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Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers Preview & Picks – Tigers To Edge Ahead In MLB Playoffs Series

leigh-copson
09 Oct 2024
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Leigh Copson 09 Oct 2024
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  • Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers picks for Wednesday, October 9
  • MLB playoff game is taking place at Comerica Park
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers Preview & Picks
  • Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers Preview & Picks
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Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers Preview & Picks

Detroit are tipped to take the series lead for the first time.

The Tigers look like making this a bullpen game, and that is an approach that served them well during their run to the playoffs.

  • Detroit Tigers are 13-4 in their last 17 games
  • Detroit Tigers are 10-4 in their previous 14 home games
  • Detroit Tigers are 9-3 in their last 12 games against AL Central teams
  • The Over has cashed in just 1 of the last 6 meetings

Head To Head

  • Cleveland Guardians won the regular season series 7-6
  • This MLB Playoff series is tied at 1-1
  • Detroit Tigers won 3-0 when the two teams last met on October 7

Cleveland Guardians Form

Cleveland head out on the road for the first time in the 2024 MLB Playoffs and they will be looking to bounce back from a Game 2 defeat.

The Guardians kicked off this series with Detroit with back-to-back home games, but failed to build on a 7-0 series-opening win as they dropped the second meeting 3-0.

They booked their place in the postseason by putting together a 92-69 record to win the American League Central.

Cleveland came into the playoffs in underwhelming form though, having lost four of their last six games.

The Guardians dropped back-to-back games in St Louis, and then failed to build on a two-game sweep of Cincinnati as they were swept by Houston in a two-game series.

Detroit Tigers Form

Detroit return home having given them a slight upperhand in this series with a road win in Game 2.

The Tigers began this series with back-to-back games in Cleveland, and rebounded from a 7-0 shutout loss with a shutout win of their own, beating the Guardians 3-0.

It was a strong response from a team that has already played four road games in the postseason and is finally heading home.

Detroit booked their place in the playoffs with an 86-78 record, finishing third in the American League Central, and dumped out Houston in the Wild Card round.

The Tigers had to go to Texas for that three-game series and they were able to sweep the Astros in two, winning 3-1 and 5-2.

Verdict

Detroit are set to lean on the bullpen for this one, and that is an approach that served them well during the regular season.

They also come into this game with plenty of momentum, so give us the Tigers as a slight underdog.

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