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Guardians at Tigers

MLB · Wednesday, Aug 12 · 5:40 PM CT · Comerica Park · Final CLE 6 – DET 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
CLE2000202006101
DET201000010471
Team box
CLE·DET
10
hits
7
1
home runs
1
7
walks
3
5
strikeouts
11
170
pitches thrown
163
1
errors
1
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Jo AdellCLE1-5112
Gleyber TorresDET2-5111
Angel MartinezCLE3-5101
Spencer TorkelsonDET1-3002
Austin HedgesCLE1-2001
Chase DeLauterCLE2-5100
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Foster Griffin (W)CLE5.04113
Cade Smith (S)CLE1.12003
Framber Valdez (L)DET5.26453

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
DET +3
CLE +3
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largest lead: DET 1 · CLE 3lead changes: 2

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CLE 45%, DET 55% · Updated Aug 12

Expected margin
DET by 1.1
Expected score
DET 4.6 – 3.5 CLE
Expected total
8.1
GuardiansThe matchupTigers
+123Our fair odds−123
3.5Expected runs4.6
−0.03Power rating+0.10
4.0Runs / game4.6
4.2Allowed / game3.8
7.7Hits / game8.2
0.97Home runs / game1.21
3.7Walks drawn / game3.6
58−62Season record59−60
2−8Last 108−2

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CLE chance · DET chance
Our model fair44.9%55.1%
Kalshi47.7%56.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 5:40 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
CLECleveland Guardians+12345%+10947.7%———
DETDetroit Tigers−12355%−13156.7%———
SpreadDET by 1.1
CLECleveland Guardians+1.1our margin————
DETDetroit Tigers−1.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.1
Over8.1our total————
Under8.1our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Detroit Tigers by 1.1 expected
Cleveland Guardians by 14 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 13 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 12 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 11 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 10 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 9 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 8 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 7 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 6 runs: 2%Cleveland Guardians by 5 runs: 3%Cleveland Guardians by 4 runs: 4%Cleveland Guardians by 3 runs: 6%Cleveland Guardians by 2 runs: 9%Cleveland Guardians by 1 run: 17%Detroit Tigers by 1 run: 12%Detroit Tigers by 2 runs: 11%Detroit Tigers by 3 runs: 9%Detroit Tigers by 4 runs: 7%Detroit Tigers by 5 runs: 5%Detroit Tigers by 6 runs: 4%Detroit Tigers by 7 runs: 3%Detroit Tigers by 8 runs: 2%Detroit Tigers by 9 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 10 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 11 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 12 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 13 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 14 runs: <1%
← CLE wins byDET wins by →
Detroit Tigers wins by 2 or more46%
Detroit Tigers wins by 3 or more34%
Cleveland Guardians wins by 2 or more25%
Decided by one run29%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.1 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 8%4 runs: 6%5 runs: 12%6 runs: 8%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 7%12 runs: 4%13 runs: 4%14 runs: 2%15 runs: 2%16 runs: 1%17 runs: 1%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: <1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.562%
Total over 8.542%
Total over 10.525%
Total from 7 to 1037%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
CLEFoster Griffin SP · last 3 starts: 16.0 IP, 7.88 ERA, 11 Kstarted
DETFramber Valdez SP · last 3 starts: 19.0 IP, 1.89 ERA, 15 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CLE·DET
Aug 11 at DET
last game
Aug 11 vs CLE
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
6
5th straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 119+ games
CLE·DET
−0.03
rating (0 = average)
+0.10
4.0
runs / game
4.6
4.2
runs allowed / game
3.8
58−62
season record
59−60
28−31
home record
31−27
30−31
away record
28−33
L3
streak
W3
2−8
last 10
8−2
7.7
hits / game
8.2
0.97
home runs / game
1.21
3.7
walks drawn / game
3.6
8.3
batter strikeouts / game
8.6
9.3
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.3
0.55
errors / game
0.44

Rating Trend

CLE · DET · 137 days
Cleveland GuardiansDetroit Tigers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · DET 3−7
Aug 11at DETDET 6 − 4
Jun 13at CLECLE 3 − 1
Jun 12at CLECLE 3 − 2
May 21at DETCLE 3 − 1
May 20at DETCLE 3 − 2
May 19at DETCLE 4 − 3
May 18at DETCLE 8 − 2
Oct 2, 2025at CLEDET 6 − 3post
Oct 1, 2025at CLECLE 6 − 1post
Sep 30, 2025at CLEDET 2 − 1post

CLE · Last 10

2−8 · streak L3
Aug 11at DET4 − 6L
Aug 9at CHW3 − 5L
Aug 8at CHW3 − 6L
Aug 7at CHW8 − 2W
Aug 6vs NYM6 − 13L
Aug 5vs NYM5 − 6L
Aug 4vs NYM2 − 6L
Aug 2vs ARI5 − 0W
Aug 1vs ARI8 − 12L
Jul 31vs ARI1 − 4L

DET · Last 10

8−2 · streak W3
Aug 11vs CLE6 − 4W
Aug 9at SF3 − 1W
Aug 8at SF8 − 0W
Aug 7at SF2 − 5L
Aug 6at SEA11 − 0W
Aug 5at SEA2 − 4L
Aug 4at SEA8 − 0W
Aug 2at ATH11 − 0W
Aug 1at ATH8 − 6W
Jul 31at ATH13 − 1W