Guardians Vs Tigers: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 29, 2022

The Cleveland Guardians (19-23) and Detroit Tigers (16-29) square off at Comerica Park on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET to break a 1-1 series tie. Cleveland’s (-172 to win) Triston McKenzie and Detroit’s (+145) Elvin Rodriguez pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

The betting insights in this article use the latest odds as of May 29, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET.

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Guardians vs Tigers Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Guardians Probable Starter Triston McKenzie

• The Guardians are sending McKenzie (3-3) to the mound for his seventh start of the season. He is 3-3 with a 2.70 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 43 1/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Houston Astros, when the righty tossed 7 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing three hits.
• The 24-year-old has an ERA of 2.70, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in eight games this season.
• McKenzie is trying to continue a fourth-game quality start streak in this outing.
• The opposing Tigers offense has the worst slugging percentage (.319) and is last in MLB play with 25 home runs. It has a collective .222 batting average, and is last in MLB with 323 total hits and last in MLB action scoring 123 runs.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 24-year-old ranks 19th in ERA (2.70), fifth in WHIP (.900), and 33rd in K/9 (7.7).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 29, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Tigers Stats vs McKenzie

Tigers Probable Starter Elvin Rodriguez

• Rodriguez will take to the mound for the Tigers, his second start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Monday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up four earned runs.
• He has pitched to a 9.39 ERA this season with 7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 5.9 walks per nine across two games.
• The Guardians rank 18th in MLB with 192 runs scored this season. They have a .243 batting average this campaign with 37 home runs (24th in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 29, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Guardians Stats vs Rodriguez

Guardians Betting Trends

• The Guardians have won eight of the 13 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (61.5%).
• Cleveland has played as a moneyline favorite of -172 or shorter in just one game this season, which they lost.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 63.2%.
• Cleveland has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 42 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 22 of those games (22-19-1).
• The Guardians have covered 52.4% of their games this season, going 22-20-0 ATS.

Tigers Betting Trends

• The Tigers have entered the game as underdogs 32 times this season and won 10, or 31.2%, of those games.
• Detroit has entered 15 games this season as the underdog by +145 or more and is 4-11 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Tigers, based on the moneyline, is 40.8%.
• Detroit’s games have gone over the total in 14 of their 45 chances.
• The Tigers are 20-25-0 against the spread this season.

Guardians Players to Watch

• Jose Ramirez has totaled 47 hits with a .391 on-base percentage and a .646 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Guardians. He is batting .297 with 11 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 24 walks.
• Among qualifying batters in MLB play, Ramirez’s batting average ranks 22nd, his on-base percentage ranks 12th, and he is third in the league in slugging.
• Ramirez brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .400 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, two walks and 11 RBI.
• Myles Straw has nine doubles, a triple and 25 walks while batting .242.
• Among qualifying batters, Straw ranks 92nd in batting average, 51st in on-base percentage, and 152nd in slugging.
• Owen Miller is batting .269 with 12 doubles, four home runs and 12 walks.
• Josh Naylor has five doubles, six home runs and six walks while batting .298.

Guardians Batting Stats (2022)

Tigers Players to Watch

• Miguel Cabrera leads Detroit in OBP (.342), slugging percentage (.401) and total hits (42) this season.
• Among all qualified hitters in the majors, Cabrera’s batting average ranks 23rd, his on-base percentage is 51st, and he is 88th in slugging.
• Jonathan Schoop is slugging .293 while driving in 10 runs and batting .177 this season.
• Schoop is currently 165th in batting average, 168th in on-base percentage and 156th in slugging percentage among all qualified players.
• Harold Castro is batting .329 with a .526 slugging percentage and eight RBI this year.
• Jeimer Candelario has been key for Detroit with 29 hits, an OBP of .242 plus a slugging percentage of .318.

Tigers Batting Stats (2022)

Guardians vs Tigers Player Props

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