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Game 3 between Cleveland and Detroit both with a win in the first game at Comerica Park in Detroit. I lean towards the Tigers to win the game but I think the under is a better play. In the last six meetings between Detroit and Cleveland, five of them have stayed under. Cleveland has stayed under their last seven games. Detroit has stayed under none of their last 10 games. Just the flow of these two teams in their last week of play and in the series is slow with one or two runs being the pivotal point of the game. Just the under.
Tigers can do a bullpen game is need be with the best of them and AJ Hinch is managing his ass off. They have momentum and Guardians will rue not taking care of business at home, where they are much better. That Kerry Carpenter bomb off Clase will reverberate here. CLE can't hit, Tigers getting clutch hits. Tigers have the more interesting bench. Finally got to catch their breath. Normally their lack of playoff experience would worry me, but Cleveland has some similar issues.
The Tigers will definitely have a home-field advantage in their first playoff game in Motown in a decade. It will be a zoo at Comerica Park. Frankly, I'm not sure why they are dogs and I'll always pay for insurance. Especially in a playoff game when they so often end in a one-run margin. The Guardians, who haven't played on the road since Sept. 22, are so desperate for starting pitching they will hand the ball to 37-year-old Alex Cobb, who threw only 16.1 innings all season in the majors and hasn't thrown in a game since Sept. 1. Detroit will mix and match as it usually does when Tarik Skubal isn't pitching.