Philadelphia Phillies vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-115) Cleveland (-105)

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (47-49) will play the Philadelphia Phillies (52-44) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at -115 and Cleveland is opening at -105. The total is 8. The starting pitchers will be Zack Wheeler and Tanner Bibee.

Philadelphia owns a slugging percentage of .420 and have been called out on strikes 880 times, while taking a walk on 284 occasions. They have accrued 416 runs batted in and 854 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .258. The Phillies have hit 178 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 107 balls out of the park. They have racked up 433 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in the league.

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The Phillies have compiled a team ERA of 4.07 this year (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 870 batters. Phillies pitchers have given up 105 long balls and 426 runs (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 278 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.94 as a team for the year. Philadelphia has conceded 781 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 385 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.13 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.24.

The Phillies relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 78 save situations. The relievers have inherited 113 base runners on the campaign with 36.3% of them earned a run for their team. Phillies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 76 times and also have had 100 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 314 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have racked up 42 holds over the course of the season (24th in baseball). They have compiled 27 saves for the season and have not converted 9 of 36 save opportunities.

The Phillies have turned 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,671 innings, which has them sitting at 16th in pro baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned a total of 2,557 putouts this season, as well as 828 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 16th in MLB, and have 67 double plays.

Wheeler (81-61 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.34 while facing 5,396 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,168 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 388 free passes. His ERA is 3.47 (501 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.199. Wheeler has taken the mound for 1,298 innings and has earned 1,315 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

Cleveland is sitting with 71 home runs this year to go along with 374 RBIs. They have tallied 179 two-baggers, while taking a walk 284 times and putting up 400 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have an on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .252 this year. The Guardians have a SLG% of .383 and they average 4.17 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have been rung up on 672 instances (30th in baseball) and have earned 829 hits.

The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 400 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.88 (371 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 97 dingers and they surrender 4.19 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.267 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.11 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.00 (762 strikeouts against 294 walks). They are currently ranked 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 796.

Sitting with 105 save situations, the Guardians have accrued 55 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 48 save chances and they have earned 28 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 123 times in high leverage situations and also on 86 occasions with base runners. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.9% of 109 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 314 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 65 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Guardians have 879 assists, 45 errors and have earned a total of 2,581 putouts on the season. In 7,743 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (7th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Bibee has surrendered 68 hits while he has earned 77 K's in 76 frames. Bibee (5-2 career record) has a 3.32 earned run average and has conceded 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 28 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.263 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and he has gone up against 322 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-115)

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