Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, June 9, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

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

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (28-33) will attempt to defeat the Houston Astros (36-26) on Friday. The line on this matchup has the Astros at -140 while the Guardians are coming in at +120. The total is 9. The starting pitchers are Cristian Javier and Logan Allen.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are earning 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 14th in baseball. They have a total of 281 runs and have an on-base percentage of .316. The Astros have compiled 101 doubles as a unit and have smacked 69 balls out of the park. They have 269 RBI's and 512 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .247. Houston has a slugging rate of .399 and have been called out on strikes 502 times, while taking a walk on 188 occasions.

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The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.25 so far this season (1st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 589 hitters. Astros pitchers have surrendered 66 home runs and 221 runs (1st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 181 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.83 as a team on the year. Houston has given up 490 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 199 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.25 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22.

The Astros relief pitchers have a save rate of 72.7% and has entered the game in 54 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 52 base runners on the season with 28.8% of those players ended up scoring. Astros relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 30 times in addition to having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 189 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have tallied 31 holds for the season (17th in MLB). They have recorded 16 saves on the year and have missed out on 6 out of their 22 save chances.

The Houston Astros have amassed 1,652 putouts thus far, as well as 514 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them ranked 6th in baseball, and they have twisted 56 double plays. The Astros have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,956 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 15th in professional baseball.

Javier (27-13 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.85 while he has gone up against 1,496 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 245 hits (5.9 hits per 9 innings) with 139 walks. His ERA is 3.01 (125 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.027. Javier has taken the hill for 374 innings and is sitting with 450 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .350 and they average 3.62 runs per game (28th in MLB). They have notched 108 two-baggers, while walking 185 times as well as recording 221 runs. Cleveland has knocked in 35 HRs so far this season as well as 205 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 436 instances (29th in the league) and have earned 478 base knocks. The Cleveland Guardians have tallied an OBP of .301 and a team batting average of .235 so far this season.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.255 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a staff this year. They are currently ranked 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 512. The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 250 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.77 (228 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.70 (468 strikeouts against 172 walks). They have relinquished 59 dingers and they allow 4.13 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

With 75 save situations, the Guardians have earned 38 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Cleveland has had relief pitchers take the mound in 37 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 83 times in high leverage situations in addition to 51 occasions with runners on. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.9% out of their 70 inherited runners. They are ranked 16th in MLB holding a save rate of 62.2%, and they have sent 196 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 41 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in MLB). The Guardians have 572 assists, 31 errors and have notched a total of 1,635 putouts over the course of the season. In 4,905 innings played, the Guardians have a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (9th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Allen has surrendered 118 base knocks and he has 68 punch outs in 96 innings pitched. Allen (5-10 career win-loss mark) holds a 5.89 ERA and has surrendered 11.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 63 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.661 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.62 and he has faced 438 hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (+120)

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