Cleveland Guardians vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (68-56) welcome the Cleveland Guardians (64-56) at Petco Park on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill and Yu Darvish.

Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .385 and have struck out 829 times, while being walked on 336 occasions. They have accounted for 496 RBI's in addition to 1,033 hits for the season, while their team batting average is .252. The Guardians have tallied 218 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 94 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 521 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in baseball.

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The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 3.76 on the season (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,002 batters. They have walked 329 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.82 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 126 long balls and also 491 runs in total (9th in MLB).

The Guardians relievers have a save percentage of 71.1% and has entered the game in 86 save situations. The relievers have inherited 140 base runners over the course of the season and 30.7% of them crossed home plate. Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 96 times and also have had 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 365 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have tallied 37 holds this season (30th in MLB). They have tallied 32 saves on the campaign and have not converted 13 of 45 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 3,193 putouts this season, in addition to 1,081 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 19th in baseball, and have accumulated 93 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,579 innings, which has them sitting 14th in pro baseball.

Quantrill has thrown 420 innings and is sitting with 329 K's thus far in his career. Quantrill (25-16 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.23 and he has faced 1,757 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.68 (172 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.224. He has conceded 395 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 120 walks.

The San Diego Padres have a team on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .241 so far this year. They have been rung up on 1,010 occasions (18th in the league) and have accounted for 1,006 hits. San Diego has tallied 110 long balls on the campaign and 527 runs batted in. The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .379 and they average 4.40 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have put up 214 doubles, while getting a free base 449 times and scoring 545 runs.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.206 and have a FIP of 3.70 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.10 (1,100 strikeouts against 355 walks). They are sitting at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 975. They have yielded 122 homers and they give up 4.04 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The San Diego pitching staff have given up 495 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.74 (458 earned runs surrendered).

With 116 save situations, the Padres have earned 56 holds and also 18 blown saves. San Diego has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 56 save opportunities and they have tallied 38 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 129 times in high leverage situations and on 94 occasions with runners on. San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 39.6% out of 144 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 11th in the league with a save rate of 67.9%, and they have dispatched 356 relief pitchers onto the field on the season.

In their 9,927 innings played, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (12th in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 93 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (4th in MLB). The Padres have 1,090 assists, 54 errors and have amassed 3,309 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Darvish has allowed 1,167 base knocks while he has earned 1,738 K's in 1,442 innings pitched. He has allowed 568 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.135 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.71 and he has faced 5,926 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Darvish (89-74 career win-loss record) has a 3.55 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take San Diego

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