Guardians vs. Tigers Probable Starting Pitching

The Detroit Tigers (77-84) host the Cleveland Guardians (76-85) at 3:10 PM ET on Sunday, with both teams hoping to win the series.

The Tigers will give the ball to Eduardo Rodriguez (12-9, 3.40 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 13 on the season, and the Guardians will turn to Lucas Giolito (8-14, 4.87 ERA).

Guardians vs. Tigers Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Sunday, October 1, 2023
• Time: 3:10 PM ET
• TV: BSDET
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• Venue: Comerica Park
• Probable Pitchers: Rodriguez - DET (12-9, 3.40 ERA) vs Giolito - CLE (8-14, 4.87 ERA)

Guardians Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Lucas Giolito

• Giolito (8-14 with a 4.87 ERA and 200 strikeouts in 179 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Guardians, his 33rd of the season.
• The right-hander's last appearance came on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds, when he threw 3 1/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing four hits.
• Over 32 games this season, the 29-year-old has a 4.87 ERA and 10 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .239 to opposing batters.
• Giolito has 14 quality starts under his belt this year.
• Giolito has put up 26 starts this year that he pitched five or more innings.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 32 outings this season.

Lucas Giolito vs. Tigers

• The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .236 batting average, and is 26th in the league with 1284 total hits and 28th in MLB play with 656 runs scored. They have the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.381) and are 24th in all of MLB with 164 home runs.
• Head-to-head against the Tigers this season, Giolito has pitched 3 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out four.

Tigers Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Eduardo Rodríguez

• The Tigers' Rodriguez (12-9) will make his 26th start of the season.
• The left-hander allowed five hits in seven scoreless innings pitched against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
• The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.40 and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .231 in 25 games this season.
• In 25 starts this season, he's earned 13 quality starts.
• In 25 starts, Rodriguez has pitched through or past the fifth inning 20 times. He has a season average of 5.8 frames per outing.
• He has six appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 25 chances this season.

Eduardo Rodríguez vs. Guardians

• The Guardians are batting .250 this season, 14th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .381 (28th in the league) with 123 home runs.
• The Guardians have gone 12-for-74 with a double and an RBI in three games against the left-hander this season.

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