The Detroit Tigers (18-16) will visit the Cleveland Guardians (22-12), Monday at 6:10 PM ET, in a clash of AL Central rivals.
The Guardians are favored (-121 moneyline odds) when they take the field at home against the Tigers (+102). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Cleveland Guardians looking to Triston McKenzie (2-2), and Jack Flaherty (0-1) answering the bell for the Detroit Tigers.
The Guardians were vicotrious 4-1 over the Angels yesterday in their last Game. Jose Ramirez finished 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively while Carlos Carrasco was picked up the victory after throwing six innings, giving up one earned run on six hits while striking out three.
The Tigers lost to the Yankees yesterday, with Shelby Miller getting the loss while pitching 1/3 of an inning, giving up three earned runs on one hit while striking out one. Spencer Torkelson went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI to pace the Tigers’ offense.
Before watching this Guardians vs. Tigers matchup, here’s what you need to know about Monday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Guardians (-121, bet $121 to win $100)
- Underdog: Tigers (+102, bet $100 to win $102)
- Over/under: 7.5
Guardians vs. Tigers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, May 6, 2024
- Game Time: 6:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Progressive Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
- This season, the Guardians have won 13 out of the 19 games, or 68.4%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Cleveland has a record of 12-4, a 75% win rate, when favored by -121 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 54.8%.
- Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 17 of 34 opportunities.
- The Guardians are 22-11-0 ATS in their 33 games with a spread this season.
Triston McKenzie (Guardians probable starter)
- McKenzie (2-2) takes the mound for the Guardians in his seventh start of the season. He has a 4.34 ERA in 29 2/3 innings pitched, with 24 strikeouts.
- The righty last pitched on Thursday against the Houston Astros, when he went seven innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
- In six games this season, the 26-year-old has put up a 4.34 ERA and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .229 to opposing hitters.
- McKenzie has one quality start under his belt this season.
- McKenzie will try to pick up his fourth game of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 4.8 innings per appearance.
- In one of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
- He will face a Tigers offense that ranks 25th in MLB with 254 total hits (on a .224 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .357 (25th in MLB) with 29 total home runs (24th in MLB).
Guardians batting stats
- The Guardians rank 13th in Major League Baseball with 35 home runs.
- Hitters for Cleveland have combined for a team rank of 12th in the majors with a .392 team slugging percentage.
- The Guardians rank 13th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.
- Cleveland is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking sixth with 168 total runs this season.
- The Guardians have an on-base percentage of .317 this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
- Cleveland is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking fourth with an average of 7.6 strikeouts per game.
Tigers stats and trends
Tigers betting records
- The Tigers have been chosen as underdogs in 17 games this year and have walked away with the win nine times (52.9%) in those games.
- This season, Detroit has come away with a win five times in 12 chances when named as an underdog of at least +102 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 49.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 15 of its 34 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- In 33 games with a line this season, the Tigers have a mark of 17-16-0 against the spread.
Jack Flaherty (Tigers probable starter)
- Flaherty (0-1) takes the mound first for the Tigers in his seventh start of the season. He has a 4.00 ERA in 36 2/3 innings pitched, with 50 strikeouts.
- In his most recent time out on Tuesday, the righty threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the St. Louis Cardinals while surrendering two hits.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 4.00, with 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings in six games this season. Opponents are hitting .230 against him.
- Flaherty heads into the game with four quality starts under his belt this year.
- Flaherty will aim to pitch five or more innings for his seventh straight appearance. He’s averaging 6.0 innings per outing.
- In one of his six total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- The opposing Guardians offense has the 12th-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and ranks 13th in home runs hit (35) in all of MLB. They have a collective .242 batting average, and are 13th in the league with 278 total hits and sixth in MLB play scoring 168 runs.
- This season, the 28-year-old ranks 55th in ERA (4.00), 25th in WHIP (1.028), and first in K/9 (12.5) among qualifying pitchers.
Tigers batting stats
- The Tigers average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 24th in MLB play with 29 total home runs .
- This season, Detroit’s .357 slugging percentage is 25th in the majors.
- The Tigers have the 25th-ranked batting average in the majors (.224).
- The offense for Detroit is the No. 22 offense in baseball, scoring 3.9 runs per game (133 total runs).
- The Tigers’ .299 on-base percentage ranks 24th in MLB.
