The Detroit Tigers enter the weekend carrying a 9-7 record sitting just 1.5 games behind the Minnesota Twins in the American League Central Division. This weekend, they host the Cleveland Indians who sit just a half-game behind them with a 10-9 record in a series with significant implications in the AL Central standings.
The Tribe have been perfectly mediocre this season, with impressive wins and embarrassing defeats sprinkled among its 19 games played thus far. Cleveland has a formidable starting rotation — perhaps one of the best in the league — led by Zach Plesac and Shane Bieber, both of whom have already accumulated 0.