Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+116) Baltimore (-134)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the site where the Baltimore Orioles (49-29) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (50-26) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Cleveland at +116 and Baltimore is coming in at -134. The total is set at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Carlos Carrasco and Grayson Rodriguez.

The Guardians have tallied 127 doubles as a unit and have hit 89 baseballs out of the stadium. Cleveland is slugging .408 and have been called out on strikes 555 times, while drawing a walk on 236 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB. They have amassed 353 RBI's in addition to 617 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .244. They have accounted for 382 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .320.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.18. Guardians pitchers have given up 81 home runs and also 277 runs in total (1st in MLB). Cleveland has conceded 565 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 259 earned runs. The Guardians have an earned run average of 3.44 on the campaign (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 684 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 233 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.86 as a squad for the year.

The Guardians bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 74.4% and stepped onto the hill in 109 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 101 base runners this year with 20.8% of those runners ended up scoring. Guardians relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 77 times as well as having 104 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 281 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have a total of 69 holds this year (1st in baseball). They have compiled 29 saves this year and have missed out on 10 of 39 save opportunities.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 2,034 putouts on the year, in addition to 663 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which has them ranked 13th in MLB, and have accumulated 70 double plays. The Guardians have converted 71.1% of balls in play into outs in their 6,102 innings on the diamond, ranking them 6th in MLB.

Carrasco has taken the hill for 1,603 innings and has tallied 1,624 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Carrasco (110-99 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.04 and he has faced 6,695 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.10 (730 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.253. He has given up 1,569 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 439 free passes.

Baltimore has knocked in 125 home runs so far this year as well as 394 RBIs. They have 138 doubles, while taking a walk 211 times and scoring 405 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have an OBP of .312 and a team batting average of .252 on the campaign. The Orioles have a team SLG% of .454 and they score 5.19 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have struck out on 640 occasions (18th in MLB) and have 681 hits.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.161 in addition to having a FIP of 3.58 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (668 strikeouts vs 231 free passes). They rank 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 584. They have conceded 68 dingers and they concede 3.78 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 295 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.37 (263 earned runs yielded).

Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 38 save chances and they have walked away with 24 saves. They sit at 16th in MLB with a save percentage of 63.2%, and they have sent 264 relievers onto the field on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 85 times in high leverage situations in addition to 94 occasions with runners on. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.6% out of 128 inherited runners. With 99 save situations, the Orioles have tallied 61 holds and also 14 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 45 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in the majors). The Orioles have racked up 670 assists, 37 errors and have accounted for 2,107 putouts for the season. Out of their 6,321 innings on the diamond, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (4th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Rodriguez has surrendered 193 base knocks while he has earned 214 K's in 197 frames. Rodriguez (15-7 mark in his career) holds a 4.16 ERA while conceding 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 91 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.319 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and he has faced 835 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+116)

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