Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (66-42) will try to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (65-45) at Progressive Field on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Corbin Burnes and Gavin Williams.

As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 5.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 3rd in MLB. They have accumulated 556 runs and have an OBP of .318. The Orioles have recorded 189 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 172 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 539 RBI's as well as 965 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .254. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .453 and have been rung up 893 times, while drawing a walk on 322 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.86 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Orioles pitchers have given up 115 long balls and also 470 total runs (14th in baseball). Baltimore has conceded 875 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 421 earned runs. The Orioles have an earned run average of 3.85 this year (11th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 945 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 330 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.88 as a team for the season.

Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 119 times as well as having 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 80 holds so far this season (2nd in the league). The Orioles bullpen have a save percentage of 67.3% and has entered the game in 130 save situations. They have recorded 33 saves for the year and have blown 16 of their 49 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 167 base runners this season and 30.5% of those players ended up scoring. The Orioles have sent 366 relievers to the mound this season.

The Baltimore Orioles have 2,956 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 914 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 13th in pro baseball, and they have turned 60 double plays. The Orioles have transformed 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,868 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball.

Burnes (56-31 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.09 while facing 3,418 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 653 base hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 239 walks. His earned run average is 3.14 (295 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.054. Burnes has thrown 847 innings and has tallied 998 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .402 and they average 4.64 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have tallied 178 doubles, while walking 312 times as well as putting up 501 runs. Cleveland has hit 123 long balls so far this year and 471 runs batted in. They have struck out on 789 occasions (27th in baseball) and have earned a total of 860 hits. The Cleveland Guardians have recorded an on-base percentage of .312 and a team batting average of .241 on the season.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.206 with a FIP of 4.03 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 2nd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 823. The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 413 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.63 (386 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (953 strikeouts against 331 walks). They have relinquished 125 home runs and they relinquish 3.88 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of 152 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 141 times in high leverage situations in addition to 108 occasions with base runners. With 142 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 90 holds and also 12 blown saves. They are currently ranked 1st in baseball holding a save percentage of 76.0%, and they have sent 393 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 50 save opportunities and they have converted 38 saves.

In 8,613 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (7th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 91 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in pro baseball). The Guardians have accrued 928 assists, 59 errors and have accounted for 2,871 putouts so far this year.

During his pro baseball career, Williams has allowed 94 base hits while he has accumulated 112 punch outs in 111 innings pitched. Williams (4-8 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.41 earned run average and has conceded 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up 42 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.279 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and he has faced 472 batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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