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The Pulse: Daily MLB Betting Picks for Thursday, Aug. 17
Tigers at Guardians Prediction
TIGERS (-115) at GUARDIANS (+105), 7:15 p.m. ET, Total: 8.5
Although Detroit didn't sweep its two-game set against Minnesota, picking up an 8-7 win on Wednesday allowed it to hang within eight games of the Twins in the AL Central. The Tigers also did the Guardians a favor since they fell in Cincinnati but remained just 4.5 games back in the division. Given how the Wild Card race is shaping up, the only way either of these teams are going to reach the playoffs is to get hot and surpass a Twins squad that has gone 9-11 over their last 20 games. Detroit has much less room for error since yesterday's win marked the final time it will play Minnesota this season, while Cleveland still has six games remaining against the team its chasing over the next three weeks. The Guardians are just 2-4 against the Tigers, so getting on track against them is also vital to their aspirations as they try to rally and reach the postseason for the sixth time in seven years.