Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers 5/27/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Comerica Park will play host to a Friday night MLB clash between the Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers. The Guardians (18-23) have cooled off from their hot start to the season and trail AL Central Division leading Minnesota by 7.5 games. Last night, Cleveland went 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base during a 4-3 road loss against Detroit.

2020 American League Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber (1-3 3.55 ERA) will take the ball for the Guardians. Through 45 plus innings, Bieber has fanned 46 batters and owns a solid 1.25 WHIP.

The Detroit Tigers are three games below .500 at home and trail the third-place Guardians by 3.5 games. On Thursday, veteran 1B Miguel Cabrera walked it off for Detroit with an RBI single that scored 2B Jonathan Schoop. OF Rex Grossman added a pair of hits and scored twice for the Tigers, who improved to 16-28 on the year.

Rookie right-hander Alex Faedo (1-1 3.00 ERA) will make his fifth career major league start for the Tigers. Last time out, Faedo allowed two runs in five plus innings during a 4-2 road victory against Cleveland.