Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers 5/26/2022 Picks Predictions

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The Cleveland Guardians (18-22) are preparing for an open field battle against the Detroit Tigers (15-28) in Game 1 of 4 of the AL Central Division at Comerica Park in Detroit on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 7:10 PM ET.

Cleveland will be visiting Detroit for a duel in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday. The Guardians gave up a three-game series to the Houston Astros after a 1-2 defeat on Wednesday.

Cleveland is in 3rd place at 18-22 in the American League Central Division with a .450 team percentage and 7 contests behind first place after earning 181 runs while surrendering 176 for a +5 run difference this year.

DH Josh Naylor owned the only run scored by the Guardians and took a walk in their recent loss to the Astros while Cal Quantrill lost control of the ball after he gave up 6 hits, 2 earned runs, and 4 BBs but fanned out 3 hitters in finishing 6.0 frames in defeat.

3B Jose Ramirez led the batting unit of Cleveland with 11 home runs, 43 runs batted in, and a batting average of .293 on the year. Ramirez also recorded a team-leading on-base percentage of .389 and a .627 slugging percentage for the Guardians.

Righty Aaron Civale (2-3, 7.84 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 30 Ks) will be heading his way to the hill to start for Cleveland versus the Tigers on Thursday night. The right-handed thrower gave up 38 hits, 6 long balls, and 9 BBs in pitching for 31.0 frames in his career starts in MLS this season.

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Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Predictions 5/26/2022

The Detroit Tigers will make their homestand against the visiting team of the Guardians on Thursday evening. The Tigers just prevented a series sweep versus the Minnesota Twins after a 4-2 victory on Wednesday.

Detroit took 4th place at 15-28 in the American League Central Division with a team percentage of .349 and 11.5 games behind first-place after tallying 118 runs but conceded 166 for a run difference of -48 over the course of the campaign.

SS Harold Castro sparked the offense of the Tigers with 2 runs scored on 3 hits and driving 2 RBIs in the win. Starter Rony Garcia lasted for 4.0 innings of work with just 3 hits, 2 earned runs, and 2 walks yielded while striking out 5 batters of the Twins.

2B Jonathan Schoop knocked 4 balls outside the stadium 2 with 9 RBIs and a .178 batting average in leading Detroit this season. 1B Miguel Cabrera added 3 home runs with a team-high 16 RBIs and a .289 batting average while his OBP sits at .333 and slugging .400 this year.

The Detroit Tigers will appoint left-handed Pitcher Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.22 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 50 Ks) to start the series opener against Cleveland on Thursday. Skubal allowed 39 hits, 8 bases on balls, and 2 long balls in pitching 44.2 frames in his career starts in pro baseball the season.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers. The MLB Pick for this contest is Cleveland +129. The Guardians will dominate this game on the road against the undermanned team of the Tigers who will be missing SP Eduardo Rodriguez (left rib cage) on Thursday.

Cleveland won 10 of their last 24 road matches while Detroit lost 13 of their last 22 at home this season. Prediction: The Cleveland Guardians will win predicted at 5-2.

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