Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers 5/21/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds
Detroit Tigers (13-26) vs. Cleveland Guardians (17-19)
May 21, 2022 6:10 pm EDT
The Line: Cleveland Guardians -179 / Detroit Tigers +160; Over/Under: -7.5
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The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians meet Saturday in MLB action at Progressive Field. The Detroit Tigers look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Cleveland Guardians need a win after losing five of their last seven games.
The Detroit Tigers have scored three runs in their last three games and three or fewer runs in four straight games. The Tigers have lost 10 of their last 12 games when scoring three or fewer runs. Miguel Cabrera leads the Tigers with 34 hits and 14 RBI, while Jeimer Candelario and Austin Meadows have combined for 54 hits and 23 RBI. Alex Faedo gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 2.87 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. This will be Faedo’s first career game against the Guardians.
The Cleveland Guardians have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. The Guardians have won six of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 39 hits and 37 RBI, while Myles Straw and Andres Gimenez have combined for 65 hits and 26 RBI. Shane Bieber gets the ball, and he is 1-2 with a 3.72 ERA and 36 strikeouts this season. Bieber is 6-2 with a 2.28 ERA and 76 strikeouts in his career against the Tigers.
The Tigers are 3-13 in their last 16 road games and 7-19 in their last 26 overall. The Guardians are 2-5 in their last 7 games on grass and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The under is 39-16-2 in Tigers last 57 overall. The under is 4-1 in Guardians last 5 overall. The Tigers are 12-39 in the last 51 meetings in Cleveland and 18-62 in the last 80 meetings.
The Cleveland Guardians are going to be favored for obvious reasons, especially at home with Bieber on the mound. The Tigers have no offense to speak of, and they’re hard to back on the road. However, we’re getting big plus money with Alex Faedo, a pitcher who has allowed 16 hits and five runs in 15.2 innings. Faedo gives the Tigers a fighting chance when on the mound, and that makes +160 worth a shot. Give me the Tigers.
