The Detroit Tigers will be hosting their AL Central foe, the Cleveland Guardians, tonight when they open a 4-game set at Comerica Park. Detroit has not forgotten last year’s AL division series with Cleveland so they will be out to prove they are the superior team this year. The best team in baseball owns a 33-17 record and is expected to send Jack Flaherty to the hill. Flaherty’s numbers are not great, at 2-5 with a 4.44 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP but in his career against Cleveland he is 2-2 with an ERA of only 1.96. The 26-22 Guardians are expected to give the nod to Tanner Bibee and his numbers are not great either. He comes in at 3-4 with a 4.06 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. In his last turn against Cincinnatti, Bibee was tagged for 5 runs on 10 hits and the Reds won 5-4. The Tigers average over 5 runs per game, own the best home record in the American league at 17-5, and are catching a Guardians team that has lost 7 of their last 10.
TONIGHT’S PICK: DETROIT TIGERS