Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (53-49) will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (45-57) at Progressive Field on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Madison Bumgarner and Shane Bieber.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in the league. They have tallied 431 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. The Diamondbacks have hit 156 two-baggers as a team and have hit 115 baseballs out of the park. They have 405 RBI's as well as 755 hits this season, while their team batting average sits at .225. Arizona has a slugging % of .384 and have been rung up 867 times, while taking a walk on 361 occasions.

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Diamondbacks pitchers have relinquished 109 home runs in addition to 467 total runs (22nd in the league). They have walked 310 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.22 as a team over the course of the season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.39 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.17 for the year (22nd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 741 hitters.

The Diamondbacks have sent 354 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 124 runners this year and 25.0% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 20 saves for the year and have blown 15 of their 35 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks bullpen have a save rate of 57.1% and stepped onto the hill in 88 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 51 holds so far this year (19th in MLB). Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 93 times as well as having 116 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 2,566 putouts this year, as well as 813 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball, and have 81 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,698 innings on the field, which ranks them 13th in MLB.

Bumgarner has taken the ball for 2,144 innings and has racked up 2,026 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.34 (795 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.135. He has surrendered 1,917 base hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 516 free passes. Bumgarner (133-116 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.55 and he has faced 8,787 batters during his time in the majors.

Cleveland has 82 home runs for the year as well as 428 runs batted in. They have hit 190 doubles, while walking 293 times and notching 450 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have recorded a team on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .252 for the year. The Guardians hold a slugging percentage of .388 and they tally 4.41 runs per game (15th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 716 occasions (30th in the league) and have totaled 879 base knocks.

The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 434 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.88 (389 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 111 dingers and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.235 with a FIP of 3.99 as a pitching staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 (832 strikeouts vs 295 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 819.

With 69 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 28 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relievers to enter the game in 38 save chances and they have come away with 26 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 102 times in high leverage situations in addition to 84 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of their 119 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 11th in the league holding a save rate of 68.4%, and they have sent 314 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 77 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (20th in MLB). The Guardians have 877 assists, 57 errors and have accumulated 2,545 putouts for the year. In 7,635 innings played, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (12th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Bieber has given up 553 hits while totaling 751 strikeouts in 621 frames. Bieber (46-24 career mark) is the owner of a 3.32 ERA and has given up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 229 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.123 and having a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.18 and he has gone up against 2,526 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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