Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+124) Houston (-148)

The Houston Astros (9-19) are welcoming the Cleveland Guardians (19-9) at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has Cleveland at +124 while Houston is priced at -148. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Carlos Carrasco and Hunter Brown.

Cleveland is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 207 times, while drawing a walk on 80 occasions. They have compiled 128 runs batted in in addition to 238 hits this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .250. The Guardians have accounted for 50 doubles as a team and have knocked 26 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 143 runs while holding a team OBP of .321. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are compiling 5.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 7th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Guardians pitchers have allowed 23 home runs and also 97 runs in total (3rd in the league). Cleveland has surrendered 214 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 91 earned runs. The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 3.22 on the season (6th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 274 batters. They have walked 95 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.49 as a team this year.

Guardians relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 30 times as well as having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 25 holds this season (1st in baseball). The Guardians bullpen have a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 41 save situations. They have earned 10 saves for the season and have missed out on 5 of their 15 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 35 runners for the year and 22.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Guardians have sent 112 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 763 putouts this year, in addition to 242 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 8th in the majors, and have a total of 21 double plays. The Guardians have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,289 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 18th in MLB.

Carrasco (108-95 career record) holds a FIP of 3.65 while he has gone up against 6,520 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 1,525 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 431 walks. His ERA is 4.05 (703 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.253. Carrasco has thrown 1,561 innings and has accumulated 1,593 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Houston Astros have accounted for an on-base percentage of .329 as well as a team batting average of .264 on the season. They have been rung up on 178 occasions (30th in MLB) and have totaled 258 hits. Houston has accumulated 32 home runs for the season as well as 117 runs batted in. The Astros have a slugging percentage of .415 and they score 4.36 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have tallied 49 two-baggers, while walking 89 times and putting up 122 runs.

The Houston pitching staff have relinquished 144 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.92 (134 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 26 dingers and they relinquish 5.29 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Astros have a WHIP of 1.473 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.22 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (234 strikeouts vs 116 walks). They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 245.

Houston has had relief pitchers take the mound in 8 save opportunities and they have converted 2 saves. They are currently ranked 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 25.0%, and they have dispatched 98 relievers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 26 times in high leverage situations and also on 22 occasions with runners on base. Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 23.7% out of their 38 inherited runners. Sitting with 21 save situations, the Astros have earned 13 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

The Houston Astros have turned 24 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Astros have 235 assists, 15 errors and have accumulated 735 putouts so far this year. In their 2,205 innings on the diamond, the Astros have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.2% (27th in professional baseball).

During his career, Brown has allowed 204 hits and he has 217 strikeouts in 193 frames. He has given up a total of 109 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.435 and having a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.93 and he has gone up against 838 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Brown (13-17 career record) is the owner of a 5.07 earned run average while allowing 9.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-148)

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