{"id":4667,"date":"2024-07-09T00:57:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T04:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/check-the-rankings-and-game-forecast-guardians-vs-tigers-analysis-july-09-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T18:37:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T22:37:03","slug":"check-the-rankings-and-game-forecast-guardians-vs-tigers-analysis-july-09-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/check-the-rankings-and-game-forecast-guardians-vs-tigers-analysis-july-09-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Check the Rankings and Game Forecast: Guardians vs Tigers Analysis &#8211; July 09, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/CLE.png\" alt=\"Cleveland Guardians\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Cleveland Guardians<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/DET.png\" alt=\"Detroit Tigers\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Detroit Tigers<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>-140<\/span><span>O\/U: 8.5<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>+120<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Detroit Tigers host the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park on July 9, 2024, in the second game of their series. The Guardians, with a stellar 56-33 record, are having a great season and are favorites with a moneyline of -140, translating to a 56% implied win probability. Meanwhile, the Tigers, struggling at 43-48, are slight underdogs with a +120 moneyline and a 44% implied win probability.<\/p>\n<p>Pitching matchups see Detroit\u2019s Kenta Maeda, a right-hander ranked #143 by advanced-stat Power Rankings, go against Cleveland\u2019s Ben Lively. Maeda\u2019s season has been rough with a 2-5 record and a 6.71 ERA, though his 4.82 xFIP suggests some unluckiness. Lively, despite an 8-4 record and a 3.14 ERA, has a 4.16 xFIP indicating he might regress. Both pitchers are projected to pitch 5.3 innings, with Maeda allowing 2.6 earned runs and Lively 2.8.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit\u2019s offense has been among the worst in MLB, ranking 26th overall, 24th in batting average, 21st in home runs, and 27th in stolen bases. In contrast, Cleveland\u2019s offense ranks 12th overall, with notable rankings of 12th in batting average, 10th in home runs, and 9th in stolen bases. The Tigers&#8217; bullpen is average, ranked 15th, while the Guardians boast the 2nd-best bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>Recent performances highlight the Tigers\u2019 Colt Keith, who has been on fire over the last week, hitting .370 with a 1.211 OPS, 3 home runs, and 5 RBIs in 7 games. For the Guardians, Angel Martinez has excelled, batting .462 with a 1.282 OPS in his last 5 games.<\/p>\n<p>The game total is set at 8.5 runs, underscoring an average scoring expectation. With Detroit\u2019s struggling offense and Maeda\u2019s below-average pitching, the Guardians look poised to capitalize, especially given their strong bullpen and average-to-good offensive ranks.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Cleveland Guardians Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Ben Lively &#8211; Over\/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+110\/-140)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Ben Lively&#8217;s higher utilization rate of his fastball this season (60.3 compared to 54.4% last year) is not ideal considering they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Fastballs are the one easiest pitches to hit and generate few strikeouts, so a pitcher who begins to use his fastball more often will likely be less effective than he used to be.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Andres Gimenez &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Hits (+205\/-275)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Andres Gimenez is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> The lower in the order a player bats, the fewer plate appearances he will get and the fewer opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market.  A player who hits lower in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting higher.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Cleveland Guardians &#8211;  2H Moneyline<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The Cleveland Guardians bullpen ranks as the 2nd-best in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a strong bullpen sneakily creates a tougher matchup for the opposing offense and suppresses a game&#8217;s runs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Detroit Tigers Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Kenta Maeda &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-105\/-125)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Over his last 3 outings, Kenta Maeda has produced a big jump in his fastball velocity: from 89.7 mph over the entire season to 90.8 mph lately.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Velocity is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs, so a pitcher whose velocity decreases will likely see worse results.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Wenceel Perez &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-195\/+150)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Wenceel Perez&#8217;s average exit velocity has declined lately; his 87.8-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 82.7-mph in the past two weeks.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Zach McKinstry &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-155\/+120)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Zach McKinstry hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.4% \u2014 96th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game&#8217;s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today&#8217;s game.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Detroit Tigers &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Team Total (-130\/+100)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Detroit Tigers have hit the Team Total Under in 35 of their last 61 games (+5.55 Units \/ 8% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Cleveland Guardians &#8211; Over\/Under 2.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (+115\/-150)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Cleveland Guardians have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 52 of their last 87 games (+13.30 Units \/ 13% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Riley Greene &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-220\/+165)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Riley Greene has hit the Hits Over in 20 of his last 25 games (+10.35 Units \/ 21% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"1.11.2\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"1\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Tigers host the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park on July 9, 2024, in the second game of their series. 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