The Detroit Tigers will play the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of their series at Progressive Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Detroit Tigers are 37-54 this season and have lost seven of their last eight games. Detroit has lost the first two games of this series by scores of 4-0 and 6-5. The Detroit pitching staff has a 4.08 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .244 opponent batting average this season. The Tigers offense has scored 288 runs with a .230 batting average and a .287 on base percentage. Javier Baez is batting .215 with nine home runs and 35 RBI’s for the Tigers this season. The projected starter for Detroit is Michael Pineda, who is 2-4 with a 3.58 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP over 37.2 innings pitched this season.
The Cleveland Guardians are 45-44 this season and have won four of their last six games. Prior to winning the first two games of this series, Cleveland split a four game set with the Chicago White Sox. The Cleveland pitching staff has a 3.92 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .241 opponent batting average. The Guardians offense has scored 381 runs with a .248 batting average and a .313 on base percentage this year. Jose Ramirez is batting .285 with 17 home runs and 70 RBI’s for the Guardians this season. The projected starter for Cleveland is Cal Quantrill, who is 5-5 with a 3.99 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP over 94.2 innings pitched this season.