Cleveland Guardians (9-7) vs. Detroit Tigers (5-9)
April 18, 2023 4:40 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Tigers -116 / Cleveland Guardians +100; Over/Under: +8
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The Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers meet Tuesday in a MLB doubleheader at Comerica Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Cleveland Guardians have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Guardians are 7-1 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 18 hits and 9 RBI, while Andres Gimenez and Myles Straw have combined for 35 hits and 11 RBI. Hunter Gaddis and Peyton Battenfield get the ball for the Guardians.
The Detroit Tigers have scored 17 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 11 games. The Tigers are 4-1 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 13 hits and 4 RBI, while Spencer Torkelson and Matt Vierling have combined for 23 hits and 12 RBI. Eduardo Rodriguez and Matthew Boyd get the ball for the Tigers.
The Guardians are 20-7 in their last 27 road games and 37-16 in their last 53 overall. The Tigers are 3-7 in their last 10 Tuesday games and 5-12 in their last 17 overall. The over is 5-1-1 in Guardians last 7 road games. The over is 8-3 in Tigers last 11 overall. The Guardians are 35-16 in the last 51 meetings in Detroit and 71-27 in the last 98 meetings.
Game 1 Pick: Both offenses have shown signs of life as of late, and neither Hunter Gaddis nor Eduardo Rodriguez are off to the best of starts. Two hittable pitchers and two offenses that should be feeling good right now, I have to side with the over in an early game 1.
Game 2 Pick: I’m not excited to back Matthew Boyd as the next guy, but Peyton Battenfield has just 4.2 career innings under his belt and I need to see a larger sample size. Also, the Tigers are scoring runs all of a sudden, and that makes them worth a stronger look. Give me the Tigers to take game 2.
