The Cleveland offense is utterly in doldrums so it will take a very good pitching effort to earn a win. They are particularly poor vs lefties lately. Rookie right-hander Battenfield (4.07 ERA) pitched well in his last appearance, but it hasn't been all smooth sailing so far. Still, he has had a reasonable start to his first season.

The Tigers' offense is only marginally better than the Guardians' for the season, but they have stepped it up lately. They'll run out their ace lefty Rodriguez, who has allowed just a minuscule two runs in his last thirty-five innings pitched. Mr. Dependable just needs some run support. The Tigers' pen has been performing well of late, although Rodriguez, off an eight inning start, may not need much support from the relievers.

Rodriguez as an underdog against one of the weakest hitting teams in the league? Jump on the 6-4 Tigers to steal this one on the road.