Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The Cleveland Guardians (6-5) are traveling to Yankee Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the New York Yankees (7-5).

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 5.6 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in MLB. They are sitting with 62 runs scored and hold an OBP of .343. The Guardians have tallied 20 doubles as a unit and have knocked 10 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 61 runs batted in as well as 105 hits for the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .272. Cleveland has a slugging % of .433 and have struck out 88 times, while drawing a walk on 37 occasions.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.03 so far this season (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 88 batters. They have walked 29 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.57 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.03 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.01. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 9 home runs and 40 runs (8th in MLB).

The Guardians have dispatched 43 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 15 runners so far this year and 26.7% of those players ended up scoring. They have compiled 1 save this season and have blown 1 of 2 save opportunities. The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 6 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 4 holds so far this season (24th in baseball). Guardians pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 12 times as well as having 18 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with 294 putouts this year, as well as 91 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball, and have earned 7 double plays. The Guardians have converted 75.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 882 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball.

Pilkington (0-0 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.07 and he has faced 10 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 0 hits (0.0 hits per nine innings) with 1 free passes. His ERA is 0.00 (0 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.333. Pilkington has taken the hill for 3 frames and has earned 3 strikeouts during his career.

The Yankees have a team SLG% of .350 and they earn 3.25 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have 18 doubles, while getting a free base 43 times and putting up 39 runs. New York has hit 11 long balls on the season to go along with 35 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 112 occasions (10th in MLB) and are sitting with 87 base hits. The New York Yankees have tallied an OBP of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .221 for the year.

The New York pitching staff have given up 34 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 2.53 (31 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 8 long balls and they yield 2.78 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.180 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.25 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.61 (120 strikeouts vs 46 walks). They are sitting at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 84.

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 7 save opportunities and they have converted 5 saves. They rank 17th in baseball with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 54 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their relievers have taken the field 27 times in high leverage situations in addition to 21 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 14.7% out of 34 inherited runners. Sitting with 22 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 14 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

Out of their 996 innings played, the Yankees have earned a efficiency on defense of 72.0% (9th in the majors). The New York Yankees have turned 8 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .991 (7th in professional baseball). The Yankees have racked up 115 assists, 4 errors and have earned a total of 332 putouts over the course of the season.

Cortes Jr (7-5 career record) has a 4.42 ERA while surrendering 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and he has faced 777 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 89 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.335 and having a FIP of 4.8. So far in his career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 178 hits and he has 200 strikeouts in 181 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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