Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+160) New York (-190)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (15-14) will play the Cleveland Guardians (13-15) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at +160 and the Yankees are sitting at -190. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Tanner Bibee and Gerrit Cole.

The Guardians have earned 53 doubles as a team and have knocked 17 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland is slugging .353 and have been called out on strikes 210 times, while taking a walk on 103 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 26th in MLB. They have accumulated 98 RBI's and 220 hits this year, and their team batting average comes in at .232. They have 108 runs and have an OBP of .311.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team ERA of 4.04 this year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 215 batters. Guardians pitchers have allowed 26 home runs and also 125 runs in total (14th in MLB). They have walked 82 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.07 as a unit so far this season. Cleveland has allowed 249 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 114 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.31.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 25 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 14 holds on the campaign (18th in baseball). The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 30 save situations. They have 11 saves so far this season and have not converted 5 out of their 16 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 30 base runners for the season and 26.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Guardians have sent 92 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 761 putouts on the year, in addition to 274 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which is 14th in MLB, and have a total of 20 double plays. The Guardians have turned 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,283 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball.

Bibee has taken the hill for 5 frames and is sitting with 8 strikeouts during his MLB career. Bibee (1-0 career record) has a FIP of 1.09 and he has gone up against 23 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 1.59 (1 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.059. He has surrendered 6 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 0 walks.

New York has knocked in 34 home runs this year to go along with 109 RBIs. They have recorded 34 two-baggers, while taking a walk 90 times and scoring 116 runs. The New York Yankees are sitting with an on-base percentage of .299 as well as a team batting average of .226 so far this year. The Yankees have a team SLG% of .378 and they average 4.00 runs per outing (23rd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 251 occasions (15th in MLB) and have tallied 212 base hits.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.180 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a pitching staff on the year. They rank 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 207. The New York pitching staff have given up 114 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.78 (107 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.80 (277 strikeouts against 94 bases on balls). They have given up 31 dingers and they allow 4.02 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.8% of 37 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 19 times in high leverage situations and also on 26 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 19 save situations, the Yankees have earned 11 holds and also 3 blown saves. They are ranked 18th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 80 relievers to the hill for the year. New York has had relief pitchers enter the game in 8 save opportunities and they have walked away with 5 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 20 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (10th in MLB). The Yankees have accrued 225 assists, 11 errors and have accounted for 765 putouts this season. In 2,295 innings played, the Yankees are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.6% (4th in professional baseball).

Cole (135-71 career record) is the owner of a 3.18 ERA while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.55 and he has faced 6,800 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 598 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.094 and having a FIP of 3.1. In his MLB career, Cole has allowed 1,415 hits while accumulating 1,974 punch outs in 1,690 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (+160)

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