The lead in the American League Central will be on the line when the red-hot Cleveland Guardians and the slumping Detroit Tigers square off on Wednesday at Progressive Field in Cleveland. In the first game of the crucial three-game series, the Guardians beat the Tigers, 5-2, for their 16th win in their last 18 games. With the victory Cleveland (85-72) tied Detroit, which has lost seven in a row, atop the division. The Guardians, however, own first place because of the tiebreaker.

Wednesday's pitching matchup pits the Guardians' Tanner Bibee (11-11, 4.34 ERA) against the Tigers' Jack Flaherty (8-14, 4.60). Bibee is 2-0 with a 1.25 ERA in September, while Flaherty is 1-1 with a 0.90 ERA over his last two starts.

Top sportsbooks have set Bibee's total pitcher strikeout prop at 6.

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