Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+145) Cleveland (-170)

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (68-59) will try to beat the Baltimore Orioles (67-61) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Baltimore at +145 while Cleveland is priced at -170. The total comes in at 7.5. The men taking the mound will be Kyle Bradish and Shane Bieber.

The Orioles have hit 227 doubles as a unit and have knocked 132 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging % of .389 and have been rung up 1,109 times, while drawing a walk on 367 occasions. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in MLB. They have accumulated 510 runs batted in as well as 1,014 hits so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .236. They have racked up 539 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .304.

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The Orioles have an earned run average of 3.86 so far this year (13th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 970 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.84 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. Orioles pitchers have conceded 138 home runs and also 529 runs in total (10th in baseball). They have walked 342 batters and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a team this year.

Orioles bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 174 times and also have had 152 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 68 holds on the campaign (15th in the league). The Orioles relievers have earned a save rate of 77.1% and stepped onto the hill in 119 save situations. They have earned 37 saves so far this season and have blown 11 of their 48 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 246 base runners on the campaign with 29.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Orioles have sent 434 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Orioles have transformed 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,194 innings, ranking them 22nd in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have 3,398 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,192 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which ranks 22nd in the majors, and have a total of 116 double plays.

Bradish (2-5 career record) has a FIP of 4.90 while he has faced 352 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 94 base knocks (10.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 29 free passes. His ERA is 5.63 (50 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.538. Bradish has taken the ball for 80 innings and has accumulated 79 K's thus far in his career.

Cleveland has a total of 101 home runs this year to go along with 518 runs batted in. They have hit 226 doubles, while taking a walk 349 times as well as racking up 543 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have a team on-base percentage of .312 in addition to a team batting average of .251 on the campaign. The Guardians have a team slugging % of .383 and they have an average of 4.28 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 884 occasions (30th in MLB) and have a total of 1,085 hits.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.185 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.80 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.07 (1,067 strikeouts against 348 bases on balls). They are sitting at 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 986. They have given up 132 home runs and they yield 4.04 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 506 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.65 (457 earned runs given up).

With 91 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 40 holds and 13 blown saves. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 47 save chances and they have come away with 34 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 121 times in high leverage situations and on 100 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.1% out of their 143 inherited base runners. They rank 4th in MLB with a save percentage of 72.3%, and they have dispatched 384 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 98 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (20th in the majors). The Guardians have 1,136 assists, 73 errors and have a total of 3,379 putouts on the campaign. In 10,137 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (8th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Bieber has conceded 579 hits while he has totaled 786 K's in 655 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 235 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.111 and a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 5.28 and he has gone up against 2,654 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Bieber (49-25 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.23 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+145)

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