New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, July 3, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-140) Cleveland (+120)

The New York Yankees (56-21) are hitting the road to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will meet the Cleveland Guardians (39-34). The line on this contest has the Yankees at -140 while the Guardians are sitting at +120. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Jordan Montgomery and Zach Plesac.

The Yankees have tallied 102 doubles as a unit and have hit 127 balls out of the park. New York has a slugging percentage of .432 and have been called out on strikes 637 times, while drawing a walk on 292 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 2nd in baseball. They have accrued 364 RBI's and 604 hits on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .238. They are sitting with 384 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .321.

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The Yankees have an earned run average of 2.92 this year (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 703 batters. They have walked 198 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.32 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 3.55 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.07. Yankees pitchers have allowed 66 home runs and also 234 total runs (1st in MLB).

The Yankees have sent 233 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 104 runners over the course of the season with 29.8% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 27 saves on the year and have blown 10 out of their 37 save opportunities. The Yankees relief pitchers have a save percentage of 73.0% and has entered the game in 91 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 51 holds over the course of the season (6th in the league). Yankees pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 77 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have notched a total of 2,080 putouts for the season, as well as 713 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which puts them in 4th in the majors, and have 46 double plays. The Yankees have turned 72.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,240 innings on the field, which has them sitting 2nd in baseball.

Montgomery has pitched in 473 innings and has 445 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.88 (204 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.225. He has conceded 443 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 137 free passes. Montgomery (22-18 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.87 while going up against 1,981 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Guardians have a SLG% of .382 and they score 4.44 runs per game (15th in MLB). They have recorded 137 two-baggers, while walking 213 times as well as notching 324 runs. Cleveland has a total of 56 HRs so far this season to go along with 306 runs batted in. They have struck out on 509 occasions (30th in baseball) and have accounted for 610 base hits. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for an on-base percentage of .309 as well as a batting average of .246 so far this year.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.237 with a FIP of 4.12 as a unit on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.77 (603 strikeouts against 218 walks). They are sitting at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 586. They have yielded 85 homers and they concede 4.29 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 310 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.86 (279 earned runs allowed).

Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 28 save chances and they have come away with 20 saves. They rank 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 230 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 78 times in high leverage situations in addition to 64 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.6% of 87 inherited base runners. Sitting with 51 save situations, the Guardians have earned 20 holds and 8 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 57 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in MLB). The Guardians have 647 assists, 43 errors and have a total of 1,950 putouts this season. In their 5,850 innings on the field, the Guardians have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (12th in MLB).

Plesac (24-19 mark in his career) has earned a 3.92 earned run average while allowing 8.1 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.02 and he has gone up against 1,614 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 171 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.155 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. So far in his MLB career, Plesac has given up 354 base knocks and he has 302 strikeouts in 393 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-140)

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