The Cleveland Guardians had their backs against the wall on Wednesday after losing Game 1 at home. It was put up or shut up time, especially for their offense. After a solid start from Tanner Bibee, it was a full-on bullpen game in the fifth inning. In the battle of the pens, Cleveland came out victorious; their relievers pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, while they demolished the Tigers’ bullpen in the bottom of the eighth to the tune of five runs.
Now we have a winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday. Let’s get into the opening odds for the deciding game of this series.
For Game 3, the Guardians are priced at -113 on the moneyline as the home favorites. Detroit will be -107 road underdogs. Jack Flaherty will be on the mound for the road underdog Tigers, while Slade Cecconi takes the bump for the Guardians. The total for this game is set at seven runs.
