Philadelphia Phillies vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, July 21, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (47-49) will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (52-43) at Progressive Field on Friday. The starting pitchers are Ranger Suarez and Gavin Williams.

Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .423 and have been rung up 867 times, while drawing a walk on 282 occasions. They have accumulated 416 RBI's and 852 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .259. The Phillies have accrued 178 doubles as a team and have smacked 107 balls out of the park. They have a total of 433 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .322. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which is 14th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.13 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 104 home runs in addition to 422 total runs (14th in the league). Philadelphia has conceded 773 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 381 earned runs. The Phillies have a team ERA of 4.07 on the year (13th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 861 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 275 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.95 as a squad so far this season.

The Phillies have sent 312 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 112 runners so far this year with 35.7% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 27 saves this year and have blown 9 of their 36 save chances. The Phillies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 78 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 42 holds on the season (24th in baseball). Phillies relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 75 times in addition to having 100 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a total of 2,530 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 821 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which puts them in 18th in the majors, and have a total of 66 double plays. The Phillies have converted 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,590 innings, ranking them 15th in MLB.

Suarez has thrown 397 frames and has racked up 352 strikeouts thus far in his career. Suarez (27-19 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.70 and he has faced 1,668 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.24 (143 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.285. He has given up 372 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 138 free passes.

The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated an OBP of .315 and a batting average of .252 this season. They have been rung up on 672 occasions (30th in the league) and have 829 base hits. Cleveland has tallied 71 home runs so far this season as well as 374 runs batted in. The Guardians have a team slugging percentage of .383 and they average 4.17 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have put up 179 doubles, while getting a free base 284 times and putting up 400 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 400 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.88 (371 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 97 long balls and they concede 4.19 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.267 with a FIP of 4.11 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.00 (762 strikeouts against 294 free passes). They have a ranking of 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 796.

Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.9% out of 109 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 123 times in high leverage situations in addition to 86 occasions with runners on. With 105 save situations, the Guardians have accumulated 55 holds and 20 blown saves. They are currently ranked 21st in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 314 relievers to the hill so far this season. Cleveland has had relievers take the mound in 48 save chances and they have earned 28 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 65 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Guardians have racked up 879 assists, 45 errors and have earned a total of 2,581 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 7,743 innings played, the Guardians are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (7th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Williams has allowed 24 base knocks while earning 23 punch outs in 29 innings. Williams (1-2 career mark) has earned a 3.94 earned run average while surrendering 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 13 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.180 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.09 and he has gone up against 120 batters in his career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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