Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+126) New York (-150)

The New York Yankees (73-52) are welcoming the Cleveland Guardians (72-52) at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Guardians at +126 while the Yankees are coming in at -150. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Joey Cantillo and Nestor Cortes Jr.

Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .396 and have struck out 901 times, while being walked on 353 occasions. They have tallied 531 RBI's and 974 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .238. The Guardians have accumulated 190 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 142 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 563 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .308. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are compiling 4.5 runs per outing, which is 13th in the league.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.73 so far this season (6th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,080 hitters. Guardians pitchers have yielded 145 long balls and 485 total runs (2nd in the league). They have walked 382 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.08 as a unit on the year. Cleveland has allowed 951 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 455 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.83 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22.

Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 130 times and also have had 159 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 99 holds over the course of the season (1st in baseball). The Guardians relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 73.7% and stepped onto the hill in 158 save situations. They have compiled 42 saves so far this season and have not converted 15 of their 57 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 180 runners this year and 27.2% of them earned a run for their team. The Guardians have dispatched 455 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 3,291 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,079 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball, and they have turned 107 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,873 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in pro baseball.

Cantillo has taken the ball for 13 innings and is sitting with 9 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 6.23 (9 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.615. He has surrendered 15 base hits (10.4 hits per nine innings) with 6 free passes. Cantillo (0-2 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 6.14 while he has faced 58 hitters in the major leagues.

New York has accumulated 188 home runs for the year to go along with 613 RBIs. They have recorded 191 two-baggers, while walking 515 times as well as notching 635 runs. The New York Yankees have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .335 and a batting average of .252 this season. The Yankees have a team slugging % of .438 and they tally 5.08 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,004 occasions (22nd in the league) and have 1,061 base hits.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.253 and have a FIP of 4.13 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (1,107 strikeouts vs 407 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 993. They have relinquished 142 long balls and they relinquish 4.18 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The New York pitching staff have surrendered 519 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.79 (470 earned runs allowed).

New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.4% out of their 215 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 112 times in high leverage situations and also on 141 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 115 save situations, the Yankees have 61 holds and also 18 blown saves. They are currently ranked 12th in the league with a save rate of 65.4%, and they have dispatched 397 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. New York has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 52 save opportunities and they have come away with 34 saves.

Out of their 10,056 innings on the field, the Yankees have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (10th in baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 84 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The Yankees have accrued 998 assists, 67 errors and have a total of 3,352 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 478 base hits and he has 546 K's in 534 frames. He has surrendered a total of 233 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.175 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 3.64 and he has gone up against 2,206 batters in his career. Cortes Jr (30-21 career record) has earned a 3.92 earned run average while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-150)

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