Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Prediction, 10/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: TBS

The New York Yankees (94-68) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (92-69) at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday in Game 2 of the ALCS. The pitchers taking the mound are Tanner Bibee and Gerrit Cole. The Guardians open at +140 while New York is at -165. The total opens at 7.5.

The Guardians have hit 245 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 185 balls out of the stadium. Cleveland is slugging .395 and have been called out on strikes 1,196 times, while drawing a walk on 466 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 14th in the league. They have 670 runs batted in as well as 1,263 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .238. They have accumulated 708 runs scored and hold an OBP of .307.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Guardians pitchers have conceded 179 home runs and also 621 runs (3rd in MLB). Cleveland has allowed 1,224 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 572 earned runs. The Guardians have an ERA of 3.61 so far this season (3rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,410 hitters. They have walked 492 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.98 as a unit on the year.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 170 times in addition to having 198 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 122 holds for the year (1st in MLB). The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 76.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 193 save situations. They have 53 saves on the season and have blown 16 of their 69 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 235 runners on the season with 26.0% of them ended up scoring. The Guardians have sent 593 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 4,284 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,377 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which is 17th in the majors, and have earned 130 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs in their 12,852 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 5th in professional baseball.

Bibee has taken the ball for 315 frames and has accumulated 328 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Bibee (22-12 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.21 and he has gone up against 1,295 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.26 (114 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.145. He has surrendered 272 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 89 free passes.

The Yankees have a team SLG% of .429 and they are recording 5.03 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have recorded 243 doubles, while taking a walk 672 times and scoring 815 runs. New York has knocked in 237 HRs on the year to go along with 782 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,326 instances (20th in baseball) and have tallied 1,352 base hits. The New York Yankees have an OBP of .333 as well as a batting average of .248 this year.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.243 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a unit on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,457 strikeouts vs 533 walks). They are sitting at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,272. They have allowed 181 HR's and they surrender 4.14 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The New York pitching staff have relinquished 668 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.74 (604 earned runs relinquished).

With 151 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 83 holds and 21 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 66 save opportunities and they have converted 45 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 150 times in high leverage situations and on 173 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.2% out of their 253 inherited runners. They sit at 7th in the league holding a save rate of 68.2%, and they have sent 521 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

In 13,074 innings on the diamond, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (13th in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 112 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in professional baseball). The Yankees have recorded 1,320 assists, 93 errors and have earned 4,358 putouts over the course of the season.

Cole (153-80 career mark) has earned a 3.18 ERA and has surrendered 7.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.50 and he has faced 7,861 batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 690 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.089 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. In his MLB career, Cole has surrendered 1,627 base hits while earning 2,251 K's in 1,954 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+140)

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