It’s Opening Day! Cleveland will open their 2021 season against a division rival they should be able to beat handily.
Calm down before you quote this and send it back to me if Shane Bieber gets off to a slow start — they should beat the Tigers, but that doesn’t mean they will. Detroit will counter the reigning Cy Young winner with a soft-tossing lefty, which has historically been a death sentence for Cleveland’s lineup. But it’s Opening Day, and that means there is no room for anything but unbridled optimism. For that reason, I am predicting a 22-0 victory for Cleveland.