The Detroit Tigers dropped the first game of a three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians. Detroit will go with Kenta Maeda on the mound. He is 1-1, in six starts, with a 5.02 ERA. Cleveland counters with Logan Allen, who is 3-2, in seven starts, with a 5.11 ERA. The Tigers have now lost four in a row. Maeda made one start against the Guardians last season, allowing six runs on seven hits in just four innings. The Guardians have won three in a row.He went 0-1 with 3.00 ERA in one start against the Tigers last year. The Tigers are hitting just .238 vs. lefties this season. Maeda has struggled setting people down with just 22 strikeouts in 28.2 innings. The Guardians have done a great job at working the count this season and making contact. The Tigers have scored 23 total runs in their last seven games while the Guardians have scored 27 runs in that span. Both pitchers give up the long ball and Cleveland has more power.

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