Cleveland Guardians vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 7/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Cleveland Guardians (61-40) are headed to Citizens Bank Park on Saturday where they will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (64-38). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Carlos Carrasco and Tyler Phillips.

Cleveland has a slugging % of .402 and have struck out 737 times, while taking a walk on 296 occasions. They have recorded 439 runs batted in in addition to 802 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .243. The Guardians have hit 166 doubles as a team and have knocked 112 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 469 runs scored while having a team OBP of .314. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 4.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 10th in baseball.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.69 so far this year (5th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 885 hitters. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 114 home runs and 390 runs in total (4th in baseball). They have walked 309 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.99 as a team for the year. Cleveland has allowed 773 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 363 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22.

Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 103 times as well as having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 83 holds so far this year (1st in the league). The Guardians relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 74.5% and has entered the game in 132 save situations. They have earned 35 saves this season and have missed out on 12 of their 47 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 144 base runners so far this season with 24.3% of them ended up scoring. The Guardians have dispatched 364 relievers to the hill this season.

The Guardians have transformed 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,974 innings, which has them sitting 10th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have a tally of 2,658 putouts thus far, in addition to 858 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 17th in the majors, and they have turned 84 double plays.

Carrasco (110-101 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.05 and he has gone up against 6,805 batters in the majors. He has given up 1,600 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 444 walks. His earned run average is 4.12 (745 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.255. Carrasco has pitched in 1,629 innings and is sitting with 1,647 K's during his career.

Philadelphia has knocked in 123 home runs so far this year as well as 475 runs batted in. They have 162 doubles, while walking 347 times and putting up 496 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated an on-base percentage of .329 and a batting average of .257 on the campaign. The Phillies have a team slugging percentage of .421 and they have an average of 4.91 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have struck out on 841 occasions (18th in the league) and have accounted for 884 base hits.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have yielded 386 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.44 (346 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 94 dingers and they concede 3.84 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.164 with a FIP of 3.50 as a unit on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (915 strikeouts vs 271 walks). They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 781.

With 94 save situations, the Phillies have earned 51 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relievers enter the contest in 42 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 109 times in high leverage situations and on 67 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.0% out of 89 inherited base runners. They rank 15th in baseball with a save rate of 64.3%, and they have sent 314 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 74 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The Phillies have recorded 908 assists, 57 errors and have amassed 2,713 putouts for the year. Out of their 8,139 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (13th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Phillips has surrendered 13 hits and he has 15 K's in 16 frames. He has surrendered a total of 5 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.875 and a FIP of 2.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 15.00 and he has gone up against 60 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Phillips (2-0 mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.81 ERA and has allowed 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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