Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians 7/16/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Tigers play the third game of a four-game series on the road Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians. Detroit is 37-53 following its 4-0 loss to the Guardians on Thursday in the opening game of the series. Detroit has lost two straight and six of the last seven The Tigers are fourth in the American League Central, 11 ½ games behind the first place Minnesota Twins.

Designated hitter Miguel Cabrera is batting .290 to lead Detroit and has team highs in hits with 81 and on-base percentage at .328. Shortstop Javier Baez is the leader in home runs with nine and RBIs with 35. On Saturday, the Detroit Tigers will send Michael Pineda to the mound. The right-hander is 2-4 with a 3.58 ERA, 19 Ks and 6 BBs.

Cleveland improved to 44-44 following its shutout victory over the Tigers on Thursday. Triston McKenzie had 12 strikeouts in eight scoreless innings for the Guardians. Josh Naylor hit a home run for Cleveland in the victory while Andres Gimenez and Jose Ramirez each had an RBI. Cleveland is second in the American League Central 3 ½ games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Second baseman Andres Gimenez is batting .294 to lead Cleveland, while shortstop Amed Rosario is the leader in hits with 96. Third baseman Jose Ramirez has 17 home runs, 69 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .365 to lead Cleveland in each category. On Saturday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Cal Quantrill to the mound. The right-hander is 5-5 with a 3.99 ERA, 58 KS and 28 BBs.