Cleveland entered Monday two games behind the Rays and Mariners, who owned the final two wild card spots in the AL playoff picture. The good news for the Guardians is that they are only one game behind the Twins and they have seven games left against the Tigers in addition to nine left with the Royals this season. Cleveland sends Shane Bieber to the hill for this contest and he comes in a winner in three of his last four starts. In addition, he has turned in seven quality starts in his last nine outings this season. The Tigers send Tyler Alexander to the mound in this contest and he's been much more effective as a reliever (2-0, 1.29 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, three walks, nine strikeouts over 21 innings in 10 appearances) then he has been as a starter (0-5, 6.75 ERA, 1.453 WHIP, seven walks, 15 strikeouts over 21.1 innings in six starts) this season. Bieber has been pitching well of late, going 3-1 with a 3.21 ERA, a 0.857 WHIP, three walks and 27 strikeouts over 28 innings in his last four starts. Look for Cleveland to pick up a win that they need as Bieber does the job on the mound here.