Tigers enter matchup against the Guardians on losing streak

Sat, Jul 16, 2022
MLB News (AP)

Detroit Tigers (37-54, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (45-44, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Michael Pineda (2-4, 3.58 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Guardians: Cal Quantrill (5-5, 3.99 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -170, Tigers +143; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers look to end a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Cleveland Guardians.

Cleveland is 45-44 overall and 24-19 at home. The Guardians have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .313.

Detroit is 37-54 overall and 15-30 in road games. The Tigers are 18-40 in games when they have allowed a home run.

The matchup Saturday is the 12th meeting between these teams this season. The Tigers have a 7-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez has 30 doubles, four triples and 17 home runs while hitting .288 for the Guardians. Franmil Reyes is 9-for-38 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Miguel Cabrera is seventh on the Tigers with a .286 batting average, and has eight doubles, three home runs, 16 walks and 34 RBI. Jonathan Schoop is 9-for-34 with an RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 5-5, .287 batting average, 3.31 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Tigers: 3-7, .212 batting average, 4.77 ERA, outscored by 19 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Aaron Civale: 15-Day IL (wrist), Anthony Gose: 15-Day IL (tricep), Oscar Gonzalez: 10-Day IL (ribs), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Morris: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Tigers: Wily Peralta: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Matt Manning: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Rony Garcia: 15-Day IL (right shoulder), Austin Meadows: 10-Day IL (achilles ), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Funkhouser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.