Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/11/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+150) Detroit (-182)

Comerica Park is the site where the Detroit Tigers (57-60) will play the Cleveland Guardians (58-60) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Cleveland at +150 and Detroit is priced at -182. The over/under is 9. The expected starting pitchers are Tanner Bibee and Drew Anderson.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB. They have accounted for 470 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. The Guardians have earned 174 doubles as a unit and have knocked 114 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 452 RBI's and 912 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .233. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .370 and have struck out 981 times, while drawing a walk on 425 occasions.

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The Guardians have an ERA of 3.83 over the course of the season (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,096 batters. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 136 home runs and 495 total runs (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 383 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.90 as a unit for the season. Cleveland has given up 947 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 445 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 120 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 88 holds this season (2nd in the league). The Guardians relievers have accumulated a save rate of 72.3% and have come into the game in 137 save situations. They have 34 saves for the season and have blown 13 of their 47 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 186 base runners on the season and 28.0% of them crossing home plate. The Guardians have dispatched 401 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Guardians have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,420 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 24th in the majors. The Cleveland Guardians have earned 3,140 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 921 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which ranks 20th in the majors, and have earned 78 double plays.

Bibee (38-34 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.61 while he has faced 2,616 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 560 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 181 free passes. His ERA is 3.67 (259 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.165. Bibee has thrown 636 innings and is sitting with 600 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .411 and they are earning 4.58 runs per outing (11th in the league). They have tallied 178 doubles, while taking a walk 421 times as well as recording 536 runs. Detroit has knocked in 144 HRs on the campaign to go along with 512 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,011 occasions (11th in the league) and have tallied 966 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have tallied an on-base percentage of .321 as well as a team batting average of .244 this year.

The Detroit pitching staff have given up 451 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.52 (405 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 113 homers and they allow 3.92 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.201 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a team so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (970 strikeouts against 353 bases on balls). They come in at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 890.

They rank 29th in baseball holding a save percentage of 46.8%, and they have sent 360 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 92 times in high leverage situations in addition to 124 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 101 save situations, the Tigers have 52 holds and also 25 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 22 saves. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.9% of 186 inherited base runners.

In 9,321 innings on the diamond, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (5th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have turned 89 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (7th in baseball). The Tigers have accrued 1,023 assists, 51 errors and have 3,107 putouts for the year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Anderson has given up 115 hits while he has accumulated 108 strikeouts in 111 innings. He has surrendered a total of 62 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.412 and having a FIP of 4.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.57 and he has gone up against 493 opposing hitters during his career. Anderson (5-7 career record) has a 5.02 earned run average and has given up 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+150)

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