Cleveland Guardians vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+150) New York (-175)

The Cleveland Guardians (19-23) are en route to Citi Field on Friday where they will play the New York Mets (21-23). The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at +150 and the Mets are coming in at -175. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Cal Quantrill and Carlos Carrasco.

As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 3.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 28th in the league. They have a total of 147 runs scored and hold an OBP of .304. The Guardians have tallied 70 doubles as a squad and have smacked 23 balls out of the park. They have amassed 134 RBI's in addition to 319 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average comes in at .229. Cleveland has a slugging % of .341 and have been rung up 315 times, while taking a walk on 143 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.75 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 43 long balls and 180 total runs (8th in MLB). Cleveland has relinquished 369 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 162 earned runs. The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.87 over the course of the season (8th in baseball), and they have struck out 313 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 114 batters and their FIP is 4.13 as a team so far this year.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 37 times as well as having 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 20 holds on the season (21st in MLB). The Guardians relievers have recorded a save percentage of 65.4% and has entered the game in 46 save situations. They have recorded 17 saves this year and have missed out on 9 of their 26 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 45 base runners on the year and 22.2% of those players crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 132 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have 1,131 putouts thus far, as well as 399 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them ranked 17th in the majors, and they have twisted 31 double plays. The Guardians have converted 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,393 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 14th in the majors.

Quantrill has taken the ball for 516 frames and has tallied 392 K's in his career. His ERA is 3.57 (205 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.230. He has conceded 490 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 145 walks. Quantrill (33-18 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.19 and he has gone up against 2,161 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Mets have a SLG% of .385 and they score 4.25 runs per game (23rd in the league). They have 64 two-baggers, while walking 157 times and scoring 187 runs. New York has hit 47 home runs so far this year and 179 runs batted in. They have struck out on 329 occasions (28th in the league) and have a total of 349 base hits. The New York Mets hold an OBP of .322 in addition to a team batting average of .240 this year.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.376 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.95 as a unit for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (371 strikeouts vs 168 bases on balls). They come in at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 355. They have relinquished 60 homers and they allow 4.86 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The New York pitching staff have allowed 205 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.78 (202 earned runs conceded).

New York has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 15 save chances and they have tallied 12 saves. They rank 1st in the league with a save rate of 80.0%, and they have sent 137 relievers onto the field for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 43 times in high leverage situations and also on 34 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.0% out of 50 inherited runners. Sitting with 46 save situations, the Mets have earned 31 holds and 3 blown saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in baseball). The Mets have accrued 364 assists, 14 errors and have 1,140 putouts on the season. Out of their 3,420 innings played, the Mets hold a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (8th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Carrasco has conceded 1,399 base hits and he has 1,515 strikeouts in 1,461 innings. Carrasco (104-87 career mark) has earned a 3.92 ERA and has allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 636 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.223 and a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.90 and he has gone up against 6,062 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+150)

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