Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (65-42) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (65-44) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dean Kremer and Carlos Carrasco.

Baltimore is slugging .455 and have been called out on strikes 884 times, while being walked on 320 occasions. They have accumulated 536 runs batted in and 960 hits on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .255. The Orioles have hit 187 doubles as a unit and have hit 171 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 553 runs while having a team OBP of .319. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 5.1 runs per outing, which is 3rd in the league.

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The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 3.78 this year (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 937 hitters. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 112 home runs in addition to 460 runs in total (12th in MLB). They have walked 325 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.85 as a team so far this season. Baltimore has surrendered 864 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 411 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Orioles have sent 363 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 165 runners so far this season with 30.3% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 33 saves this season and have blown 16 of their 49 save opportunities. The Orioles bullpen have compiled a save rate of 67.3% and has entered the game in 130 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 80 holds this season (2nd in baseball). Orioles bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 117 times in addition to having 111 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for 2,932 putouts so far this season, as well as 907 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 13th in professional baseball, and they have turned 60 double plays. The Orioles have converted 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,796 innings, which ranks them 8th in professional baseball.

Kremer has taken the hill for 444 frames and has totaled 386 strikeouts during his career. Kremer (26-27 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.27 while facing 1,897 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.33 (214 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.328. He has allowed 435 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 155 free passes.

The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .241 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 781 occasions (27th in the league) and have notched a total of 849 hits. Cleveland has accumulated 120 long balls on the year to go along with 461 runs batted in. The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .399 and they are recording 4.59 runs per game (13th in the league). They have put up 174 doubles, while getting a free base 307 times and scoring 491 runs.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.210 in addition to having a FIP of 4.04 as a pitching staff for the year. They come in at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 818. The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 410 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.64 (383 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (944 strikeouts vs 329 free passes). They have yielded 124 home runs and they allow 3.89 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

Sitting with 141 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 89 holds and also 12 blown saves. Cleveland has had relievers enter the game in 50 save chances and they have come away with 38 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 141 times in high leverage situations and on 108 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of their 152 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 1st in the league with a save percentage of 76.0%, and they have dispatched 390 relievers onto the field so far this season.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 90 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Guardians have accrued 921 assists, 58 errors and have notched a total of 2,844 putouts during this campaign. In 8,532 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Carrasco has given up 1,606 hits and he has 1,652 K's in 1,633 innings pitched. Carrasco (110-102 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.14 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 751 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.256 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.71 and he has faced 6,823 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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