Indians vs. Tigers Pick
The Detroit Tigers hope to play catch up to the Cleveland Indians when the two meet in Detroit today at 7:10PM ET.
According to oddsmakers at Bodava.lv, the Indians are favored on the road, as they are getting odds of -140 to win. The Tigers are listed with a money line of +130 to win. The over/under total for the game is set at 8.5 runs. The Tigers have won two of three meetings with Cleveland this season.
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The pitching matchup today has Daniel Norris (1-2, 4.71 ERA) on the mound for the Tigers to face Trevor Bauer (2-2, 6.26) of the Indians. Norris is coming off back-to-back outings where he has failed to get to five innings. He has allowed 8 earned runs over his last 8.2 innings of work. He has 11 walks in 21 innings this season and his WHIP is 1.76. Bauer has given up multiple runs in all four starts this year, but he’s kept Cleveland in games. Bauer has allowed 16 earned runs in 23 innings. He has 28 strikeouts with seven walks.
The Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak on Sunday with a 7-3 win over the White Sox. Detroit is now 12-12 overall and 7-6 at home. They put up 4.92 runs per game, but are giving up a league-worst 5.54 runs per contest. Alex Avila has been hitting quite well, batting .405 with four home runs and nine RBI in 15 games. Justin Upton has been the top bat overall, hitting .290 with five home runs and 15 RBI.
Cleveland has won two straight and four of its last five to move to 14-10 on the season. The Indians are 8-4 on the road this year as well. Cleveland is putting up 4.88 runs per game while allowing 4.21 per contest. Jose Ramirez is leading the team with a .330 average, six home runs and 21 RBI. Francisco Lindor is hitting .309 at the plate with seven home runs and 17 RBI.
The Tigers are a bit of a mess. I know they are coming off a win on Sunday, but they are still without two of their top hitters in Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez. That combined with an awful bullpen that has an ERA over 6.00 isn’t going to lead to many wins. The Indians are playing well after a slow start to the season and Bauer should have a good outing against this Detroit lineup.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CLEVELAND INDIANS -140