Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+185) Cleveland (-215)

The Detroit Tigers (15-18) are on their way to Progressive Field on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Cleveland Guardians (16-18). The moneyline on this game has Detroit at +185 while Cleveland opens at -215. The over/under is 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Michael Lorenzen and Shane Bieber.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 3.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 28th in the league. They have earned a total of 121 runs while having a team OBP of .293. The Tigers have recorded 56 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 29 baseballs out of the park. They have 119 runs batted in as well as 259 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .229. Detroit is slugging .359 and have been called out on strikes 315 times, while taking a walk on 95 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.71 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 50 home runs in addition to 162 total runs (18th in MLB). Detroit has allowed 269 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 151 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.59 for the season (19th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 252 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 93 opposing players and their FIP is 4.92 as a unit on the season.

Tigers pitchers have entered the game with runners on 35 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 17 holds this year (17th in baseball). The Tigers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 34 save situations. They have accumulated 9 saves on the campaign and have blown 6 of their 15 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 49 base runners this season and 42.9% of them crossed home plate. The Tigers have dispatched 103 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 888 putouts on the campaign, as well as 291 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 17th in the majors, and have accumulated 25 double plays. The Tigers have turned 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,664 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball.

Lorenzen has taken the ball for 592 innings and has accounted for 507 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Lorenzen (32-30 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.30 and he has faced 2,539 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.14 (272 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.356. He has given up 555 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 248 walks.

The Guardians hold a slugging % of .330 and they are scoring 3.59 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have 57 doubles, while getting a free base 119 times and notching 122 runs. Cleveland is sitting with 18 home runs on the year as well as 112 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 261 occasions (28th in MLB) and have earned a total of 255 hits. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for an OBP of .301 as well as a batting average of .224 this year.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.235 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.17 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 7.40 (251 strikeouts vs 95 free passes). They are sitting at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 284. They have surrendered 34 homers and they allow 4.10 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 140 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.75 (128 earned runs relinquished).

Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.5% out of their 34 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 49 times in high leverage situations in addition to 30 occasions with runners on base. With 39 save situations, the Guardians have amassed 17 holds and 8 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in the league holding a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 106 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 22 save chances and they have tallied 14 saves.

Out of their 2,763 innings on the field, the Guardians have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.1% (8th in professional baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 24 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (8th in baseball). The Guardians have recorded 329 assists, 14 errors and have accumulated 921 putouts on the campaign.

During his MLB career, Bieber has given up 655 base knocks while accumulating 861 strikeouts in 748 innings pitched. Bieber (56-27 record in his career) has a 3.16 ERA and has conceded 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up 263 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.095 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.22 and he has gone up against 3,018 hitters thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+185)

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