New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The New York Yankees (6-4) are traveling to Progressive Field on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (7-4). The men taking the mound are Clarke Schmidt and Konnor Pilkington.

New York has a slugging rate of .452 and have been rung up 89 times, while drawing a walk on 38 occasions. They have accrued 44 runs batted in as well as 78 hits on the season, while their batting average sits at .241. The Yankees have accounted for 14 doubles as a unit and have smacked 16 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 46 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. As a unit, the New York Yankees are knocking in 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 16th in MLB.

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Yankees pitchers have conceded 6 long balls in addition to 28 runs in total (4th in baseball). They have walked 34 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.23 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.09 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.17. The Yankees have a team ERA of 2.76 on the year (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 105 hitters.

The Yankees have dispatched 32 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 17 base runners for the season with 41.2% of them ended up scoring. They have tallied 3 saves this season and have not converted 1 of 4 chances to save the game. The Yankees relievers have earned a save rate of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 13 save situations. The bullpen have 9 holds on the season (7th in baseball). Yankees bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 12 times in addition to having 8 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have earned 264 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 74 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which has them ranked 14th in baseball, and have accumulated 4 double plays. The Yankees have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 792 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 9th in pro baseball.

Schmidt has taken the hill for 77 frames and is sitting with 77 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Schmidt (5-6 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.14 while going up against 342 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.21 (36 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.442. He has allowed 74 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 37 walks.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned an OBP of .333 and a batting average of .239 so far this season. They have been rung up on 90 instances (14th in the league) and have accounted for 93 hits. Cleveland has recorded 5 home runs so far this season as well as 47 runs batted in. The Guardians have a slugging percentage of .350 and they are earning 4.82 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have hit 22 two-baggers, while taking a walk 56 times and scoring 53 runs.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.163 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a team this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.88 (98 strikeouts vs 34 walks). They are sitting at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 86. They have allowed 9 home runs and they concede 4.10 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have relinquished 47 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.75 (43 earned runs conceded).

Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of their 7 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 22 times in high leverage situations in addition to 10 occasions with runners on base. With 10 save situations, the Guardians have amassed 3 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 41 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 7 save opportunities and they have converted 5 saves.

In their 933 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (5th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (9th in pro baseball). The Guardians have accrued 95 assists, 4 errors and have a tally of 311 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Pilkington has surrendered 53 hits while he has accumulated 50 K's in 58 frames. He has given up 25 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.466 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.56 and he has faced 258 batters in his pro baseball career. Pilkington (1-2 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.88 ERA and has given up 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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