The Cleveland Guardians (40-39) face the Detroit Tigers (33-47) in the finale of their four-game series at Comerica Park on Wednesday at 1:10 pm ET. After dropping the first three games, including Tuesday's 11-4 loss, the Guardians look to avoid the sweep.

Pitching Matchup:

• Guardians: Shane Bieber (3-4, 3.16 ERA, 93 K in 91 IP)
• Tigers: Michael Pineda (1-3, 3.62 ERA, 15 K in 27.1 IP)

Key Stats:

• Guardians are -179 favorites (Tigers +155)
• Run line: Tigers +1.5 (-122)
• Over/Under: 7.5 runs
• Jose Ramirez batting .192 in last 7 games
• Riley Greene hitting .274 with 8 RBI for Tigers

Head-to-Head Notes:

• Jonathan Schoop hits .292 vs Bieber
• Jose Ramirez and Sandy Leon both 3-for-8 vs Pineda
• Luke Maile 2-for-6 with 2 HR vs Pineda

Game Context: The Guardians have lost 5 of their last 6 games and sit just 4.5 games back in the AL Central. They'll rely on ace Shane Bieber to avoid the sweep before heading to Kansas City. The Tigers aim for their first four-game sweep of the season despite being 12 games under .500.

The matchup pits Cleveland's established ace against Detroit's veteran Pineda in what could be a low-scoring affair. The Guardians' struggling offense will need to support Bieber to salvage the final game of this disappointing series.

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