Guardians at Tigers — MLB Odds, Starters, Weather · Monday, May 18, 2026
Guardians
39-35
FINAL
8–2
Tigers
29-44
FINAL · BOT 9TH
✓CLE
8DET
2LAST PITPeyton Pallette29P
LAST BATZach McKinstryL
FINAL PLAY · Zach McKinstry grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
MONEYLINE · IMPLIED PROBABILITY
CLE
100¢
POLY100¢
KALSHI100¢
DET
1¢
POLY0¢
KALSHI1¢
DISPERSION 1¢ · venues aligned · $1,423,266 combined volume · UPDATED 31D AGO
OUR TAKE · SPORTSSLATEAI MODEL
GENERATED 32D AGO
Market has CLE at 42.0¢ with a +4.0% edge on paper, but the model only projects them to win 46% of the time. Value without conviction — no play.
RESULT: WIN·CLE 8-2 DET
VENUE
Comerica Park
ROOF
Open
WEATHER
74°F · Overcast
SW 13mph · 55% precip
WATCH
FS1 · Detroit SportsNet · Guardians.TV
STARTERS
Slade Cecconi (R)
CLE · 15 GS
ERA
4.60
WHIP
1.40
K/9
7.47
BB/9
2.87
IP
78.3
Framber Valdez (L)
DET · 15 GS
ERA
4.09
WHIP
1.35
K/9
7.21
BB/9
3.44
IP
83.7
RECENT FORM · LAST 5
CLE · 2-3 L5
L 4-8
vsNYY · 6/10
W 3-2
vsDET · 6/12
W 3-1
vsDET · 6/13
L 1-2
@MIL · 6/16
L 4-9
@MIL · 6/17
OLDEST → LATEST
DET · 1-4 L5
L 2-3
@CLE · 6/12
L 1-3
@CLE · 6/13
W 9-3
@HOU · 6/15
L 2-4
@HOU · 6/16
L 2-4
@HOU · 6/17
OLDEST → LATEST
INJURIES
SS
Gabriel Arias
Left hamdsring strain
10-DAY · 41D
P
Jackson Jobe
Recovering from Tommy John surgery
60-DAY · 97D
P
Reese Olson
Right Shoulder Labral Repair
60-DAY · 97D
P
Troy Melton
Details pending
60-DAY · 69D
SS
Trey Sweeney
Right shoulder strain
10-DAY · 57D
P
Beau Brieske
Left adductor strain
60-DAY · 56D
CF
Parker Meadows
Left radius fracture
10-DAY · 35D
P
Bailey Horn
Left elbow arthroscopy recovery
60-DAY · 26D
SS
Javier Báez
Right ankle sprain
10-DAY · 19D
P
Tarik Skubal
Loose bodies in left elbow
15-DAY · 17D
2B
Gleyber Torres
Left oblique strain
10-DAY · 14D
P
Justin Verlander
Left hip inflammation
15-DAY · 8D
RF
Kerry Carpenter
Left AC Joint Sprain
10-DAY · 8D
P
Ty Madden
Right forearm contusion
15-DAY · 2D
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