Guardians vs Tigers match player stats | 2026 Series Game 4 Thursday, May 21st

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Guardians @ Tigers Series Game 4 Matchup Details

Teams : Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers
Series Game 4
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, May 21st
Time : 21/05/26 13:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 4 Game Today

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 7th-most favorable for hitting of the day.

,Casey Mize was on point in his last start and notched 9 strikeouts.

,Checking in at the 79th percentile, Casey Mize compiled a 12.3% Swinging Strike% this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Joey Cantillo in the 75th percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

,Joey Cantillo has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his strikeouts this year, posting an 8.05 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.05 — a 1.01 K/9 discrepancy.

,Joey Cantillo has compiled a 12% Swinging Strike rate this year, grading out in the 75th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Casey Mize in the 81st percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Comerica Park as the 8th-worst stadium in the game for BABIP.

,Comerica Park has the 2nd-deepest centerfield fences among all major league stadiums.

,Casey Mize turned in a great performance in his previous outing and conceded 1 ER.

,Joey Cantillo has had some very good luck with his ERA this year; his 3.40 figure is considerably lower than his 4.45 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

,Grading out in the 25th percentile, Joey Cantillo has posted a 1.99 K/BB rate this year.

Negatives with the Detroit Tigers Series Game 4 Game Today

The #5 venue in the game for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park.

,Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense.

,Casey Mize has gone to his curveball 10.5% less often this season (3.9%) than he did last year (14.4%).

,Casey Mize has been very fortunate when it comes to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 9.49 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.47 — a 1.02 K/9 disparity.

,Out of all starters, Joey Cantillo’s fastball spin rate of 1873 rpm grades out in the 1st percentile this year.

,The Detroit Tigers outfield defense projects as the 4th-worst among all the teams playing today.

,With a 1.57 gap between Casey Mize’s 2.43 ERA and his 4.00 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the game this year and should see worse results in future games.

,The Cleveland Guardians infield defense projects as the best out of all the teams on the slate today.

,Joey Cantillo turned in a great performance in his last GS and allowed 2 ER.

,Joey Cantillo’s 15th percentile BB% (11% this year) displays his bad control skills.

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