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Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Pick Prediction 10/12/2024
Padres at Dodgers—Tarik Skubal to start for Detroit. Skubal has 31 starts on the campaign with an ERA of 2.39 with WHIP of 0.92. The lefthander has an elite 30.3% K rate with 4.6% walks. Ground balls sit at 45.7% with 0.70 home runs per nine innings. Matthew Boyd to start for Detroit. Boyd in 8 starts has an ERA of 2.72 with WHIP of 1.13. The lefty fans 27.7% with 7.8% walks. Grounders are 31.4% with 0.91 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Skubal has allowed no runs in his two postseason starts, working 13 innings. Boyd allowed two earned runs or fewer in five straight appearances. He allowed no runs in 4 2/3rd innings against the Tigers on Monday. Both bullpens are in excellent form. The team record behind Skubal on the road is 8-2 when lined between -100 and -150 with a +5.4-unit return. He has allowed two earned runs in 20 innings of work against the Guardians in his past three starts against them. The Tigers are 27-15 in their past 42 on the road. Cleveland is 8-13 in their past 21 at home against a winning team with a -7.1-unit loss. Play Detroit -116.