Miami Marlins vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

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

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (10-9) will attempt to defeat the Miami Marlins (10-9) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Miami at +115 while Cleveland is coming in at -135. The over/under has been set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Sandy Alcantara and Shane Bieber.

As a squad, the Miami Marlins are scoring 3.1 runs per outing, which has them at 30th in the league. They have racked up 59 runs while holding a team OBP of .305. The Marlins have hit 24 doubles as a unit and have smacked 18 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 58 RBI's in addition to 156 hits on the year, and their batting average is at .249. Miami has a slugging % of .383 and have struck out 169 times, while drawing a walk on 46 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24. Marlins pitchers have allowed 20 long balls and also 85 runs in total (15th in MLB). Miami has allowed 150 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 79 earned runs. The Marlins have a team ERA of 4.16 so far this season (16th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 162 hitters. They have walked 62 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.24 as a squad this season.

Marlins pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 16 times and also have had 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 7 holds for the year (22nd in the league). The Marlins relievers have earned a save percentage of 100.0% and has entered the game in 11 save situations. They have tallied 4 saves this season and have blown 0 of 4 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 26 runners for the season with 15.4% of those players crossed home plate. The Marlins have dispatched 60 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Marlins have converted 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,539 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 9th in pro baseball. The Miami Marlins have 513 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 174 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which ranks 23rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 13 double plays.

Alcantara has taken the hill for 740 frames and has accounted for 658 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Alcantara (35-45 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.70 and he has gone up against 3,019 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.20 (263 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.144. He has given up 616 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 231 free passes.

Cleveland has hit 10 home runs so far this season to go along with 71 runs batted in. They have recorded 37 doubles, while walking 82 times and putting up 80 runs. The Cleveland Guardians hold an OBP of .319 as well as a team batting average of .231 this season. The Guardians hold a slugging % of .347 and they earn 4.21 runs per game (23rd in the league). They have been rung up on 143 occasions (28th in the league) and have 150 base hits.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.236 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.94 as a staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.60 (147 strikeouts against 49 free passes). They are sitting at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 165. They have given up 18 dingers and they concede 4.32 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 83 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.90 (75 earned runs yielded).

Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.4% out of their 17 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 39 times in high leverage situations in addition to 16 occasions with runners on base. With 22 save situations, the Guardians have accumulated 10 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 64 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Cleveland has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 12 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves.

Out of their 1,560 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (13th in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 13 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in the majors). The Guardians have recorded 178 assists, 9 errors and have amassed 520 putouts over the course of the season.

Bieber (55-26 mark in his career) has a 3.16 ERA while conceding 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.37 and he has faced 2,938 hitters so far in his career. He has conceded 256 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.098 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Bieber has allowed 641 base knocks and he has 849 punch outs in 728 innings pitched.

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

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

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