Cleveland Guardians vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+130) San Diego (-150)

The San Diego Padres (31-34) will try to beat the Cleveland Guardians (31-34) at Petco Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at +130 while the Padres are sitting at -150. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Aaron Civale and Michael Wacha.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 27th in MLB. They have accumulated 250 runs scored and have an OBP of .309. The Guardians have accounted for 122 doubles as a team and have hit 42 balls out of the park. They have recorded 233 RBI's as well as 529 hits this year, while their batting average is at .242. Cleveland is slugging .366 and have been rung up 462 times, while drawing a walk on 204 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 62 long balls and also 268 total runs (7th in MLB). Cleveland has conceded 549 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 243 earned runs. The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.73 on the campaign (5th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 508 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 187 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a squad for the year.

The Guardians relievers have compiled a save rate of 62.2% and has entered the game in 76 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 70 runners this year with 22.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Guardians pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 55 times and also have had 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 210 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have earned 39 holds over the course of the season (8th in baseball). They have compiled 23 saves this season and have blown 14 out of their 37 chances to save the game.

The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with 1,758 putouts for the season, as well as 612 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which has them sitting 17th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 44 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,274 innings, ranking them 10th in pro baseball.

Civale has taken the mound for 376 innings and has 327 strikeouts during his career. Civale (26-22 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.11 and he has faced 1,537 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.97 (166 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.161. He has conceded 346 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 91 free passes.

San Diego has 75 home runs so far this season as well as 261 RBIs. They have tallied 113 doubles, while taking a walk 266 times and scoring 274 runs. The San Diego Padres have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a batting average of .228 so far this season. The Padres have a slugging percentage of .391 and they average 4.22 runs per outing (23rd in the league). They have been rung up on 575 occasions (15th in the league) and have earned 485 base hits.

The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 255 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.77 (242 earned runs conceded). They have given up 71 long balls and they give up 3.98 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.227 with a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (558 strikeouts vs 213 walks). They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 495.

San Diego has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 28 save chances and they have come away with 17 saves. They are ranked 17th in MLB with a save rate of 60.7%, and they have sent 199 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 66 times in high leverage situations and on 41 occasions with runners on. San Diego relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.1% of 64 inherited base runners. With 64 save situations, the Padres have accumulated 36 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

In their 5,193 innings on the diamond, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (3rd in baseball). The San Diego Padres have turned 55 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in pro baseball). The Padres have accrued 576 assists, 24 errors and have amassed 1,731 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Wacha has given up 1,192 base hits and he has 1,085 K's in 1,221 innings pitched. Wacha (80-52 career mark) has earned a 4.00 earned run average and has surrendered 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 543 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.295 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and he has faced 5,166 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (-150)

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