Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+100) Cleveland (-120)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (45-56) are hitting the road to Progressive Field on Tuesday where they will meet the Cleveland Guardians (52-49). The odds on this game have Arizona at +100 and Cleveland opens at -120. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Zac Gallen and Triston McKenzie.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .384 and have struck out 858 times, while being walked on 359 occasions. They have recorded 401 RBI's as well as 746 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is .224. The Diamondbacks have earned 155 doubles as a team and have hit 113 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 426 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.2 runs/g, which is 20th in MLB.

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The Diamondbacks have an earned run average of 4.18 this year (22nd in baseball), and they have struck out 732 batters. They have walked 305 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.21 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.40 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 107 home runs and 461 total runs (22nd in the league).

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 346 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 121 runners so far this season and 25.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 20 saves this year and have blown 14 of their 34 chances to get a save. The Diamondbacks relievers have earned a save percentage of 58.8% and has entered the game in 87 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 51 holds on the season (18th in MLB). Diamondbacks pitchers have come into the game with players on base 90 times in addition to having 112 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a total of 2,566 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 813 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which has them ranked 24th in MLB, and they have turned 81 double plays. The Diamondbacks have transformed 70.0% of balls in play into outs in their 7,698 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 13th in pro baseball.

Gallen (15-20 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.85 and he has faced 1,576 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 303 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 139 free passes. His earned run average is 3.40 (143 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.166. Gallen has thrown 379 innings and is sitting with 418 K's thus far in his career.

The Guardians have a team slugging percentage of .388 and they tally 4.40 runs per game (16th in the league). They have recorded 189 doubles, while walking 288 times and recording 444 runs. Cleveland has compiled 80 home runs on the campaign to go along with 422 runs batted in. They have struck out on 707 instances (30th in the league) and have totaled 869 base knocks. The Cleveland Guardians have compiled an OBP of .315 in addition to a batting average of .252 so far this season.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.238 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.81 (823 strikeouts vs 293 walks). They sit at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 810. They have surrendered 109 home runs and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 429 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.89 (385 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 69 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 28 holds and 12 blown saves. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 38 save opportunities and they have converted 26 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 97 times in high leverage situations and also on 82 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.3% out of their 119 inherited base runners. They are ranked 11th in MLB with a save rate of 68.4%, and they have sent 309 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 77 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in the majors). The Guardians have accrued 877 assists, 57 errors and have a tally of 2,545 putouts on the season. Out of their 7,635 innings played, the Guardians have a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (12th in baseball).

McKenzie (14-17 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.01 earned run average and has given up 6.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and he has faced 1,068 batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 119 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.062 and a FIP of 4.4. During his MLB career, McKenzie has given up 187 base hits and he has 284 K's in 267 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-120)

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