7* Cleveland (7:10 ET): So it turns out that all the Indians needed to snap an 8-game losing streak was a matchup with their favorite foe. Since the start of last season, the Tribe is 23-3 vs. the Tigers. They are now 4-0 at Comerica Park in 2020. While they may have struggled as of late, where Cleveland has been exceptional this year is as a road favorite of -125 or higher. They are now 14-2 when priced in that range and they’re back there again tonight as they look to make it two in a row over the hapless Tigers. Look for them to get it done.

Winning last night was no problem for the Indians as they had ace Shane Bieber on the mound (closed -300 on the ML!). Still, it had to feel good to win in 10-3 fashion considering the eight straight losses that preceded last night’s victory. Bieber didn’t allow a run until the 8th (not sure why he was left in when it was 10-0), meaning Detroit had gone 16 consecutive innings w/o scoring a run. The Tigers were also shutout on Wednesday by KC (I had the Royals!), the fourth time they’d been shutout this month. Had they not scored the three “meaningless” runs last night, it would have been the Tigers’ third shutout loss by 10+ runs in the L9 games. This team is sinking fast.

Zach Plesac may not be Bieber, but he does have a 2.20 ERA and 0.78 WHIP in six starts. I also like his 39-3 KW ratio. Given those numbers, you’d think he’d have a better TSR than 3-3. Plesac is off his worst outing to date, but that was against Minnesota and he should easily bounce back tonight. Michael Fulmer gets the nod here for the Tigers and he still hasn’t won this year in eight tries. He has a 9.27 ERA and 2.149 WHIP to boot. In 10 career starts vs. Cleveland, Fulmer has a 7.46 ERA. 7* Cleveland