Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers 7/5/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 07/04/2022 at 10:09 PM ET
The Cleveland Guardians play the second game of a four-game series on the road Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers. Cleveland is 40-36 following its 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday. Triston McKenzie pitched seven strong innings for the Guardians, shutting down the powerful Yankees lineup. Cleveland is second in the American League Central, two games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.
Andres Gimenez is batting .303 to lead Cleveland and the shortstop has a team high 82 hits. Third baseman Jose Ramirez is the leader in home runs with 16, RBIs with 63 and on-base percentage at .377. On Tuesday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Cal Quantrill to the mound. The right-hander is 4-4 with a 3.72 ERA, 51 Ks and 25 BBs.
Detroit dropped to 30-47 following its 7-4 loss to Kansas City on Sunday. Tarik Skubal suffered the loss for Detroit and fell to 5-7 on the season. The Tigers have lost two of the last three and four of the last six. Detroit is fourth in the American League Central, 12 ½ games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.
Miguel Cabrera is batting .300 to lead Detroit and the designated hitter has team highs in hits with 72 and on-base percentage of .337. Shortstop Javier Baez is the leader in home runs with 7 and RBIs with 26. On Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers will send Alex Faedo to the mound. The right-hander is 1-4 with a 4.84 ERa, 39 Ks and 17 BBs.
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Cleveland has won 41 of the last 58 played in Detroit and 63 of the last 84 overall against the Tigers. Detroit has lost eight of the last 11 at home and 13 of the last 19 overall. The Tigers are scoring the fewest runs in baseball, averaging only 3.00 runs per game. Cleveland's Cal Quantrill has pitched well in each of the last two outings allowing five earned runs on 13 hits across 13 innings. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland Guardians win 6-1.