Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is the site where the Cleveland Guardians (67-45) will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks (61-52) on Wednesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Brandon Pfaadt and Carlos Carrasco.

As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are knocking in 5.2 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in MLB. They have racked up 582 runs scored and have an OBP of .329. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 194 two-baggers as a team and have hit 131 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 557 RBI's and 990 hits this year, while their batting average is at .258. Arizona has a slugging % of .426 and have been called out on strikes 872 times, while drawing a walk on 378 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 118 long balls and 536 total runs (24th in the league). Arizona has relinquished 1,013 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 506 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have compiled a team earned run average of 4.53 for the season (26th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 844 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 338 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.15 as a unit over the course of the season.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 105 times as well as having 119 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 63 holds this season (11th in MLB). The Diamondbacks bullpen have compiled a save rate of 57.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 114 save situations. They have tallied 28 saves so far this year and have not converted 21 of 49 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 145 runners over the course of the season with 42.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have sent 375 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Diamondbacks have turned 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,054 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for 3,018 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,051 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which is 1st in baseball, and have a total of 108 double plays.

Pfaadt has taken the mound for 227 innings and has accounted for 212 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Pfaadt (8-15 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.65 while he has gone up against 956 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.72 (119 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.246. He has conceded 229 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 54 free passes.

Cleveland has tallied 126 HRs on the campaign as well as 492 RBIs. They have tallied 183 doubles, while getting a free base 326 times and scoring 524 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have recorded a team on-base percentage of .313 and a batting average of .242 this year. The Guardians hold a team slugging percentage of .401 and they have an average of 4.68 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 814 instances (27th in the league) and have notched a total of 896 hits.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.221 with a FIP of 4.04 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (992 strikeouts against 347 free passes). They sit at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 867. They have given up 130 dingers and they surrender 3.98 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 440 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.73 (412 earned runs yielded).

With 146 save situations, the Guardians have 92 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Cleveland has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 52 save chances and they have earned 38 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 148 times in high leverage situations and on 116 occasions with runners on. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.2% out of 162 inherited base runners. They are ranked 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 73.1%, and they have dispatched 412 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year.

In their 8,946 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in pro baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 94 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in professional baseball). The Guardians have accrued 968 assists, 59 errors and have amassed 2,982 putouts for the year.

In his career, Carrasco has allowed 1,607 base knocks while accumulating 1,657 strikeouts in 1,637 innings. Carrasco (110-102 career record) has earned a 4.13 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 752 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.256 and a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.69 and he has gone up against 6,841 batters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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