Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: DBACKS.TV

The Cleveland Guardians (67-44) will try to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (60-52) at Progressive Field on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Eduardo Rodriguez and Ben Lively.

The Diamondbacks have compiled 193 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 128 balls out of the park. Arizona has a slugging percentage of .424 and have struck out 866 times, while drawing a walk on 374 occasions. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which is 2nd in MLB. They have compiled 550 RBI's in addition to 980 hits for the year, and their batting average sits at .258. They have earned 575 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .329.

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The Diamondbacks hold a team ERA of 4.52 this year (26th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 835 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 118 home runs and 530 total runs (23rd in the league). They have walked 335 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a unit on the year. Arizona has allowed 1,003 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 500 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Diamondbacks relievers have recorded a save percentage of 57.4% and has entered the game in 110 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 144 base runners on the campaign and 42.4% of them ended up scoring. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 103 times in addition to having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 371 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have earned 61 holds this year (14th in MLB). They have 27 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 20 of their 47 save opportunities.

The Diamondbacks have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,964 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 25th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 2,988 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,040 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding rate is at .990 which puts them in 1st in the majors, and have 105 double plays.

Rodriguez has taken the ball for 1,252 innings and has racked up 1,250 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Rodriguez (95-62 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.89 while he has faced 5,282 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.95 (549 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.276. He has surrendered 1,174 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 424 free passes.

Cleveland has tallied 126 home runs so far this season to go along with 486 runs batted in. They have 181 doubles, while getting a free base 323 times as well as putting up 518 runs. The Cleveland Guardians hold a team on-base percentage of .313 as well as a batting average of .242 on the season. The Guardians hold a team slugging percentage of .401 and they score 4.67 runs per outing (11th in MLB). They have been rung up on 805 occasions (27th in the league) and have tallied 886 base hits.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.220 and have a FIP of 4.01 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (986 strikeouts against 343 free passes). They rank 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 857. They have allowed 127 homers and they give up 3.96 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 433 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.71 (406 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 142 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 90 holds and also 12 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relievers to take the mound in 50 save chances and they have come away with 38 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 143 times in high leverage situations in addition to 112 occasions with runners on. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.2% of 158 inherited base runners. They rank 1st in the league holding a save percentage of 76.0%, and they have dispatched 405 relievers to the mound this season.

In their 8,856 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (9th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 93 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in MLB). The Guardians have 953 assists, 59 errors and have accounted for 2,952 putouts over the course of the season.

In his pro baseball career, Lively has given up 321 base knocks and he has 249 punch outs in 314 innings pitched. Lively (18-23 career record) has a 4.50 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 157 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.322 and a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.65 and he has faced 1,331 opposing batters 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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