Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers Game 3 preview: Will the Guards' hot bats continue into G3?

Detroit Tigers (87-75, second in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Cleveland Guardians (88-74, first in the AL Central during the regular season)

Cleveland; Thursday, 3:08 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (8-15, 4.64 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 188 strikeouts); Guardians: Slade Cecconi (7-7, 4.30 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 109 strikeouts)

Guardians -118, Tigers -102; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers play in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series. The series is tied 1-1, and the winner advances to the ALDS.

Cleveland has a 45-36 record at home and an 88-74 record overall. The Guardians are 60-13 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Detroit is 87-75 overall and 41-40 in road games. The Tigers have the eighth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.95.

The teams meet Thursday for the 16th time this season. The Guardians lead the season series 9-6.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez has 30 home runs, 66 walks and 85 RBI while hitting .283 for the Guardians. Steven Kwan is 8 for 40 with two doubles, a home run and six RBI over the last 10 games.

Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 36 home runs while slugging .493. Gleyber Torres is 11 for 42 with a double and an RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 6-4, .206 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs | https://www.espn.com/mlb/preview/_/gameId/401809253

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