Detroit has won six straight and 20-6 the last 26. Cleveland is 14-22 the last 36 -9.9 units. They have also lost their last four getting outscored 34-8. Detroit is 14-3 last 17 on the road including 9-0 this month. Detroit has won 15 of 18 matchups with its AL Central rivals, including a split of two games April 16-17. It went 9-1 at Progressive Field in 2013. They are 35-17 going back further.

The road team is 5-0 in Drew Smyly starts as his road ERA and WHIP of 0.69 and 0.846. He has a 2.22 ERA in his last four trips to the bump. Indians are 1-7 in their last 8 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.