The Detroit Tigers will play the Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 of their series at Progressive Field on Sunday afternoon.
The Detroit Tigers are 37-55 this season and have lost eight of their last nine games. Detroit has lost the first three games of this series by scores of 4-0, 6-5, and 10-0. The Detroit pitching staff has a 4.15 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .245 opponent batting average this season. The Tigers offense has scored 288 runs with a .229 batting average and a .286 on base percentage. Javier Baez is batting .213 with nine home runs and 35 RBI’s for the Tigers this season. The projected starter for Detroit is Tyler Alexander, who is 2-3 with a 4.45 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP over 30.1 innings pitched this season.
The Cleveland Guardians are 46-44 this season and have won five of their last seven games. Prior to winning the first three games of this series, Cleveland split a four game series with the White Sox. The Cleveland pitching staff has a 3.87 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .240 opponent batting average. The Guardians offense has scored 391 runs with a .249 batting average and a .314 on base percentage this year. Jose Ramirez is batting .288 with 19 home runs and 75 RBI’s for the Guardians this season. The projected starter for Cleveland is Shane Bieber, who is 4-5 with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP over 105.2 innings pitched this season.