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2022 MLB Handicapping
(18-23) Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers (16-28)
Date: Friday, May 27th, 2022
Time: 4:10 PM ET
Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, MI.
Projected Pitchers: TRISTON MCKENZIE (CLE), ELVIN RODRIGUEZ (DET)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Guardians -140, Tigers +120
MLB run line Betting Odds: Guardians +125, Tigers -145
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 7.5
Cleveland Guardians
A disappointment in his official rookie season a year ago after coming up at the end of 2020 to help put Cleveland in the postseason, Triston McKenzie is back on track.
He finished the Guardians first game of the season, a 3–1 loss, and has been a fixture in the rotation ever since.
He went 4.0 innings in his first start, 4.1 in his second and 5.2 in his third.
In May, he’s gone 6.1, 6.0, 7.0 in each of his last two starts. He’s also cut a full run off of his ERA, down to 2.70.
It’s no wonder the Guardians are road favorites with their former first-round pick on the hill.
Cleveland may be five games under .500, at least heading into Friday night’s game, but it has outscored its opponents this season.
Josh Naylor has been a lift to the offense this season but he’s 0-for-17 over the Guardians’ last four games.
Detroit Tigers
The Tigers will trot out a true rookie, 24-year-old Dominican Elvin Rodriguez.
He threw nearly three innings out of the bullpen in a blowout loss. He made his first start earlier this week in Minnesota, going five innings and giving up four hits and four runs.
Detroit is scoring less than three runs per game on the season, which is over a quarter finished now, by the way.
Of the regulars who are healthy, only Miguel Cabrera has an OPS above the league’s average.
Javy Baez (69 OPS+) and Jeimer Candelario (68 OPS+) have been dreadful in the middle of the lineup, where they were expected to be big producers.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Under is 5-0-1 in Tigers last 6 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Guardians are 4-0 in their last 4 games as a road favorite.
- Tigers are 10-21 in their last 31 overall.
- Under is 5-1-1 in Guardians last 7 overall.
- Head to Head: Guardians are 40-16 in the last 56 meetings in Detroit.
- Head to Head: Guardians are 62-20 in the last 82 meetings.
- Head to Head: Over is 3-0-2 in the last 5 meetings in Detroit.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Prediction:
Detroit has yet to play its best baseball this season.
It will go into Friday’s game with two wins in a row.
There may not be much of a scouting report on McKenzie but there’s even less of one on Rodriguez.
Detroit has at least a 50-50 shot here at home so play the Tigers with the plus-money price.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Tigers +120
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