Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (73-52) will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (72-52) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Matthew Boyd and Luis Gil.

Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .396 and have been called out on strikes 901 times, while drawing a walk on 353 occasions. They have 531 runs batted in and 974 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .238. The Guardians have recorded 190 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 142 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 563 runs and have an on-base percentage of .308. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 13th in baseball.

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The Guardians hold a team earned run average of 3.73 so far this season (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,080 hitters. Guardians pitchers have yielded 145 long balls and also 485 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 382 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.08 as a team this year. Cleveland has allowed 951 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 455 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22.

The Guardians have sent 455 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 180 runners on the year with 27.2% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 42 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 of their 57 save opportunities. The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 73.7% and stepped onto the hill in 158 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 99 holds so far this year (1st in baseball). Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 130 times in addition to having 159 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 3,291 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,079 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 17th in baseball, and have earned 107 double plays. The Guardians have converted 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,873 innings, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball.

Boyd (44-67 career record) has a FIP of 4.85 and he has gone up against 3,749 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 870 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 281 walks. His earned run average is 4.93 (478 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.318. Boyd has taken the mound for 873 innings and has 851 K's so far in his career.

New York has accounted for 188 home runs so far this season to go along with 613 runs batted in. They have 191 two-baggers, while taking a walk 515 times and scoring 635 runs. The New York Yankees have compiled an OBP of .335 as well as a team batting average of .252 on the season. The Yankees have a team slugging percentage of .438 and they earn 5.08 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,004 instances (21st in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,061 hits.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.253 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.13 as a unit for the year. They are sitting at 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 993. The New York pitching staff have conceded 519 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.79 (470 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (1,107 strikeouts against 407 free passes). They have yielded 142 homers and they allow 4.18 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

With 115 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 61 holds and also 18 blown saves. New York has had relief pitchers take the mound in 52 save chances and they have converted 34 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 112 times in high leverage situations and on 141 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.4% out of their 215 inherited base runners. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save percentage of 65.4%, and they have dispatched 397 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

The New York Yankees have turned 84 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (19th in the majors). The Yankees have racked up 998 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 3,352 putouts so far this season. Out of their 10,056 innings on the diamond, the Yankees are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (10th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Gil has allowed 105 hits while he has tallied 184 strikeouts in 154 frames. He has given up a total of 58 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.205 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and he has faced 653 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Gil (13-7 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.38 earned run average while surrendering 6.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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