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Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

Friday, Sep 4, 2026 G1Progressive Field2:10 PM ETPreview
DET · Away · 64-75

Detroit Tigers

AL Central · 5th · 9.0 GB
—:—
2:10 PM ET
H2H 5–8
CLE · Home · 70-69

Cleveland Guardians

AL Central · 3rd · 3.0 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
Keider Montero RHP
Detroit Tigers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.27
47th
WHIP
0.97
11th
K/9
9.25
207th
BB/9
2.27
16th
FIP
3.86
HR/9
0.38
58th
OPS/R
0.583
IP
47.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.38
Road ERA3.02
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.51
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
157
Gavin Williams RHP
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.32
91st
WHIP
1.10
29th
K/9
10.28
5th
BB/9
2.91
72nd
FIP
3.58
HR/9
1.35
166th
OPS/R
0.775
IP
86.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.01
Road ERA4.79
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.12
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
161
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Tigers vs RHP (Gavin Williams)
13th
in MLB
0.722OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cleveland vs RHP (Keider Montero)
27th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Detroit Tigers
Stat
Cleveland Guardians
0.234 (21st)
Batting Average
0.234 (24th)
0.705 (21st)
OPS
0.705 (28th)
76 (17th)
Home Runs
76 (29th)
288 (20th)
Runs Scored
288 (28th)
3.94 (5th)
Team ERA
3.94 (7th)
1.28 (5th)
Team WHIP
1.28 (10th)
8.22 (20th)
K/9 (Starters)
8.22 (3rd)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
Tigers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.60
0.40
0.50
0.45
0.60
0.44
0.47
0.44
0.41
Runs Allowed
0.40
0.32
0.46
0.41
0.48
0.54
0.50
0.62
0.25
Guardians
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.55
0.28
0.42
0.41
0.66
0.32
0.52
0.56
0.32
Runs Allowed
0.35
0.47
0.33
0.51
0.48
0.59
0.40
0.57
0.41
Projected lineups vs opposing starter (2026)
Tigers vs RHP Gavin Williams
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Colt Keith
L
0.265
0.654
1
0
2
Dillon Dingler
R
0.282
0.921
12
0
3
Gleyber Torres
R
0.325
0.836
3
0
4
Hao-Yu Lee
—
0.225
0.612
1
0
5
Jahmai Jones
R
0.000
0.000
0
0
Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order
Cleveland vs RHP Keider Montero
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Angel Martínez
S
0.235
0.746
8
0
2
Austin Hedges
R
0.224
0.561
0
2
3
Brayan Rocchio
S
0.286
0.759
3
4
4
Chase DeLauter
L
0.218
0.691
7
3
5
Daniel Schneemann
L
0.215
0.610
3
0
Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order

Official starting lineups are published a few hours before first pitch. They will appear here and on the lineup page as soon as they are posted.

Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
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Last 10 games
Detroit Tigers (4–6)
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played
Starting Pitcher Comparison
Keider MonteroGavin Williams
Weather at game time
Progressive Field
☁
76°F
—
WindNW 5 mph
Precip Chance9%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Tigers @ Guardians
DET
-104▼ -4
CLE
▲ +6-104
TOTAL7.0—▼ -0.5
O-112▼ -12
U-100▲ +14
Standings
(AS OF SEP 4, 2026)
AL Central
1Chicago White Sox73-66-
2Kansas City Royals62-7811.5
3Cleveland Guardians70-693.0
4Minnesota Twins67-736.5
5Detroit Tigers64-759.0
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