Tigers visit the Guardians to begin 4-game series

By: The Associated Press Posted: 3:00 AM CDT Monday, Jul. 22, 2024

Detroit Tigers (49-51, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (59-39, first in the AL Central)

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Detroit Tigers (49-51, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (59-39, first in the AL Central)

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Detroit Tigers (49-51, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (59-39, first in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (10-3, 2.41 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 140 strikeouts); Guardians: Carlos Carrasco (3-7, 5.02 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 68 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Tigers -123, Guardians +103; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Detroit Tigers to start a four-game series.

Cleveland is 31-13 in home games and 59-39 overall. Guardians pitchers have a collective 3.66 ERA, which ranks third in the AL.

Detroit has gone 25-27 in road games and 49-51 overall. The Tigers have a 38-4 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Monday’s game is the eighth time these teams square off this season. The Tigers are up 4-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez has 20 doubles, a triple and 23 home runs for the Guardians. Angel Martinez is 9-for-41 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 17 home runs while slugging .499. Gio Urshela is 11-for-37 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 3-7, .189 batting average, 3.35 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Tigers: 7-3, .267 batting average, 3.96 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Sam Hentges: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Matthew Boyd: 15-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Tigers: Kerry Carpenter: 60-Day IL (spine), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.