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Sep 28, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) motions to the crowd after hitting a home run during the first inning against the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
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Overview:
On Friday April 14th, the (5-2) Detroit Tigers will be on the road to take on the (4-3) Cleveland Indians.
The Crowd:
“The Crowd” projects a final score of Indians 5.4 – Tigers 3.2 with an over/under of 8.6.
Starting Pitchers:
DET: Daniel Norris (0-0, 4.26) vs CLE: To be determined
Batting Stats:
Runs per game: Indians 4.29 (14th) > Tigers 3.86 (18th)
Batting Average: Indians .220 (23rd) > Tigers .213 (26th)
On Base Percentage: Tigers .318 (14th) > Indians .304 (20th)
Total Bases: Tigers 87 (22nd) > Indians 84 (24th)
Baserunning Stats:
Stolen Bases: Indians 3 (18th) > Tigers 2 (25th)
Pitching Stats:
Team Earned Run Average: Tigers 4.06 (15th) > Indians 5.02 (26th)
Batting Average Against: Tigers .238 (13th) > Indians .263 (23rd)
Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Indians 1.30 (16th) > Tigers 1.31 (17th)
Strikeouts: Indians 68 (10th) > Tigers 51 (25th)
Saves: Tigers 4 (2nd) > Indians 3 (5th)
Fielding Stats:
Errors: Indians 2 (2nd) > Tigers 5 (15th)
Summary:
Cleveland absolutely dominated this match-up a year ago going (14-4) against the Tigers while outscoring them 106-71. Indians hitters have had success versus Tigers starter Daniel Norris combining for a .273 batting average against. Cleveland will start either Trevor Bauer or Corey Kluber both of whom Detroit have hit well. Detroit hitters have a .323 average off of Bauer and a .279 average against Kluber. Miguel Cabrera has notoriously killed Cleveland pitching hitting .387 against them in nearly 200 at bats over the last three seasons. Because of their lack of effectiveness against the opposition, I expect both starters to be knocked out of the game early. The Indians have a much better bullpen than the Tigers with the likes Andrew Miller, Brian Shaw, and Cody Allen. Francisco Lindor is off to a hot start in April leading the Indians in batting average (.308), home runs (4), and runs batted in (8). Cleveland was an excellent (53-28) at home a season ago and I expect them to continue their dominance over the Tigers.
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