Tigers vs Guardians Picks and Prediction – 7/6/2025

The Detroit Tigers complete a three-game series on the road Sunday versus the Cleveland Guardians. Detroit is 55-34 following Friday’s 2-1 victory over Cleveland in the opening game of the series. Wenceel Perez and Zach McKinstry each hit home runs for the Tigers. Detroit leads the American League Central by 12 ½ games over the Minnesota Twins and has the best record in the AL. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Riley Greene is batting .290 with 21 home runs, 69 RBI, and 97 hits to lead Detroit in the four categories. Gleyber Torres is the leader in on-base percentage at .385. Detroit is batting .256 with a .428 slugging percentage. On Sunday, the Detroit Tigers will send Tarik Skubal to the mound. The left-hander is 10-2 with a 2.15 ERA, 138 Ks, and 14 BBs.

The Cleveland Guardians dropped to 40-46 following Friday’s one-run loss to the Tigers. Cleveland has dropped to 28th in runs scored and slugging percentage. The Guardians are now just 18th in ERA and 24th in WHIP. The Guardians have lost seven straight and trail first-place in the AL Central by 13 ½ games, which is fourth behind Detroit, Kansas City, and Minnesota.

Jose Ramirez is batting .299 with 14 home runs, 39 RBI, 92 hits, and an on-base percentage of .362 to lead Cleveland in each of the five categories. Kyle Manzardo is second in home runs with 13. Cleveland is batting .225 with a .365 slugging percentage. On Sunday, Cleveland will send Gavin Williams to the mound. The right-hander is 5-4 with a 3.86 ERA, 82 Ks, and 49 BBs.

Detroit will win on Sunday when visiting Cleveland, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in 12 of Cleveland's last 16 and four of the last 6 games Cleveland has played at home versus the Tigers. Detroit starter Tarik Skubal is coming off a strong outing in which the southpaw gave up no runs on one hit across seven innings. Cleveland starter Gavin Williams has been hit hard in each of the last two outings, allowing seven runs on 12 hits across 11 innings. Final Score Prediction: Detroit Tigers win but our best play is UNDER 4-1.