Miami Marlins vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Miami Marlins (10-9) are en route to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will take on the Cleveland Guardians (10-9). The starting pitchers will be Jesus Luzardo and Peyton Battenfield.

Miami has a slugging % of .383 and have been rung up 169 times, while drawing a walk on 46 occasions. They have 58 runs batted in in addition to 156 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is at .249. The Marlins have accounted for 24 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 18 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 59 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .305. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are scoring 3.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in the league.

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The Marlins have an earned run average of 4.16 over the course of the season (14th in the league), and their staff has struck out 162 hitters. Marlins pitchers have allowed 20 home runs and 85 total runs (12th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 62 opposing players and their FIP is 4.25 as a unit this season. Miami has yielded 150 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 79 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.24.

The Marlins relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 100.0% and stepped onto the hill in 11 save situations. The relievers have inherited 26 runners over the course of the season with 15.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. Marlins bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 16 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 60 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have earned 7 holds this year (22nd in baseball). They have recorded 4 saves so far this year and have not converted 0 out of their 4 chances to save the game.

The Marlins have converted 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,539 innings on the field, which ranks them 10th in professional baseball. The Miami Marlins have amassed 513 putouts on the year, in addition to 174 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 23rd in MLB, and have a total of 13 double plays.

Luzardo (15-18 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.07 and he has gone up against 1,226 hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 259 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 111 free passes. His ERA is 4.44 (143 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.277. Luzardo has taken the mound for 289 frames and has accounted for 319 punch outs during his career.

The Guardians have a team SLG% of .347 and they are earning 4.21 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have put up 37 doubles, while walking 82 times as well as notching 80 runs. Cleveland has recorded 10 home runs so far this year and 71 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 143 occasions (29th in the league) and have totaled 150 base knocks. The Cleveland Guardians hold an OBP of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .231 for the season.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.236 and have a FIP of 3.95 as a unit for the season. They come in at 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 165. The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 83 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.90 (75 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (147 strikeouts against 49 free passes). They have given up 18 homers and they surrender 4.32 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.4% out of their 17 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 39 times in high leverage situations and on 16 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 22 save situations, the Guardians have 10 holds and 4 blown saves. They rank 9th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 64 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 12 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves.

In their 1,560 innings on the field, the Guardians have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (13th in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 13 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in professional baseball). The Guardians have accrued 178 assists, 9 errors and have accounted for 520 putouts for the season.

In his MLB career, Battenfield has allowed 7 base hits while he has tallied 8 strikeouts in 10 innings pitched. Battenfield (0-1 career record) has a 1.69 ERA while giving up 5.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 2 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.938 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and he has faced 41 batters during his MLB career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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