The Cleveland Guardians (-228) host the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field in a crucial AL Central matchup. The runline is set at 1.5 runs with a total of 8 runs.

The Tigers enter after splitting the first two games of the series, including a 7-5 win in Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader. Detroit's offense broke out after struggling to score more than 4 runs in their previous four games. Garrett Hill (2-3, 4.66 ERA) takes the mound for Detroit.

The Guardians look to maintain their AL Central lead with Zach Plesac (2-10, 4.32 ERA) starting. Despite his losing record, Plesac's ERA is slightly better than Hill's. Cleveland failed to sweep Monday's doubleheader after winning Game 1.

Key Factors:

• Starting pitching performance from both teams with neither sending their ace
• Guardians' ability to handle division race pressure as favorites
• Tigers aim to play spoiler against division leaders

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