Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, September 27, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is the site where the Cleveland Guardians (92-67) will take on the Houston Astros (86-73) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ronel Blanco and Joey Cantillo.

As a team, the Houston Astros are earning 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball. They are sitting with 731 runs while having a team OBP of .321. The Astros have accounted for 257 doubles as a squad and have knocked 188 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 695 RBI's and 1,426 hits on the year, and their batting average comes in at .261. Houston has a slugging rate of .418 and have been called out on strikes 1,155 times, while taking a walk on 438 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.71 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.25. Astros pitchers have relinquished 182 long balls and 644 runs in total (7th in baseball). Houston has relinquished 1,226 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 590 earned runs. The Astros have an ERA of 3.76 so far this season (7th in the league), and they have struck out 1,460 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 538 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.04 as a squad this year.

The Astros have sent 505 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 154 base runners on the campaign and 30.5% of those players crossed the plate. They have 42 saves on the year and have blown 26 of 68 chances to get a save. The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 61.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 161 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 91 holds for the season (9th in baseball). Astros bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 103 times and also have had 151 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,726 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 10th in the majors. The Houston Astros have earned a total of 4,242 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,293 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which is 15th in baseball, and have accumulated 128 double plays.

Blanco (14-7 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.34 and he has gone up against 917 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 170 hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) with 98 walks. His earned run average is 3.39 (83 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.217. Blanco has taken the mound for 220 innings and has earned 222 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Cleveland is sitting with 184 home runs for the season as well as 665 runs batted in. They have recorded 241 two-baggers, while walking 460 times as well as putting up 703 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have recorded an on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .238 on the campaign. The Guardians have a team slugging % of .396 and they are earning 4.42 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,177 instances (27th in MLB) and have earned 1,251 hits.

The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 612 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.61 (565 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 177 long balls and they give up 3.91 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.194 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (1,389 strikeouts against 482 bases on balls). They sit at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,202.

Cleveland has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 69 save opportunities and they have earned 53 saves. They rank 1st in MLB with a save percentage of 76.8%, and they have dispatched 584 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 198 times in high leverage situations in addition to 167 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.3% out of their 232 inherited base runners. Sitting with 193 save situations, the Guardians have earned 122 holds and 16 blown saves.

In 12,690 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (3rd in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 128 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in the majors). The Guardians have racked up 1,362 assists, 85 errors and have notched a total of 4,230 putouts this season.

Cantillo (2-3 mark in his career) holds a 4.63 ERA while allowing 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and he has gone up against 143 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 18 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.200 and having a FIP of 4.6. Thus far in his career, Cantillo has conceded 29 base knocks while he has earned 37 strikeouts in 35 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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