The Detroit Tigers conclude a four-game series on the road Sunday against American League Central rival the Cleveland Guardians. Detroit is 37-54 following its 6-5 loss to Cleveland on Friday in the second game of the series. Detroit has lost each of the first two games of this series and each of the last three overall. Detroit is fourth in the American League Central, 11 .5 games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.'
Designated hitter Miguel Cabrera is batting .286 to lead Detroit and has team highs in hits with 81 and on-base percentage at .324. Shortstop Javier Baez is the leader in home runs with nine and RBIs with 35. On Sunday, the Detroit Tigers will send Beau Brieske to the mound. The right-hander is 3-6 with a 4.19 ERA, 54 Ks and 25 BBs.
With its one-run victory over Detroit on Friday, Cleveland improved to 45-44. Josh Naylor had two RBIs and Andres Gimenez hit a single that knocked in the go ahead run for Cleveland in Friday's win. Cleveland has won two straight and the Guardians are second in the AL Central, 2 .5 games behind first place Minnesota and a half game ahead of third place Chicago.
Second baseman Andres Gimenez is batting .299 to lead Cleveland, while shortstop Amed Rosario is the leader in hits with 97. Third baseman Jose Ramirez has 17 home runs, 70 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .367 to lead Cleveland in each category. On Sunday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Shane Bieber to the mound. The right-hander is 4-5 with a 3.24 ERA, 106 Ks and 25 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- Detroit is 1-6 in its last 7
- The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Tigers last 7
- Cleveland is 11-4 in its last 15 at home versus an opponent with a losing record
- The UNDER has cashed in each of the Guardians last 4
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