Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians, at Comerica Park, May 18, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Cleveland Guardians

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Cleveland Guardians
Record 26-22
Manager Stephen Vogt
Game # 49
On This Date 50-52
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 16-14
Home 15-10
Away 11-12
Extra Innings 1-2
vs. RHP 15-18
vs. LHP 11-4
1-Run Games 4-7
vs. East 5-5
vs. Central 5-5
vs. West 8-5
Inter-League 8-7

CLE Last 10 Games

Slade Cecconi (#44, 27, RHP, 2-4, 5.60)

Detroit Tigers

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Detroit Tigers
Record 20-27
Manager A.J. Hinch
Game # 48
On This Date 56-54
Standing 4th (5.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 2-8
Last 20 6-14
Last 30 12-18
Home 13-8
Away 7-19
Extra Innings 0-3
vs. RHP 15-18
vs. LHP 5-9
1-Run Games 5-9
vs. East 3-7
vs. Central 4-6
vs. West 2-1
Inter-League 11-13

DET Last 10 Games

Framber Valdez (#59, 32, LHP, 2-2, 4.32)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Mon, May 18, 2026CLE@DET6:40pm
Tue, May 19, 2026CLE@DET6:40pm
Wed, May 20, 2026CLE@DET6:40pm
Thu, May 21, 2026CLE@DET1:10pm
Fri, Jun 12, 2026DET@CLE7:10pm
Sat, Jun 13, 2026DET@CLE4:10pm
Sun, Jun 14, 2026DET@CLE1:40pm
Tue, Aug 11, 2026CLE@DET6:40pm
Wed, Aug 12, 2026CLE@DET6:40pm
Thu, Aug 13, 2026CLE@DET1:10pm
Fri, Sep 04, 2026DET@CLE7:10pm
Sat, Sep 05, 2026DET@CLE7:15pm
Sun, Sep 06, 2026DET@CLE1:40pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Guardians Batters (4.38 RS/G) vs. Tigers Pitchers (4.28 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Guardians Batters (4.38 RS/G) vs. Tigers Pitchers (4.28 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 59. Valdez* 38. Anderson 37. De Jesus* 67. Finnegan 87. Holton* 48. Hurter* 74. Jansen 43. Seabold 65. Smith 19. Vest
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
16. Bailey# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· 3/.333 1/.000 2/.000 2/.000 2/1.500 ··· ···
37. Bazzana* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
24. DeLauter* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Fry G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 4/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.500
Halpin* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
27. Hedges G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 6/.834 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000
8. Hoskins G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 ··· ··· 13/.862 1/2.000 ··· 4/.750 ··· ··· ···
38. Kwan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.500 13/.481 3/.333 4/1.000 ··· 2/.500 13/1.045
9. Manzardo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 4/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/3.000 3/1.000
1. Martínez# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 6/.334 ··· ··· ··· ··· 6/.767
11. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/1.154 2/.000 ··· 3/1.000 10/1.000 ··· 3/.666 ··· 6/.833 12/1.056
4. Rocchio# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 10/.200 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000
10. Schneemann* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
16. Bailey# G ·  S ·  vP 101 .140 .208 .183 .391 78 .343 23 .561 .418 44 .430 2 0 1 3
37. Bazzana* G ·  S ·  vP 73 .271 .411 .339 .750 51 .704 22 .854 .673 73 .750 7 1 1 1
24. DeLauter* G ·  S ·  vP 180 .282 .367 .494 .860 128 .829 52 .936 1.054 100 .871 0 0 7 0
6. Fry G ·  S ·  vP 73 .246 .370 .426 .796 28 1.033 45 .633 .863 38 .931 0 0 3 0
Halpin* G ·  S ·  vP 21 .100 .143 .100 .243 16 .321 5 .000 .368 21 .243 2 0 0 0
27. Hedges G ·  S ·  vP 65 .263 .338 .386 .724 34 .561 31 .906 1.059 34 .831 1 1 1 1
8. Hoskins G ·  S ·  vP 128 .196 .367 .381 .749 81 .827 47 .612 .744 65 .822 0 0 4 0
38. Kwan* G ·  S ·  vP 196 .201 .320 .256 .576 132 .614 64 .499 .542 98 .548 2 1 1 1
9. Manzardo* G ·  S ·  vP 146 .223 .301 .362 .663 126 .619 20 .926 .635 78 .797 0 0 4 0
1. Martínez# G ·  S ·  vP 157 .266 .312 .510 .822 103 .897 54 .683 .826 86 .899 8 2 9 1
11. Ramírez# G ·  S ·  vP 212 .229 .358 .400 .758 153 .665 59 .999 .663 113 .678 20 2 7 3
4. Rocchio# G ·  S ·  vP 174 .285 .366 .397 .764 121 .755 53 .783 .594 95 .753 8 3 4 4
10. Schneemann* G ·  S ·  vP 137 .254 .336 .418 .754 103 .712 34 .882 .840 79 .650 3 2 4 1
TOTAL .232 .327 .378 .706 .691 .742 .702 .716 51 12 50 18

DET Pitchers

DET Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·······X· 50.0 4.32 7.6 223 .254 .691 171 .708 52 .635 .704 96 .815 5 8 0
38. Anderson G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o··X···X·· 27.0 4.67 10.3 116 .238 .718 63 .828 53 .588 .548 69 .655 3 3 0
37. De Jesus* G ·  S ·  vP X··X·o·X····oX 17.2 6.62 8.2 87 .307 .788 47 .677 40 .910 .822 53 .819 0 0 2
67. Finnegan G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X··X·o·o·· 21.2 1.66 5.8 89 .219 .729 48 .518 41 .973 .703 49 .851 2 4 2
9. Flaherty G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 43.2 5.77 9.9 206 .246 .787 94 .753 112 .816 .668 118 .881 6 3 1
87. Holton* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o·X··oo···X 20.0 4.50 6.8 90 .309 .835 52 .896 38 .757 .937 53 1.045 3 0 0
48. Hurter* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·X·o·· 22.1 2.01 6.4 87 .169 .513 45 .783 42 .244 .427 61 .452 1 2 0
74. Jansen G ·  S ·  vP ·oX·o··o·····o 12.1 3.65 13.1 49 .182 .652 23 .565 26 .736 .375 27 .731 3 2 0
12. Mize G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 37.0 2.43 9.5 147 .211 .610 63 .937 84 .371 .466 53 .471 2 2 3
54. Montero G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 44.1 3.65 6.3 175 .207 .623 76 .589 99 .650 .538 112 .681 5 1 0
43. Seabold G ·  S ·  vP ·o············ 12.0 3.75 9.0 53 .267 .784 29 .695 24 .901 .924 13 .906 2 1 1
65. Smith G ·  S ·  vP o·X··X··o··XX· 15.1 2.93 11.2 65 .259 .742 36 .556 29 .984 .554 65 .742 1 1 0
19. Vest G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 11.2 6.17 10.0 52 .239 .653 24 .513 28 .776 .500 13 .968 1 1 0
TOTAL 3.95 8.4 .239 .693 .622 .740 41 30 10

Tigers Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.10 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Tigers Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.10 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 44. Cecconi 52. Festa 33. Gaddis 29. Herrin* 50. Heuer 35. Holderman 41. Pallette 62. Sabrowski* 36. Smith
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
13. Dingler G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.800 5/.400 1/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.000
31. Greene* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 3/.333 4/1.000 9/.222 ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000 7/1.000
18. Jones G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· ··· 2/ ···
33. Keith* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.833 4/.833 4/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 4/.000
50. Lee G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. McGonigle* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
39. McKinstry* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.666 4/.500 4/.500 4/.250 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 5/.000
46. Pérez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.666 2/.000 7/.714 4/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 5/.400
34. Rogers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/ 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/3.000
15. Short G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/ 1/.000 2/.000 2/.500 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
20. Torkelson G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.166 5/.800 9/.888 3/.333 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.000
8. Vierling G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 2/.000 2/.500 3/1.167 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/ 5/1.000
99. Workman* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

DET Batters

DET Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Dingler G ·  S ·  vP 165 .252 .325 .476 .801 113 .906 52 .574 .793 92 .664 0 0 8 1
31. Greene* G ·  S ·  vP 195 .320 .410 .473 .884 141 .831 54 1.027 .949 106 1.027 1 1 4 0
18. Jones G ·  S ·  vP 55 .192 .236 .346 .583 8 .000 47 .686 .816 35 .570 0 2 2 0
33. Keith* G ·  S ·  vP 137 .295 .336 .357 .692 127 .721 10 .311 .710 71 .612 1 0 0 1
50. Lee G ·  S ·  vP 55 .196 .255 .333 .588 25 .457 30 .695 .330 48 .678 0 0 1 1
7. McGonigle* G ·  S ·  vP 198 .290 .394 .420 .814 148 .851 50 .706 .750 108 .749 7 0 2 4
39. McKinstry* G ·  S ·  vP 84 .182 .250 .260 .510 74 .547 10 .200 .584 38 .413 1 2 1 1
46. Pérez# G ·  S ·  vP 101 .168 .218 .253 .470 68 .425 33 .565 .388 73 .550 3 1 2 1
34. Rogers G ·  S ·  vP 47 .146 .213 .244 .457 43 .375 4 1.250 .708 27 .509 1 0 0 0
15. Short G ·  S ·  vP 13 .000 .308 .000 .308 7 .143 6 .500 .000 13 .308 0 0 0 1
20. Torkelson G ·  S ·  vP 181 .196 .315 .373 .687 137 .703 44 .628 .716 100 .783 0 1 6 0
8. Vierling G ·  S ·  vP 125 .207 .280 .369 .649 79 .533 46 .857 .840 89 .656 2 1 3 2
99. Workman* G ·  S ·  vP 22 .227 .227 .591 .818 22 .818 .182 22 .818 0 0 2 3
TOTAL .239 .321 .381 .702 .709 .679 .711 .700 20 9 41 27

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
44. Cecconi G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 45.0 5.60 7.6 205 .297 .839 97 .961 108 .726 .898 117 .927 8 5 0
28. Bibee G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 52.0 4.15 8.1 222 .250 .720 102 .741 120 .702 .964 115 .649 7 4 0
54. Cantillo* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 50.1 3.40 8.0 210 .242 .733 165 .773 45 .593 .807 107 .746 6 10 2
52. Festa G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o·X··X·o·X 20.1 4.87 8.9 89 .238 .753 52 .714 37 .809 .801 45 .684 4 1 0
33. Gaddis G ·  S ·  vP ·o···X··o·oo·· 10.1 6.10 7.0 50 .326 .892 35 .648 15 1.456 1.116 37 .905 2 1 0
29. Herrin* G ·  S ·  vP X·o··o·o·oo··· 15.1 1.17 5.9 70 .241 .663 44 .825 26 .413 .774 51 .640 0 6 0
50. Heuer G ·  S ·  vP X············· 2.0 4.50 9.0 9 .375 .944 6 1.467 3 .000 9 .944 0 0 0
35. Holderman G ·  S ·  vP ·o····X·Xo··X· 16.1 1.65 9.9 62 .138 .383 31 .369 31 .395 .448 48 .297 1 1 0
77. Messick* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 53.2 2.35 9.7 205 .206 .582 155 .615 50 .479 .669 112 .704 5 0 0
41. Pallette G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X·X····X 18.2 5.79 10.1 86 .236 .735 44 .627 42 .840 .762 46 .845 2 1 0
62. Sabrowski* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··XX··o·oX·· 19.2 1.83 16.5 76 .108 .408 52 .436 24 .342 .264 34 .275 1 2 0
36. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oX···oXX·· 21.2 2.91 12.9 87 .235 .634 44 .684 43 .583 .677 39 .527 1 1 0
32. Williams G ·  S ·  vP X······X····X· 61.1 3.67 10.7 250 .225 .701 103 .713 147 .692 .785 135 .822 9 4 2
TOTAL 3.86 9.4 .238 .709 .799 .724 56 42 5

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