Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-110) Baltimore (-110)

The Cleveland Guardians (22-24) are headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday where they will try to beat the Baltimore Orioles (22-31). The line on this matchup has Cleveland at -110 and Baltimore is priced at -110. The betting total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Triston McKenzie and Tyler Wells.

Cleveland has a slugging rate of .388 and have struck out 327 times, while being walked on 144 occasions. They have accounted for 205 runs batted in as well as 382 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .245. The Guardians have earned 77 two-baggers as a team and have hit 40 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 212 runs while holding a team OBP of .312. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league.

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The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 3.73 this year (12th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 375 hitters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17. Guardians pitchers have conceded 42 home runs in addition to 189 runs in total (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 134 opposing players and their FIP is 3.79 as a team for the year.

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

The Guardians have turned 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,645 innings, which has them sitting at 9th in pro baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have earned 1,215 putouts on the year, as well as 396 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 19th in the majors, and have earned 36 double plays.

McKenzie has taken the ball for 204 innings and has accumulated 223 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. McKenzie (10-14 career record) holds a FIP of 4.36 and he has faced 815 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.10 (93 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.057. He has surrendered 136 base knocks (6.0 hits per nine innings) and has 80 free passes.

Baltimore has compiled 47 HRs this season to go along with 193 RBIs. They have recorded 86 doubles, while walking 152 times and racking up 205 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have a team OBP of .301 in addition to a team batting average of .232 for the season. The Orioles have a team SLG% of .365 and they are scoring 3.87 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have struck out on 473 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have totaled 418 base hits.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.329 in addition to having a FIP of 4.24 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.41 (388 strikeouts against 161 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 465. They have conceded 56 dingers and they relinquish 4.62 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 242 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.09 (214 earned runs yielded).

Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.7% of 115 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 66 times in high leverage situations and also on 75 occasions with runners on base. With 35 save situations, the Orioles have 21 holds and 5 blown saves. They rank 18th in the league holding a save rate of 64.3%, and they have dispatched 186 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 14 save chances and they have converted 9 saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 59 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in MLB). The Orioles have racked up 534 assists, 40 errors and have accounted for 1,414 putouts this year. Out of their 4,242 innings played, the Orioles have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (25th in professional baseball).

Wells (4-7 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.93 earned run average and has given up 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.89 and he has faced 400 batters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 44 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.983 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. In his career, Wells has given up 80 hits while he has earned 93 strikeouts in 100 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-110)

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