Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers 8/11/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Thursday afternoon MLB action, the Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers will conclude their series from Comerica Park. The Guardians (58-52) have reeled off four straight victories and have moved a half-game ahead of Minnesota for the AL Central Division lead. Last night, OF Steven Kwan had two hits and scored a run to spark Cleveland to a 3-2 road victory.

Twenty-seven year old righty Zach Plesac (2-10 4.49 ERA) will take the mound for the Guardians in this matchup. Cleveland has dropped Plesac’s last three starts and he has surrendered 12 runs over his last 14 plus frames.

The Detroit Tigers are six games below .500 at home and stuck in the AL Central Division basement. During Wednesday night's home loss, Detroit batters left eight men on base and struck out 14 times. SP Drew Hutchison (1-6) gave up three runs in five innings and took the loss for the Tigers, who fell to 43-69 on the season.

Rookie right-hander Garrett Hill (2-3 5.12 ERA) will make his seventh career major league start for the Tigers. Last time out, Hill allowed one run across five plus innings during a 9-1 home victory versus Tampa Bay.