Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Monday, May 29, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+115) Baltimore (-135)

The Cleveland Guardians (23-29) are on their way to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday where they will go up against the Baltimore Orioles (34-19). The moneyline on this contest has Cleveland at +115 while Baltimore is coming in at -135. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Logan Allen and Tyler Wells.

The Guardians have hit 81 doubles as a team and have knocked 30 balls out of the stadium. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .338 and have been called out on strikes 362 times, while being walked on 162 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 3.4 runs/g, which puts them at 30th in the league. They have accounted for 160 RBI's in addition to 378 hits so far this season, while their batting average is sitting at .225. They have accounted for 174 runs and hold an OBP of .296.

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The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.78 this season (8th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 387 hitters. Guardians pitchers have conceded 51 home runs and 213 total runs (9th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 143 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.08 as a squad this season. Cleveland has surrendered 432 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 192 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26.

The Guardians have sent 160 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 60 runners so far this year with 21.7% of those runners ended up scoring. They have tallied 20 saves on the season and have missed out on 12 of their 32 save opportunities. The Guardians bullpen have a save percentage of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 59 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 27 holds this season (17th in MLB). Guardians pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 46 times and also have had 72 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have turned 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,119 innings on the diamond, ranking them 9th in pro baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have 1,373 putouts so far this season, in addition to 481 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 16th in MLB, and have a total of 34 double plays.

Allen (5-10 career mark) has earned a FIP of 5.62 and he has gone up against 438 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 118 hits (11.0 hits per nine innings) and has 42 walks. His ERA is 5.89 (63 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.661. Allen has pitched in 96 innings and has tallied 68 K's thus far in his career.

The Orioles have a team slugging % of .423 and they are scoring 5.04 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have 94 doubles, while walking 191 times as well as scoring 262 runs. Baltimore has accounted for 64 home runs so far this year and 254 runs batted in. They have struck out on 421 occasions (24th in MLB) and have accounted for 441 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated an on-base percentage of .327 and a batting average of .251 so far this year.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 229 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.14 (216 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 64 homers and they allow 4.39 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.319 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (474 strikeouts vs 172 walks). They have a ranking of 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 447.

Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 27 save opportunities and they have come away with 16 saves. They rank 18th in MLB with a save rate of 59.3%, and they have sent 186 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 74 times in high leverage situations and on 68 occasions with base runners. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of 95 inherited base runners. With 75 save situations, the Orioles have 47 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 55 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (8th in professional baseball). The Orioles have recorded 452 assists, 22 errors and are sitting with 1,409 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 4,227 innings on the field, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (21st in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Wells has surrendered 166 base knocks while he has totaled 195 K's in 217 innings pitched. He has conceded 97 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.002 and having a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.75 and he has gone up against 865 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Wells (12-11 career mark) is the owner of a 4.01 ERA while conceding 6.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+115)

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