Tigers at Indians 7/16/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 8:15 AM ET
AL Central Division foes will clash on Tuesday night, when the Detroit Tigers ad Cleveland Indians continue their series from Progressive Field. Last night, Detroit built a two-run lead entering the bottom of the sixth inning before falling by an 8-6 final score. Jordy Mercer went deep twice and scored three runs for the Tigers, who lost for the 60th time this season.
Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire has yet to name a starting pitcher for this contest. The Tigers lack many quality starting options on a staff that ranks 25th in the majors with a 5.03 ERA. The Cleveland Indians dropped two out of three at home versus Minnesota over the weekend, but are still hanging around in the division race. On Monday, Orlando Mercado homered twice to power the Cleveland offense. Jose Ramirez added two hits and drove in a pair of runs for the Indians, who trail the Twins by six full games for first place.
Cleveland skipper Terry Francona has yet to name his starter for this matchup. The Indians currently rank 4th in the majors with a 3.91 team ERA and have logged 43 quality starts.
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Cleveland SP Corey Kluber (arm) is nearing a bullpen session and could rejoin the rotation by the middle of next month. Through 90 games, Detroit ranks 29th in OPS and 29th in runs scored. For the season, Cleveland ranks 21st in OPS and 21st in runs scored. Take the Indians to continue to make things interesting with a home victory. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland Indians win 7-4.