MLB Game Preview: Detroit Tigers (55-34) vs. Cleveland Guardians (40-46)

The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians continue their three-game weekend series at Progressive Field, with Detroit looking to extend its dominance in the AL Central and Cleveland desperate to snap a prolonged losing streak. After a 2–1 Tigers win in the series opener, Saturday’s game features a strong pitching duel between Casey Mize and Logan Allen.

Game Details

Team Records & Recent Form

• The Tigers have the largest division lead in MLB (12.5 games).
• The Guardians have lost 8 straight and are 2–8 in their last 10.

Pitching Matchup

Detroit Tigers: Casey Mize (8–2, 2.86 ERA)

• 78.2 IP, 69 K, 1.18 WHIP
• Coming off 6.2 IP, 2 ER vs. Minnesota
• Has held opponents to a .249 AVG and has 5 quality starts in 2025
• Faced Cleveland earlier this season: 5 IP, 1 ER, 6 K

Cleveland Guardians: Logan Allen (5–6, 4.27 ERA)

• 84.1 IP, 74 K, 1.34 WHIP
• Allowed 3+ runs in 4 of last 6 starts
• Opponents hitting .271 against him
• Struggled with command: 3.2 BB/9

Players to Watch

Detroit Tigers

• Riley Greene: .292 AVG, 21 HR, 69 RBI – Top 10 in MLB in both HR and RBI
• Gleyber Torres: .282 AVG, 9 HR, 13 doubles – 3-game hit streak
• Spencer Torkelson: .234 AVG, 19 HR – 7-game hit streak, 3 HR in last 10 games
• Zach McKinstry: .290 AVG – 12 doubles, 8 triples, 5 HR

Cleveland Guardians

• José Ramírez: .297 AVG, 14 HR, 38 RBI – team leader in all three categories
• Steven Kwan: .295 AVG, 18 doubles – consistent top-of-the-order bat
• Kyle Manzardo: 13 HR – team leader in home runs
• Bo Naylor: .245 AVG, 8 HR – emerging power from behind the plate

Advanced Stats Snapshot