Tigers vs Guardians Prediction - MLB Picks 8/19/23

Cleveland Guardians (59-64) vs Detroit Tigers (55-67)

Game Info: Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 7:10 pm (Progressive Field)

Tanner Bibee (9-2) (2.90) vs Matt Manning (4-4) (4.60)

Betting Odds: Cleveland Guardians -162 / Detroit Tigers +136 --- Over/Under: 7.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Detroit Tigers will play the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of their series on Saturday night at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. These two teams split a doubleheader on Friday, with Detroit winning Game 1 by a score of 4-2 and Cleveland winning Game 2 by a score of 4-1.

Tigers Preview

The Detroit Tigers are 55-67 this season and they have won two of their last three Games. Detroit came into this series after splitting a two Game series with the Twins in Minnesota. The Tigers have played extremely inconsistently this year, but they have hit the ball much better as the season has progressed. The Detroit pitching staff has a 4.46 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .247 opponent batting average this season. The Tigers offense has scored 482 runs with a .235 batting average and a .300 on base percentage. Spencer Torkelson is batting .229 with 21 home runs and 66 RBI’s for the Tigers. The projected starting pitcher for Detroit is Matt Manning, who is 4-4 with a 4.60 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP over 58.2 innings pitched this year. 

Guardians Preview

The Cleveland Guardians are 59-64 this season and they have won three of their last five Games. Cleveland is coming off of a series split with the Reds, where they won one Game and lost one Game in Cincinnati. The Guardians are still a ways behind the Twins and they really need to start making their move if they want to catch them. The Cleveland pitching staff has a 3.76 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .243 opponent batting average. The Guardians offense has scored 496 runs with a .250 batting average and a .312 on base percentage this year. Jose Ramirez is batting .286 with 18 home runs and 66 RBI’s for the Guardians. The projected starting pitcher for Cleveland is Tanner Bibee, who is 9-2 with a 2.90 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over 108.2 innings pitched this season. 

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Matchup/League Facts

The Detroit Tigers ranks T5th in the league for walks allowed this season (346).

The Detroit Tigers ranks T10th in the league for triples this season (19).

The Cleveland Guardians ranks 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (842).

The Cleveland Guardians ranks 2nd in the league for home runs allowed this season (122).

Pick

These two teams split the doubleheader on Friday, but Cleveland really needs to win today and tomorrow to start closing the gap with the Twins. Detroit looks to be starting Matt Manning, after his start was pushed back from Friday to today. Manning has allowed 17 earned runs in his last four starts (22 IP). Cleveland is starting Tanner Bibee, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. Bibee is on a great run right now and he has only allowed four earned runs in his last 19 innings. Take the Guardians here. 

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