Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians 5/21/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Tigers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians. Detroit dropped to 13-25 following its 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Detroit lost each of the last two games of its three-game series to Tampa Bay after winning the opening game on Monday. The Tigers are last in the American League Central, nine games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Miguel Cabrera is batting .286 to lead Detroit and the first baseman has team highs in RBIs with 14, hits with 34 and on-base percentage at .331. Spencer Torkelson is the leader in home runs with four. On Saturday, the Detroit Tigers will send Alex Faedo to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 2.87 ERA, 12 Ks and 4 BBs.

Cleveland dropped to 16-19 following its 4-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday in a makeup game from Wednesday's postponement due to inclement weather. Cleveland has lost three straight and five out of the last six. The Guardians are third in the American League Central, 4 ½ games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

First baseman Owen Miller is batting .294 to lead Cleveland. Third baseman Jose Ramirez has eight home runs, 34 RBIs, 37 hits and an on-base percentage of .377 to lead Cleveland in each category. On Saturday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Shane Bieber to the mound. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 3.72 ERA, 36 Ks and 12 BBs.