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Guardians vs. Tigers odds, prediction: MLB picks, odds, best bets Thursday

Nypost · · 250 words · By Stitches
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“the Jimmys — Fallon and Kimmel — have halted new broadcasts on the night of Colbert’s CBS finale”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel both planned to go dark (halt new broadcasts) on the night of Stephen Colbert's final CBS broadcast as a show of solidarity.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer, best known for his work in television. Fallon grew up with a love of comedy…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From September 17 through September 22, 2025, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and its corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, suspended production of the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel L…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by actor and comedian Jimmy Fallon that airs on NBC. The show premiered on February 17, 2014, and is produced by Broad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Jimm…
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“The Guardians’ Joey Cantillo is 3-1 but gave up four runs on four hits and four walks in his last start”
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While evidence confirms Joey Cantillo is a pitcher for the Guardians, the provided search results do not contain his specific win-loss record (3-1) or the exact stats (4 runs, 4 hits, 4 walks) for his most recent start.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Cleveland Guardians season was the 125th season for the franchise, which competes in the American League of Major League Baseball (MLB). On July 6, they were 15.5 games back of the first plac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cleveland_Guardians_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Divisio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Lopaka Cantillo (born December 18, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Cantillo
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“The Cats’ Casey Mize is 2-2 but tossed a two-hitter in Toronto and has now allowed just two runs in 17 ²/₃ innings at home”
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Evidence confirms Casey Mize returned from the IL and pitched scoreless innings against Toronto, but the specific record (2-2) and the exact home stat (two runs in 17 2/3 innings) are not present in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 Major League Baseball draft began on June 4, 2018. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was determined based on the reverse order of the 2017 MLB season f…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Detroit Tigers season is the team's 126th season and its 27th at Comerica Park. This is the Tigers' sixth season under manager A. J. Hinch.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. One of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Tigers
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“Cantillo is Hawaiian”
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Web search results identify Joey Cantillo as a 'Kailua alum' (Kailua is in Hawaii) and Wikipedia lists his name as Joseph Lopaka Cantillo, supporting the claim of his Hawaiian background.
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web search NEUTRAL — Joseph Lopaka Cantillo (born December 18, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Cantillo
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web search NEUTRAL — Joey Cantillo is a pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians. The Kailua alum was drafted out of high school in 2017 and immediately pursued a pro career.
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/11/24/long-game-cleveland…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stephen Vogt calls Joey Cantillo's changeup one of the best in the big leagues — a pitch that seemingly defies physics, leaving hitters baffled and opening doors for the out-of-options lefty.
https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2026/02/can-joey-cantill…
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“this happens to be “Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month””
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of May.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, alternatively Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, is an annually observed commemorative month in the United States…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asian/Pacific American (APA) or Asian/Pacific Islander (API) or Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) or Asian American and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) is a term sometimes used in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in the U.S. Congress. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The term refers to a panethnic group that includes diverse popula…
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“Our longest losing streak of the year is at six”
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This is a subjective claim about the author's specific record. The provided evidence discusses general losing streaks or other teams (Edmonton), but does not corroborate the author's personal streak.
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web search NEUTRAL — In sports, a losing streak (a.k.a. a cold streak, losing skid, slide, schneid, or losing slump) is an uninterrupted string of contests (games, matches, etc.) lost by a team or individual.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Losing_streak
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web search NEUTRAL — Now that the streak is at six, let's talk about it and what's gone wrong.Check out the new THG website: https://thgyt.com/(Updated) Use the code "thgsentme" ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Have a six-game winning streak sometime in the last two months of the season. The emphasis here is on “simple”, not easy. As we just saw, the Mariners dropped two out of three games to the cellar-dwel…
https://sodomojo.com/2021/08/03/mariners-magic-number-winnin…
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“Michael Wacha left the game with a 3-2 lead”
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Joseph Wacha is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.Wacha was a two-time all-state selection; he was selected to the all-state first-t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wacha
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web search NEUTRAL — How much is Michael Wacha worth? Michael Wacha makes $18,000,000.00 this year. His current contract terms are 3 yrs/$51M (25-27) & 28 team option. How many teams has Michael Wacha played for?
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wachami01.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — - Royals right-hander Michael Wacha was hit on his pitching hand during his final inning of spring training Sunday, just before the club was to leave Arizona, and he will have X-rays on his middle fin…
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“Jarren Duran homered off Steven Cruz”
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Evidence confirms Jarren Duran hit an inside-the-park home run against the Pirates, but there is no evidence provided regarding a home run specifically off a pitcher named Steven Cruz.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jarren William Duran is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarren_Duran
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web search NEUTRAL — Jarren Duran tripled with 2 outs in the inning.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jarren Duran hit an inside-the-park homer, Lucas Giolito pitched six effective innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Sunday to avert a three-game sweep. In a tight race for…
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/jarren-duran-inside-the-…
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“Red Sox 4, Royals 3”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the score of a game between the Red Sox and Royals.
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“The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019”
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Multiple cross-references from the New York Post archive directly confirm that 'Stitches' has been handicapping baseball daily for the Post since 2019.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/betting/guardians-vs-athletics…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/betting/astros-vs-reds-odds-pr…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/betting/giants-vs-athletics-od…
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“he has finished in the black twice”
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“He showed his versatility by winning the Post’s NFL Best Bet crown last year”
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