New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 10/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, October 16, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: TBS

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians will compete against the New York Yankees on Sunday in Game 4 of their series. The starting pitchers are expected to be Gerrit Cole and Cal Quantrill.

As a team, the New York Yankees are knocking in 5.0 runs per outing, which is 2nd in the league. They have a total of 807 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .325. The Yankees have compiled 225 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 254 balls out of the park. They have recorded 764 runs batted in as well as 1,308 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .241. New York owns a slugging percentage of .426 and have been rung up 1,391 times, while drawing a walk on 620 occasions.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.30 this year (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,459 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 444 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.56 as a team so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.29 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.12. Yankees pitchers have given up 157 home runs in addition to 567 runs in total (3rd in MLB).

The Yankees relievers have earned a save rate of 69.1% and has entered the game in 153 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 254 runners so far this year and 28.7% of them ended up scoring. Yankees relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 178 times in addition to having 185 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 507 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The bullpen have tallied 81 holds this season (15th in baseball). They have earned 47 saves so far this season and have blown 21 of their 68 save opportunities.

The Yankees have converted 72.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 13,065 innings, ranking them 2nd in baseball. The New York Yankees have 4,355 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,473 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which puts them in 6th in baseball, and they have turned 102 double plays.

Cole has taken the hill for 1,650 innings and has racked up 1,930 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.23 (593 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.100. He has allowed 1,392 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 423 free passes. Cole (130-71 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.13 while facing 6,650 hitters during his time in the majors.

Cleveland has tallied 127 home runs on the year as well as 662 RBIs. They have recorded 273 two-baggers, while getting a free base 450 times as well as scoring 698 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have a team OBP of .316 and a batting average of .254 over the course of the season. The Guardians have a team slugging percentage of .383 and they have an average of 4.31 runs per game (15th in the league). They have struck out on 1,122 occasions (30th in baseball) and have tallied 1,410 hits.

The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 634 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.46 (560 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 172 HR's and they concede 3.92 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.159 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.75 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 3.20 (1,390 strikeouts against 435 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,252.

Sitting with 135 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 62 holds and 18 blown saves. Cleveland has had relievers step onto the hill in 69 save chances and they have earned 51 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 168 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.7% of 181 inherited base runners. They rank 3rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 73.9%, and they have sent 507 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 127 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (25th in MLB). The Guardians have racked up 1,443 assists, 97 errors and have notched a total of 4,368 putouts this season. In their 13,104 innings played, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (6th in the majors).

Quantrill (31-16 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.54 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and he has gone up against 1,964 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has given up 185 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.219 and having a FIP of 4.1. During his MLB career, Quantrill has allowed 444 hits while accumulating 369 K's in 471 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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