Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+162) Detroit (-196)

The Cleveland Guardians (58-62) are hitting the road to Comerica Park on Thursday where they will compete against the Detroit Tigers (59-60). The odds on this game have the Guardians at +162 and the Tigers are sitting at -196. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Parker Messick and Keider Montero.

The Guardians have tallied 174 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 116 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .369 and have struck out 995 times, while drawing a walk on 440 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 4.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 28th in MLB. They have accounted for 458 RBI's in addition to 926 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average sits at .233. They have tallied 477 runs while holding a team OBP of .313.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Guardians pitchers have yielded 137 home runs and 506 runs in total (9th in baseball). Cleveland has surrendered 959 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 455 earned runs. The Guardians have compiled a team earned run average of 3.85 so far this season (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,112 batters. They have walked 395 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.91 as a team over the course of the season.

The Guardians relievers have a save percentage of 70.8% and have entered the game in 138 save situations. They have accumulated 34 saves for the season and have blown 14 of 48 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 192 runners so far this year and 28.1% of them ended up scoring. Guardians relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 123 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 409 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 88 holds for the season (3rd in the league).

The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 3,188 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 935 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them sitting 20th in professional baseball, and they have turned 79 double plays. The Guardians have turned 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,564 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 24th in baseball.

Messick (12-7 career mark) has earned a FIP of 2.58 while he has faced 707 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 150 base hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 44 walks. His ERA is 2.62 (51 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.106. Messick has pitched in 175 frames and has earned 174 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Detroit has tallied 144 home runs this year as well as 519 runs batted in. They have recorded 181 doubles, while getting a free base 426 times and scoring 545 runs. The Detroit Tigers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a team batting average of .243 so far this year. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .408 and they score 4.58 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,024 occasions (12th in baseball) and have totaled 978 hits.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.202 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.80 as a team this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (989 strikeouts against 362 walks). They rank 4th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 905. They have relinquished 115 homers and they yield 3.89 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 456 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.48 (408 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 107 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 55 holds and 26 blown saves. Detroit has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 50 save opportunities and they have walked away with 24 saves. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.8% out of their 190 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 96 times in high leverage situations and on 129 occasions with runners on base. They rank 29th in the league holding a save rate of 48.0%, and they have dispatched 369 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year.

In 9,492 innings on the field, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (5th in the majors). The Detroit Tigers have turned 91 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in MLB). The Tigers have accrued 1,038 assists, 52 errors and have amassed 3,164 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Montero has allowed 291 base hits while he has earned 235 strikeouts in 311 innings pitched. Montero (19-16 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.11 ERA while conceding 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 142 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.225 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and he has faced 1,293 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+162)

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