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Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians Preview & Picks – Tigers To Clinch MLB Playoff Series On The Road

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11 Oct 2024
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Leigh Copson 11 Oct 2024
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  • Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians picks for Saturday, October 12
  • MLB playoff game is taking place at Progressive Field
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians Preview & Picks
  • Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Detroit Tigers Form
  • Cleveland Guardians Form

Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians Preview & Picks

Detroit are tipped to come out on top in this ‘winner-takes-all’ clash.

The Tigers blew their chance to clinch at home, but with Tarik Skubal getting the start we are confident that they will take their second chance.

  • Detroit Tigers are 14-5 in their last 19 games
  • Detroit pitcher Tarik Skubal is 18-4 with a 2.39 ERA this season
  • Tarik Skubal gave up just 3 hits & 0 runs in Game 2 of this series
  • The Over has cashed in just 2 of Detroit’s last 13 games

Head To Head

  • Cleveland Guardians won the regular season series 7-6
  • This MLB Playoff series is tied at 2-2
  • Cleveland Guardians won 5-4 when the two teams last met on October 10

Detroit Tigers Form

Detroit head back to Cleveland having passed up on the opportunity to clinch this series at home.

The Tigers fell behind in the series when they lost the opened 7-0, but they rebounded with back-to-back 3-0 victories to give themselves the chance to wrap this up on Thursday night.

They failed to take their chance though, as they fell to a 5-4 defeat that has forced them to head back out on the road.

Detroit have already clinched one series on the road though, sweeping Houston in the Wild Card round.

The Tigers, who finished the regular season 86-78, travelled to Texas and took out the Astros in two games, winning 3-1 and 5-2.

Cleveland Guardians Form

Cleveland return home having kept their World Series dream alive in Detroit on Thursday night.

The Guardians drew first blood in this series, winning 7-0 at home, but then found themselves on the brink of elimination after losing 3-0 at home and 3-0 on the road.

They were able to fend off elimination in Game 4 though, as they downed Detroit 5-4 on the road to set up this Game 5 clash.

Cleveland will now look to avoid falling at the first hurdle, having earned themselves a bye for the Wild Card round.

The Guardians did that by compiling a 92-69 regular-season record that won them the American League Central title.

Verdict

Detroit blew their big chance on Thursday, but we remain confident about them advancing.

The big reason is Tarik Skubal is getting the start here, and not only has he been in excellent form this season, he has also shut out the Guardians in this series.

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