New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The New York Yankees (10-3) are traveling to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will meet the Cleveland Guardians (9-3). The expected starting pitchers will be Nestor Cortes Jr and Logan Allen.

The Yankees have hit 17 doubles as a unit and have hit 15 balls out of the stadium. New York has a slugging rate of .388 and have been called out on strikes 103 times, while drawing a walk on 66 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 4.7 runs per game, which is 13th in the league. They have compiled 54 RBI's and 103 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .242. They have 61 runs while holding a team OBP of .345.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.04 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22. Yankees pitchers have conceded 8 home runs and 46 runs in total (6th in MLB). New York has conceded 96 base knocks (7.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 35 earned runs. The Yankees have an ERA of 2.67 so far this year (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 98 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 48 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a team so far this season.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 17 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 8 holds over the course of the season (12th in MLB). The Yankees relievers have a save percentage of 80.0% and has come into the game in 18 save situations. They have recorded 8 saves so far this season and have blown 2 of their 10 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 25 runners so far this year with 48.0% of them crossed home plate. The Yankees have dispatched 40 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Yankees have converted 71.5% of balls in play into outs in their 1,062 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have earned a total of 354 putouts this season, as well as 127 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .974 which puts them in 28th in professional baseball, and they have turned 8 double plays.

Cortes Jr has taken the ball for 411 innings and is sitting with 426 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Cortes Jr (25-12 career record) holds a FIP of 4.17 while he has gone up against 1,695 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.80 (174 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.164. He has given up 354 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 125 free passes.

Cleveland has tallied 11 home runs so far this year to go along with 61 RBIs. They have tallied 21 doubles, while walking 33 times as well as putting up 69 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for an on-base percentage of .335 as well as a batting average of .264 for the season. The Guardians hold a slugging percentage of .407 and they average 5.75 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been rung up on 90 occasions (28th in MLB) and have totaled 111 hits.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.187 in addition to having a FIP of 3.05 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 10.10 (120 strikeouts against 44 walks). They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 83. They have surrendered 5 dingers and they surrender 2.86 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 34 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 2.69 (32 earned runs conceded).

Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 4 save opportunities and they have earned 4 saves. They are currently ranked 1st in baseball with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 50 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 19 times in high leverage situations and on 11 occasions with base runners. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 20.0% of 20 inherited runners. With 16 save situations, the Guardians have 12 holds and also 0 blown saves.

In their 963 innings played, the Guardians have a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (15th in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in pro baseball). The Guardians have 108 assists, 7 errors and have accumulated 321 putouts on the season.

In his career, Allen has conceded 118 hits while he has totaled 68 punch outs in 96 frames. Allen (5-10 career mark) has a 5.89 earned run average and has allowed 11.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 63 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.661 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.6. His K/BB ratio is 1.62 and he has faced 438 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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