The Cleveland Guardians play the second game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers. Cleveland is 56-52 following its 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday, but you can find out how our free MLB picks did for Sunday as well. The Guardians split a four-game series with the Astros and were off on Monday. Cleveland is second in the American League Central, one game behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.
Second baseman Andres Gimenez is batting .299 to lead Cleveland, and shortstop Amed Rosario is the leader in hits with 120. Third baseman Jose Ramirez is the leader in home runs with 21 and RBIs with 87, while left fielder Steven Kwan has a team high .371 on base percentage. On Wednesday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Aaron Civale to the mound. The right-hander is 2-5 with a 6.17 ERA, 52 Ks and 15 BBs.
Detroit is 43-67 and the Tigers were off on Monday. Detroit lost it to the Tampa Bay Rays 7-0 on Sunday and were defeated by Tampa Bay in three out of four of their four-game series. The Tigers have lost seven of the last nine and Detroit is last in the American League Central, 15 games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.
Designated hitter Miguel Cabrera is batting .267 to lead Detroit and has team highs in on-base percentage at .317 and hits with 88. Shortstop Javier Baez and third baseman Jeimer Candelaria each have 10 home runs to lead Detroit, while Baez is the leader in RBIs with 43. On Wednesday, the Detroit Tigers will send Drew Hutchison to the mound. The right-hander is 1-5 with a 4.37 ERA, 35 Ks and 27 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- Cleveland is 5-3 in its last 8
- The OVER has cashed in 7 of the Guardians last 11 on the road
- Detroit is 7-20 in its last 27
- The UNDER has cashed in 8 of the Tigers last 12
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Cleveland Guardians -175