 105 times as well as notching 170 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .242 for the year. The Guardians have a SLG% of .393 and they score 4.86 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have struck out on 269 occasions (25th in MLB) and have earned a total of 285 base knocks.

The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 126 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.34 (118 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 31 home runs and they surrender 3.57 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.208 in addition to having a FIP of 3.57 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.30 (330 strikeouts against 114 walks). They rank 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 270.

Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 19 save chances and they have walked away with 13 saves. They are currently ranked 12th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 138 relievers to the hill so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 58 times in high leverage situations in addition to 39 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.5% of 44 inherited runners. Sitting with 48 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 28 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 28 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in MLB). The Guardians have racked up 300 assists, 18 errors and have accounted for 954 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 2,862 innings played, the Guardians hold a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (17th in the majors).

So far in his career, Bibee has surrendered 159 hits while he has totaled 180 strikeouts in 178 innings pitched. He has allowed 65 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.217 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 3.10 and he has faced 741 batters in his career. Bibee (12-5 record in his career) holds a 3.28 earned run average while allowing 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+108)

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