The Cleveland Indians cannot catch a break, losing another one last night in extras, 3-2, to the Chicago Cubs. Tonight they will turn to their ace, Shane Bieber, to stop the bleeding when they head to the Motor City to open a 4-game set with the Detroit Tigers. Bieber has been nothing but spectacular. He is 7-1 with a 1.53 ERA, a 0.87 WHIP, and in his last turn he reached 100 K’s for the season in just 62-1/3 innings of work. Scary. Detroit is expected to give the nod to the rookie, Casey Mize. He was the Tigers #1 pick in 2018. Mize is 0-1 with a 5.85 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP but looked sharp in his last outing against the powerful Chicago White Sox, when he pitched 5 scoreless innings before being yanked in the sixth after surrendering a double and a walk. Keep an eye on this guy in the coming years. The Indians have won 22 of their last 27 at Comerica Park and the last time Shane Bieber faced the Tigers, he pitched 7 scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts, and he is 4-1 lifetime against Detroit with an ERA of 1.82.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND INDIANS