Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: MASN

The Cleveland Guardians (65-42) will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (64-44) at Progressive Field on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers are Trevor Rogers and Ben Lively.

The Orioles have hit 186 doubles as a team and have knocked 169 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging % of .453 and have struck out 878 times, while being walked on 313 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have accrued 526 RBI's and 948 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate sits at .254. They have earned a total of 543 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .318.

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The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 3.79 so far this season (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 926 batters. Orioles pitchers have conceded 111 long balls and 456 runs (12th in baseball). They have walked 321 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.85 as a squad on the season. Baltimore has conceded 857 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 408 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Orioles relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 67.3% and stepped onto the hill in 130 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 165 base runners on the campaign and 30.3% of those players ended up scoring. Orioles pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 117 times and also have had 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 360 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 80 holds for the season (2nd in baseball). They have tallied 33 saves this year and have blown 16 of 49 chances to get a save.

The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 2,905 putouts so far this season, in addition to 899 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 12th in MLB, and have earned 59 double plays. The Orioles have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,715 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 7th in professional baseball.

Rogers has thrown 391 innings and has accounted for 406 strikeouts thus far in his career. Rogers (15-32 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.17 while he has gone up against 1,708 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.23 (184 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.386. He has given up 386 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 156 free passes.

Cleveland has recorded 120 home runs for the year to go along with 461 RBIs. They have tallied 174 two-baggers, while walking 307 times and putting up 491 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have a team on-base percentage of .311 in addition to a batting average of .241 this season. The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .399 and they score 4.59 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 781 occasions (27th in baseball) and have tallied 849 base hits.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.210 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.03 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (944 strikeouts against 329 walks). They rank 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 818. They have allowed 124 homers and they concede 3.89 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 410 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.64 (383 earned runs relinquished).

Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 50 save opportunities and they have tallied 38 saves. They rank 1st in baseball with a save percentage of 76.0%, and they have sent 390 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 141 times in high leverage situations and on 108 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 152 inherited runners. Sitting with 141 save situations, the Guardians have accrued 89 holds and also 12 blown saves.

In 8,532 innings on the field, the Guardians are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (8th in baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 90 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Guardians have recorded 921 assists, 58 errors and have accumulated 2,844 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Lively has allowed 317 base hits while he has totaled 245 K's in 308 innings. Lively (17-23 career record) has a 4.53 earned run average while allowing 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 155 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.331 and having a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.63 and he has gone up against 1,309 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 Baltimore

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