Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, June 3, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (22-30) will go up against the Cleveland Guardians (22-24) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Shane Bieber and Bruce Zimmermann.

The Guardians have accrued 77 doubles as a squad and have hit 40 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland is slugging .388 and have struck out 327 times, while drawing a walk on 144 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.6 runs/g, which has them at 9th in the league. They have accounted for 205 RBI's and 382 hits for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .245. They have earned 212 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .312.

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The Guardians hold a team earned run average of 3.73 so far this season (13th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 375 batters. They have walked 134 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.79 as a team this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.17. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 42 home runs and also 189 total runs (5th in the league).

The Guardians have sent 142 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 55 runners so far this season and 21.8% of those runners crossed home plate. They have compiled 8 saves so far this season and have blown 4 out of their 12 chances to get a save. The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 25 save situations. The relievers have notched 12 holds so far this year (30th in the league). Guardians pitchers have come into the game with players on base 41 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have turned 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,645 innings, which ranks them 9th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have 1,215 putouts this year, as well as 396 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which ranks 19th in MLB, and have accumulated 36 double plays.

Bieber has taken the hill for 556 innings and has earned 684 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.28 (203 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.128. He has conceded 497 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 131 free passes. Bieber (43-21 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.05 while he has faced 2,267 batters during his time in the majors.

The Baltimore Orioles have an OBP of .301 in addition to a team batting average of .232 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 465 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have tallied 410 hits. Baltimore has knocked in 47 home runs for the year to go along with 187 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .366 and they are recording 3.83 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have 81 two-baggers, while getting a free base 150 times as well as putting up 199 runs.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.321 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 (380 strikeouts against 156 free passes). They come in at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 453. They have given up 56 long balls and they allow 4.59 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Baltimore pitching staff have relinquished 235 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.08 (209 earned runs allowed).

Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.3% out of 106 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 62 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with base runners. With 35 save situations, the Orioles have recorded 21 holds and 5 blown saves. They rank 18th in MLB holding a save rate of 64.3%, and they have sent 181 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 14 save chances and they have walked away with 9 saves.

In their 4,152 innings played, the Orioles have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (25th in the majors). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 59 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (27th in pro baseball). The Orioles have recorded 519 assists, 38 errors and have amassed 1,384 putouts on the season.

Zimmermann (6-8 career mark) has a 4.98 ERA while giving up 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and he has faced 529 hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 68 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.398 and having a FIP of 5.5. In his MLB career, Zimmermann has conceded 137 base hits while he has earned 104 strikeouts in 123 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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