Cleveland Guardians vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Miami Marlins

Date: Friday, June 7, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Cleveland Guardians (40-20) are hitting the road to loanDepot park on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Miami Marlins (21-41). The pitchers taking the mound will be Logan Allen and Ryan Weathers.

Cleveland has a slugging rate of .395 and have struck out 447 times, while drawing a walk on 188 occasions. They have amassed 281 runs batted in and 472 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .238. The Guardians have hit 99 doubles as a team and have hit 66 balls out of the park. They have a total of 306 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .315. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball.

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The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.50 on the year (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 540 hitters. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 62 home runs and 225 runs in total (5th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 177 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.76 as a team this season. Cleveland has given up 463 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 209 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.19.

Guardians pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 59 times as well as having 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 51 holds over the course of the season (1st in the league). The Guardians bullpen have earned a save percentage of 71.0% and has come into the game in 83 save situations. They have earned 22 saves this year and have blown 9 out of their 31 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 71 runners so far this year and 22.5% of them crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 221 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 1,614 putouts this season, as well as 516 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 17th in the majors, and they have turned 55 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,842 innings on the field, ranking them 13th in baseball.

Allen (18-21 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.90 and he has faced 1,234 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 316 hits (10.2 hits per nine innings) with 110 free passes. His ERA is 4.97 (154 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.529. Allen has taken the ball for 279 innings and has racked up 238 K's in his MLB career.

Miami is sitting with 48 home runs so far this season as well as 220 runs batted in. They have notched 80 doubles, while taking a walk 134 times and scoring 227 runs. The Miami Marlins have an OBP of .289 and a team batting average of .237 so far this season. The Marlins hold a slugging % of .351 and they average 3.66 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have struck out on 481 instances (23rd in the league) and have earned a total of 496 base hits.

The Miami pitching staff have conceded 315 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.64 (284 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 58 homers and they allow 5.15 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.376 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.08 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (507 strikeouts vs 221 bases on balls). They rank 27th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 537.

Miami has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 20 save opportunities and they have converted 9 saves. They rank 29th in baseball with a save rate of 45.0%, and they have sent 208 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations and also on 59 occasions with base runners. Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.5% out of their 85 inherited base runners. With 44 save situations, the Marlins have tallied 24 holds and also 11 blown saves.

In 4,959 innings on the field, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (28th in the majors). The Miami Marlins have gotten 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in MLB). The Marlins have 595 assists, 43 errors and have accumulated 1,653 putouts for the year.

In his pro baseball career, Weathers has surrendered 232 hits and he has 182 strikeouts in 223 innings. He has surrendered a total of 128 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.414 and a FIP of 5.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 and he has gone up against 968 batters in his MLB career. Weathers (8-20 career mark) has a 5.17 earned run average while allowing 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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