The Detroit Tigers hit the road for Game 5 of the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday at 4:38 p.m. ET at Progressive Field. The winner earns a spot in the ALCS. Neither team has named a starter.
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Tigers vs. Guardians betting lines
- Favorite: Tigers (-124)
- Underdog: Guardians (+104)
- Over/under: 6
Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Tigers betting info
- The Tigers have put together a 40-28 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 58.8% of those games).
- When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -124 or shorter, Detroit has a record of 33-18 (64.7%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 55.4%.
- Detroit has played in 167 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 80 times (80-80-7).
- The Tigers are 92-74-0 against the spread this season.
Tigers hitting info
- Riley Greene leads the Tigers in home runs (24), runs batted in (74) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .262.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Greene’s home run total ranks 42nd and his RBI tally ranks 61st.
- Greene has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .235 with three walks and an RBI.
- Matt Vierling is hitting .257 with 28 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 41 walks.
- Vierling ranks 117th in home runs among hitters in MLB and 126th in RBI.
- Colt Keith is batting .260 with 15 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 36 walks.
- Kerry Carpenter is hitting .284 with 16 doubles, five triples, 18 home runs and 22 walks.
Tigers pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 21st in the majors.
- Detroit’s 3.62 team ERA ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Tigers have the second-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.164).
- Tigers pitchers combine to allow the fourth-fewest home runs in baseball (159 total, 1.0 per game).
- Detroit struck out six Guardians batters while allowing 11 hits in a 5-4 loss in its last game.
Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Guardians betting info
- This season, the Guardians have been the underdog 59 times and won 27, or 45.8%, of those games.
- This season, Cleveland has won 13 of its 40 games, or 32.5%, when it’s the underdog by at least +104 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 49% chance to win.
- Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 71 of its 165 chances.
- The Guardians have an ATS record of 84-80-0 in 164 games with a spread this season.
Guardians hitting info
- Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (39) and runs batted in (118) this season while batting .279.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Ramirez’s home run total is fifth, and his RBI total is third.
- Josh Naylor has collected 137 hits this season and has an OBP of .320. He’s slugging .456 on the year.
- Naylor is 18th among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and eighth in RBI.
- Naylor brings a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double and an RBI.
- Steven Kwan is batting .292 to lead Cleveland, while adding 14 homers and 44 runs batted in this season.
- Kwan enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .471 with a double and four walks.
- Andres Gimenez has collected 147 hits this season and has an OBP of .298. He’s slugging .340 on the year.
Guardians pitching rankings
- The Guardians have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
- Cleveland has pitched to a 3.61 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.202 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
- The Guardians have allowed the 12th-fewest home runs this season with 179, or 1.1 per game.
- Last time out, Cleveland defeated the Tigers, 5-4, with 10 strikeouts and nine hits allowed.