Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, June 19, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Cleveland Guardians (33-27) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Sunday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (39-24). The pitchers taking the mound are Shane Bieber and Andrew Heaney.

Cleveland has a slugging % of .388 and have been called out on strikes 405 times, while taking a walk on 178 occasions. They have amassed 265 runs batted in in addition to 510 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is sitting at .250. The Guardians have hit 113 doubles as a team and have hit 47 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 277 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .311. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in MLB.

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Guardians pitchers have yielded 64 home runs in addition to 238 total runs (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 168 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.94 as a squad this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.17. The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.55 on the season (7th in the league), and the staff has struck out 491 batters.

The Guardians have sent 188 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 77 runners this year with 24.7% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 16 saves for the season and have missed out on 5 of 21 save opportunities. The Guardians bullpen have a save percentage of 76.2% and has entered the game in 43 save situations. The bullpen have notched 19 holds on the campaign (29th in the league). Guardians bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 55 times as well as having 62 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 1,596 putouts this season, in addition to 532 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them ranked 18th in the majors, and have a total of 46 double plays. The Guardians have converted 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,788 innings on the diamond, ranking them 8th in the majors.

Bieber has taken the ball for 574 innings and has racked up 708 K's in his career. Bieber (44-21 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.01 while facing 2,337 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.26 (208 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.124. He has conceded 512 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 134 free passes.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a team batting average of .246 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 512 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have earned a total of 523 base hits. Los Angeles has 75 long balls so far this season as well as 297 RBIs. The Dodgers have a SLG% of .417 and they average 5.02 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have hit 120 doubles, while taking a walk 251 times and putting up 316 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 206 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 2.94 (183 earned runs yielded). They have given up 57 home runs and they allow 3.31 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.078 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.47 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.46 (564 strikeouts vs 163 bases on balls). They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 441.

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 23 save chances and they have come away with 17 saves. They sit at 7th in baseball holding a save percentage of 73.9%, and they have dispatched 216 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 38 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.4% out of their 56 inherited runners. Sitting with 64 save situations, the Dodgers have 40 holds and 6 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 52 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 528 assists, 30 errors and have a total of 1,681 putouts so far this season. In 5,043 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (2nd in baseball).

In his MLB career, Heaney has conceded 626 base knocks and he has 666 K's in 644 innings pitched. Heaney (33-38 mark in his career) has a 4.65 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 333 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.253 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.66 and he has faced 2,725 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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