Cleveland Guardians play the Detroit Tigers Wednesday

Wed, Jul 24, 2024
MLB News (AP)

Detroit Tigers (50-52, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (60-40, first in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (7-5, 3.13 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 127 strikeouts); Guardians: Tanner Bibee (8-4, 3.58 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 126 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Guardians -150, Tigers +127; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

Cleveland has gone 32-14 in home games and 60-40 overall. The Guardians have a 26-13 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Detroit has a 26-28 record on the road and a 50-52 record overall. The Tigers have gone 23-12 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The teams meet Wednesday for the 10th time this season. The Tigers lead the season series 5-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 46 extra base hits (21 doubles, a triple and 24 home runs). Jhonkensy Noel is 6-for-23 with a double, three home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.

Riley Greene has a .268 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 21 doubles, five triples and 17 home runs. Matt Vierling is 13-for-41 with a home run and six RBI over the past 10 games.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 3-7, .208 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

Tigers: 7-3, .268 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Sam Hentges: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Matthew Boyd: 15-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Tigers: Riley Greene: day-to-day (leg), Kerry Carpenter: 60-Day IL (spine), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)

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