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Tigers at Guardians

MLB · Friday, Sep 4 · 6:45 PM CT · Progressive Field · Final DET 3 – CLE 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team12345678910THE
DET0020100000390
CLE0000010201460
Team box
DET·CLE
9
hits
6
0
home runs
1
2
walks
3
8
strikeouts
10
152
pitches thrown
142
0
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Travis BazzanaCLE2-3113
Kevin McGonigleDET2-5001
Nathaniel LoweCLE1-2001
Gleyber TorresDET2-4200
Hao-Yu LeeDET1-2001
Eduardo ValenciaDET1-5001
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Andrew SearsDET5.24124
Kenley Jansen (L)DET1.21002
Foster GriffinCLE6.08323
Hunter Gaddis (W)CLE2.00002

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was DET 48%, CLE 52% · Updated Sep 4

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
DET 3.8 – 3.7 CLE
Expected total
7.4
TigersThe matchupGuardians
+106Our fair odds−106
3.8Expected runs3.7
+0.01Power rating−0.01
4.4Runs / game4.0
4.1Allowed / game4.1
8.0Hits / game7.9
1.13Home runs / game0.93
3.5Walks drawn / game3.6
64−75Season record70−70
3−7Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
DET chance · CLE chance
Our model fair48.5%51.5%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
DETDetroit Tigers+10648%————
CLECleveland Guardians−10652%————
Spreadabout even
DETDetroit Tigers−0.1our margin————
CLECleveland Guardians+0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 7.4
Over7.4our total————
Under7.4our 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

Even game expected
Detroit Tigers by 11 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 10 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 9 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 8 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 7 runs: 2%Detroit Tigers by 6 runs: 3%Detroit Tigers by 5 runs: 4%Detroit Tigers by 4 runs: 6%Detroit Tigers by 3 runs: 8%Detroit Tigers by 2 runs: 11%Detroit Tigers by 1 run: 13%Cleveland Guardians by 1 run: 19%Cleveland Guardians by 2 runs: 10%Cleveland Guardians by 3 runs: 7%Cleveland Guardians by 4 runs: 5%Cleveland Guardians by 5 runs: 4%Cleveland Guardians by 6 runs: 2%Cleveland Guardians by 7 runs: 2%Cleveland Guardians by 8 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 9 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 10 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 11 runs: <1%
← DET wins byCLE wins by →
Detroit Tigers wins by 2 or more35%
Detroit Tigers wins by 3 or more25%
Cleveland Guardians wins by 2 or more32%
Decided by one run32%

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

7.4 expected
1 runs: 3%2 runs: 3%3 runs: 10%4 runs: 7%5 runs: 14%6 runs: 9%7 runs: 13%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 5%11 runs: 6%12 runs: 3%13 runs: 3%14 runs: 2%15 runs: 2%16 runs: 1%17 runs: 1%18 runs: <1%19 runs: <1%20 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 5.564%
Total over 7.542%
Total over 9.525%
Total from 6 to 939%

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
DETAndrew Sears SP · no recent starts on recordstarted
CLEFoster Griffin SP · last 3 starts: 16.0 IP, 2.81 ERA, 14 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
DET·CLE
Sep 4 at CLE
last game
Sep 4 vs DET
same day
days of rest
same day
7
games in last 7 days
7
5th straight road game
home / road
8th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 139+ games
DET·CLE
+0.01
rating (0 = average)
−0.01
4.4
runs / game
4.0
4.1
runs allowed / game
4.1
64−75
season record
70−70
34−35
home record
33−38
30−40
away record
37−32
W1
streak
L2
3−7
last 10
6−4
8.0
hits / game
7.9
1.13
home runs / game
0.93
3.5
walks drawn / game
3.6
8.6
batter strikeouts / game
8.0
8.1
pitcher strikeouts / game
9.3
0.47
errors / game
0.54

Rating Trend

DET · CLE · 160 days
Detroit TigersCleveland Guardians
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · CLE 7−3
Aug 13at DETDET 3 − 0
Aug 12at DETCLE 6 − 4
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

DET · Last 10

3−7 · streak W1
Sep 2at MIN11 − 6W
Sep 1at MIN2 − 15L
Aug 31at MIN1 − 11L
Aug 30vs LAD1 − 6L
Aug 29vs LAD2 − 1W
Aug 28vs LAD1 − 2L
Aug 26vs TB0 − 3L
Aug 25vs TB4 − 1W
Aug 24vs TB1 − 4L
Aug 23at KC7 − 11L

CLE · Last 10

6−4 · streak L2
Sep 3vs TOR3 − 6L
Sep 2vs TOR0 − 11L
Sep 1vs TOR6 − 1W
Aug 30vs KC11 − 1W
Aug 29vs KC3 − 8L
Aug 28vs KC0 − 3L
Aug 26at LAA4 − 3W
Aug 25at LAA8 − 6W
Aug 24at LAA4 − 2W
Aug 23at COL7 − 2W