Cleveland Guardians vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Miami Marlins

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-120) Miami (+100)

The Cleveland Guardians (40-21) are hitting the road to loanDepot park on Saturday where they will try to beat the Miami Marlins (21-41). The moneyline on this matchup has the Guardians at -120 and the Marlins are priced at +100. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ben Lively and Roddery Munoz.

Cleveland is slugging .395 and have been called out on strikes 454 times, while drawing a walk on 192 occasions. They have recorded 284 runs batted in as well as 481 hits on the season, and their team batting average is .238. The Guardians have tallied 100 two-baggers as a team and have hit 67 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 309 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .316. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 5.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.19. Guardians pitchers have yielded 62 home runs and also 229 runs (5th in baseball). Cleveland has allowed 473 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 212 earned runs. The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.49 over the course of the season (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 549 hitters. They have walked 180 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.74 as a unit for the year.

The Guardians have dispatched 226 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 77 runners on the season and 23.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 22 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 10 of their 32 chances to save the game. The Guardians bullpen have compiled a save rate of 68.8% and has entered the game in 84 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 51 holds so far this season (1st in MLB). Guardians pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 62 times in addition to having 87 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have converted 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,923 innings on the field, which ranks them 17th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have 1,641 putouts so far this season, as well as 525 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 19th in baseball, and have a total of 57 double plays.

Lively has pitched in 259 innings and has earned 206 punch outs thus far in his career. Lively (13-19 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.55 while he has gone up against 1,108 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.62 (133 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.362. He has given up 274 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 79 free passes.

The Marlins have a team slugging percentage of .351 and they are scoring 3.66 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have 80 doubles, while taking a walk 134 times as well as putting up 227 runs. Miami has knocked in 48 home runs for the season to go along with 220 RBIs. They have been rung up on 481 occasions (24th in the league) and have earned a total of 496 base hits. The Miami Marlins hold a team on-base percentage of .289 in addition to a batting average of .237 on the year.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.376 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.08 as a team on the year. They are sitting at 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 537. The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 315 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.64 (284 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (507 strikeouts vs 221 free passes). They have allowed 58 long balls and they allow 5.15 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Miami has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 20 save chances and they have recorded 9 saves. They are ranked 29th in the league with a save rate of 45.0%, and they have dispatched 208 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations and on 59 occasions with runners on base. Miami relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.5% of 85 inherited runners. Sitting with 44 save situations, the Marlins have accrued 24 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

Out of their 4,959 innings on the diamond, the Marlins hold a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (28th in the majors). The Miami Marlins have gotten 49 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in MLB). The Marlins have accrued 595 assists, 43 errors and have accounted for 1,653 putouts this year.

Munoz (1-1 career mark) is the owner of a 5.33 earned run average while allowing 7.1 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.71 and he has faced 66 batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 9 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.250 and a FIP of 5.2. During his career, Munoz has surrendered 12 hits while accumulating 19 strikeouts in 15 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+100)

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