Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians 5/8/23– The Detroit Tigers will travel to Cleveland for a three-game series against the Guardians starting Monday night and their pitcher Joey Wentz will face Tanner Bibee of Cleveland as one of the rookie right-handers. Tigers are looking for a win after their loss against the Cardinals but the latest baseball betting odds are in favor of Guardias to win this game.
Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians
Date & Time: Monday, May 8, 2023 at 6:10 PM ET
Location: Progressive Field
TV: Bally Sports Network
Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians 5/8/23 Betting Odds
Tigers
Moneyline: +168
Spread: +1.5 (-125)
Total: 8 over (-108)
Guardians
Moneyline: -183
Spread: -1.5 (+105)
Total: 8 under (-112)
Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Analysis
Detroit Tigers are finding themselves right back in contention in the AL Central Division after reeling off five consecutive wins and briefly taking over second place. This comes from a team that finished last place in 2022 and boasted one of the worst offensive performance records in the league. On Sunday, their five-game streak came to an end as they suffered a 12-6 setback against the St. Louis Cardinals. Detroit fell behind 3-0 before rallying with five runs in the sixth inning to take a 6-3 advantage. However, the Cardinals bullpen couldn’t hold its own and allowed for seven runs to score in their half of the sixth inning. Spencer Torkelson had two hits and homered. Joey Wentz will take to the mound on Monday night for the Tigers, currently sporting an ERA of 6.67 in six starts this season with no quality starts and only seven K/9 rate in those six outings. On the road he is winless so far with an ERA of 7.71 over nine innings pitched with 10 hits allowed including two homers; hard-hit percentage was 38.9% while his strikeout percentage stood at 18%. Kenny Carpenter is out due to injury.
Cleveland Guardians won two out of three games over the weekend against first-place Minnesota to narrow their deficit to 2.5 games, as Cal Quantrill nearly pulled off an unprecedented no-hitter against them. Quantrill just missed recording Cleveland’s first no-hitter since Len Barker’s perfect game back in 1981; this represents baseball’s longest no-hit drought since that date. Cleveland will turn to rookie Tanner Bibee on Monday evening in order to continue its momentum. Bibee will make his third start for the Guardians this season and is undefeated so far with an ERA of 2.45 in that span. Bibee has allowed 10 hits over 11 innings while striking out 13. He has pitched into the sixth inning in each start this year. The Guardians’ fifth-ranked prospect boasts a hard-hit percentage of 31% and strikeout percentage of 30%.
Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Against the Spread
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 6 games. Detroit are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games. Detroit are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games against Cleveland. Detroit are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road. Detroit are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland’s last 7 games. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games against Detroit. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 6 games at home. Cleveland are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 5 games against an opponent in the American League.
Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Free Pick
The Guardians enjoyed an impressive weekend against the Twins, taking two out of three matches against them. On Sunday against the Cardinals, Tigers saw their five-game win streak come crashing to an end. The Guardians now get to face lefty Joey Wentz, who has yet to win this season overall and on the road with an ERA near eight. Runs have been limited for the Guardians this season, but against an underachieving Wentz team they may get their chance. Take the Guardians to win and cover the spread according to the baseball betting tips by game experts.
Free Pick: Cleveland Guardians -183
