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In the midst of a tripartite battle over the American League Central crown, the Cleveland Guardians will play 10 games over the next nine days. Tigers.
The Guardians will begin a three-game, six-game road trip in Detroit on Tuesday.
The Cleveland is behind the Minnesota Twins by one game to take the division lead, while the third-placed Chicago White Sox is another game behind.
Detroit, who is in the final position in 24 games less than .500 (43-67), has played surprisingly well against the Guardians, leading the season series 7-5.
Cleveland dropped seven of the first nine games to Detroit and swept a three-game series with a total score of 20-5 in mid-July.
Cleveland Shane Bieber (6-6, 3.39 ERA) touts the opener of the 3-game series. The right-handed player has won the last two starts, including an expedition to Arizona on Wednesday, keeping Diamond Bucks down to two runs and four hits in six innings. He hit 8 and didn't take a walk.
"I'm starting to understand that," Beaver said. "I'm working on a lot of things right now. It's a new challenge for me to have to do it in the middle of the season, but it's something I accept and enjoy, just keep getting better and myself. I'm trying to get to where I want to be. "
Beaver kept the Tampa Bay Rays to one run in seven innings at the last start.
"He's a sharp kid," said Guardians manager Terry Francona. "When he starts commanding on that rhythm and starts spinning the breaking ball, he can be really good."
Beaver is 7-4 with the Tigers Recorded 2.61 ERA in 11 career starts. This includes the 1.48ERA 1-2 mark on three outings this year.
The Guardian is aiming for three consecutive victories on Tuesday. They split the four-game series with the Astros over the weekend, keeping Houston down to a total of one run in the last two games.
"I think they are one of the best teams in baseball," said Guardians' Triston McKenzie, who threw eight shutout innings on Sunday.
The Tigers have lost 20 of the last 27 games, including 7 of the last 9 games.
A bizarre ending game that was blanked 7-0 by Raise on Sunday. Tampa Bay broke the scoreless impasse by recording all nine runs, including a pair of base load walks issued by Gregory Soto near Detroit.
"I feel like I'm still in command with two outs and one runner at first," said Tigers manager A.J. Hinch. "Even after the soft double, you still have control — you just have to take the next guy out. Soto just lost all the commands and it had an ugly ending."
Tigers left-handed Tyler Alexander (2-5, 4.04 ERA) will start on Tuesday. He lost the last two starts, but gave up two earned runs on each outing. He continued five innings in Minnesota on Wednesday.
Alexander is 2-2 with 4.44 ERA in 11 career appearances (2 starts) against Cleveland. He pitched twice against the Guardians last month, scoring 1-0 at 2.08 ERA.
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