MLB Preview:Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday April 24, 2016
Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan
Lines: Cleveland -165/ Detroit +155
Total: 8.5 (u20)
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A couple of American League Central foes will hook up today as the Cleveland Indians take on the Detroit Tigers in game three of their three game series from Comerica Park in Detroit. The Indians won a pitcher’s duel in game one 2-1 and they have now won four of the last five meetings in this series overall.
A Look At The Cleveland Indians
The Tribe took game one of this series 2-1 behind a solid game from Josh Tomlin, who allowed just the one ER on four hits in 6.2 innings of work. He is now 2-0 on the year. The win got the Indians back to .500 for the year at 7-7, which includes a mark of 4-2 on the road. Francisco Lindor leads the team in hitting at .296, while Mike Napoli and Carlos Santana each have three homers and nine RBIs to lead the team in both categories. Lonnie Chisenhall is finally off the DL, but has just one hit in 11 ABs so far. He will get it going, plus they Tribe are still waiting for Michael Brantley to come off the DL and this offense should be much improved when that happens.
Overall the Indians check in at 16th in the league in scoring putting up 3.93 rpg, while also ranking 22nd in hitting at .234 and 21st in homers with 14. On the mound they have been average as they come in at 18th in ERA at 4.18, 6th in WHIP at 1.19 and 28th in Ks with 114. Indian starters have an ERA of 3.92, while their pen has an ERA of 4.68. Getting the start in this game for the Tribe will be Carlos Carrasco, who is 2-0 with a 2.79 ERA in three starts so far. Last year he was 14-12 with a 3.63 ERA 30 starts, including 9-4 with a 2.49 ERA on the road. He is 4-6 with a 6.29 ERA in 15 games (10 starts) vs the Tigers in his career, including 2-4 with an 8.42 ERA here at Comerica. Carrasco is not much for pitching in daytime as he is 8-13 with a 5.04 ERA in 34 day games (27 starts).
A Look At The Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers come in having lost four of their five games prior to saturday, but they have to be a little encouraged at the 2-1 loss that Verlander took, in game that he pitched well in. Still he is now just 1-2 with a 5.790 ERA on the year. The pitching has been decent overall for them this year, but still the are led by an offense that ranks 9th in the league in scoring putting up 4.53 rpg, while also ranking 5th in hitting at .264 and 11th in homers with 18. Ian Kinsler is the team’s leading hitter so far at .358, plus he has four homers and 12 RBIs. Jarrod Saltalamacchia leads the team in both homers (five) and RBIs (14). Miguel Cabrera is off to a slow start as he is hitting just .220 with one homer and six RBIs so far.
On the mound they have been decent as they come in at 10th in ERA at 3.59, 25th in WHIP at 1.41 and 29th in Ks with 109. Tiger starters have an ERA of 4.10, while their pen has been very solid, posting an ERA of 2.72. This is a team has not gotten good play from their pen the last few years. The Tigers will send out Shane Greene in this one and he is 1-1 with a 7.84 in his two starts this year. Last year as a starter he was 4-8 with a 6.72 ERA in 16 starts. Green is 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA in two career starts vs the Indians, while in 14 career Day starts he is 5-5 with a 4.42 ERA.
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[969] Cleveland -165 over Detroit
This is a tough one as Carrasco has bad numbers vs the Tigers, but he has very good numbers on the road overall in his career. Last year he was 9-4 away from home and is 21-15 on the road in his career, compared to just 14-23 at home. Shane Greene has been a bad pitcher overall in his career and he has a 9.00 ERA out the gate. I just can’t back him, so I will look for the Tribe to pick up another big road win here.
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