Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+136) Cleveland (-162)

The Oakland Athletics (8-11) are en route to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will meet the Cleveland Guardians (13-6). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +136 and the Guardians are coming in at -162. The over/under is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Ross Stripling and Tanner Bibee.

Oakland has a slugging % of .336 and have struck out 188 times, while taking a walk on 55 occasions. They have compiled 55 runs batted in and 130 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is at .209. The Athletics have tallied 22 two-baggers as a team and have hit 17 balls out of the park. They have tallied 56 runs while having a team OBP of .276. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 29th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.34. Athletics pitchers have allowed 9 long balls and also 78 total runs (10th in the league). Oakland has surrendered 161 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 71 earned runs. The Athletics have a team ERA of 3.72 so far this year (9th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 151 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 70 opposing players and their FIP is 3.59 as a squad this year.

The Athletics have dispatched 61 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 21 base runners on the campaign with 19.0% of those runners crossed the plate. They have 4 saves for the season and have blown 4 of their 8 chances to save the game. The Athletics relievers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 22 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 14 holds so far this season (6th in baseball). Athletics pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 18 times in addition to having 24 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have earned 516 putouts this year, as well as 176 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which is 29th in the majors, and they have turned 27 double plays. The Athletics have turned 66.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,548 innings, which has them sitting at 27th in professional baseball.

Stripling has taken the hill for 784 innings and has racked up 710 punch outs in his career. Stripling (38-47 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.05 while he has gone up against 3,268 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.00 (349 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.226. He has surrendered 780 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 182 walks.

Cleveland has accounted for 18 HRs on the campaign and 91 RBIs. They have 33 two-baggers, while getting a free base 52 times and scoring 102 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have tallied a team OBP of .318 as well as a batting average of .251 so far this year. The Guardians have a team SLG% of .394 and they have an average of 5.37 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have been rung up on 150 occasions (19th in baseball) and are sitting with 166 base hits.

The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 65 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.14 (60 earned runs given up). They have given up 13 homers and they concede 3.40 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.233 and have a FIP of 3.55 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.20 (176 strikeouts against 73 bases on balls). They sit at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 139.

Cleveland has called on relievers to take the mound in 9 save chances and they have come away with 6 saves. They sit at 11th in baseball with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 78 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 28 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 20.8% out of 24 inherited base runners. With 23 save situations, the Guardians have accumulated 14 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 15 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in the majors). The Guardians have racked up 171 assists, 10 errors and have a tally of 516 putouts this season. Out of their 1,548 innings on the field, the Guardians have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (10th in professional baseball).

Bibee (11-4 career win-loss record) has a 3.19 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.89 and he has gone up against 671 opposing hitters during his career. He has allowed 57 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.239 and having a FIP of 3.7. In his career, Bibee has surrendered 144 hits while he has earned 159 punch outs in 160 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-162)

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