MLB Playoffs odds, model projections, schedule for Monday’s ALDS Game 2s: Tigers at Guardians, Royals at Yankees

The home teams won both Game 1s to start the American League Division Series on Saturday.

The Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees are both clearly in prime position in the odds, but Tarik Skubal is taking the mound on Monday so the Detroit Tigers are favored to win Game 2 in Cleveland.

Skubal is the AL Cy Young favorite and already has a playoff gem under his belt.

He pitched six scoreless innings against Houston in Game 1 of the Wild Card series.

Its only a 1-0 series lead for Cleveland after a dominant 7-0 win in Game 1 that featured five Guardians runs in the first inning, but this feels almost like a must-win for Detroit.

The series will head to Detroit after Mondays Game 2, but Skubal is the Tigers clear ace and the pitcher that leaves the team and the fans expecting victory every time he pitches.

Advertisement If Skubal leads the Tigers to a victory in Game 2, the Tigers go home tied up with the possibility of having Skubal pitch a Game 5 on four days of rest if needed.

The difference between that and a 2-0 series deficit is massive.

Meanwhile, the Yankees didnt get an ace-like performance from Gerrit Cole in Game 1 but won a battle of the bullpens against the Kansas City Royals .

The Yankees still sit as the favorite to win the AL pennant.

Will Carlos Rodon deliver in Game 2 and put the Royals on the brink of elimination? Heres a look at the odds and projections from The Bat X for Mondays ALDS Game 2s.

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Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians Series odds: Guardians -225; Tigers +180 Guardians lead series 1-0 Game 2 pitching matchup: Tarik Skubal (DET) vs.

Matthew Boyd (CLE) Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Series odds: Yankees -450; Royals +340 Yankees lead series 1-0 Game 2 pitching matchup: Cole Ragans (KC) vs.

Carlos Rodon (NYY) MLB Playoff projections from THE BAT X In the tables below, youll see details for each MLB matchup, then a lot of numbers (which are updated all day): The higher the value percentage, the better which you can easily see from the color coding from red (bad pick) through to green (good pick).

Note: On mobile, you may have to scroll to see the color-coded Value column on the far right of the first set of tables.

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(Photo of Tarik Skubal: Tim Warner / Getty Images).

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