Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Monday, August 5, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (66-42) welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks (58-51) at Progressive Field on Monday. The starting pitchers are Zac Gallen and Tanner Bibee.

Arizona is slugging .422 and have been called out on strikes 841 times, while being walked on 360 occasions. They have accumulated 534 RBI's in addition to 954 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is sitting at .258. The Diamondbacks have hit 189 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 121 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 558 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .329. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which is 2nd in the league.

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The Diamondbacks have an ERA of 4.48 for the year (25th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 806 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 116 home runs and also 513 runs in total (23rd in the league). They have walked 326 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a team on the campaign. Arizona has conceded 974 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 483 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.47 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 358 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 139 base runners so far this year and 42.4% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 25 saves so far this year and have not converted 19 of their 44 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks bullpen have compiled a save rate of 56.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 102 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 56 holds for the year (15th in MLB). Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 100 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 2,910 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,015 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them sitting 1st in baseball, and they have turned 102 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,730 innings, which has them ranked 24th in MLB.

Gallen has pitched in 760 innings and has totaled 821 strikeouts in his MLB career. Gallen (48-36 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.21 while going up against 3,099 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.26 (275 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.125. He has allowed 620 base knocks (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 235 free passes.

Cleveland has 123 home runs this year and 471 RBIs. They have put up 178 doubles, while getting a free base 312 times and scoring 501 runs. The Cleveland Guardians hold an OBP of .312 in addition to a team batting average of .241 over the course of the season. The Guardians have a slugging percentage of .402 and they earn 4.64 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 789 occasions (27th in baseball) and have recorded 860 hits.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.206 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.03 as a team on the campaign. They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 823. The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 413 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.63 (386 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (953 strikeouts vs 331 bases on balls). They have surrendered 125 dingers and they relinquish 3.88 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of 152 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 141 times in high leverage situations and on 108 occasions with runners on. With 142 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 90 holds and 12 blown saves. They sit at 1st in the league with a save rate of 76.0%, and they have sent 393 relievers to the mound on the year. Cleveland has had relief pitchers take the mound in 50 save chances and they have walked away with 38 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 91 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in the majors). The Guardians have recorded 928 assists, 59 errors and have a tally of 2,871 putouts so far this year. In 8,613 innings on the field, the Guardians hold a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (7th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Bibee has allowed 224 hits and he has 273 strikeouts in 263 innings pitched. Bibee (19-8 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.21 ERA and has surrendered 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 94 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.140 and having a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.59 and he has faced 1,080 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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