San Diego Padres vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, July 19, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (58-37) will meet the San Diego Padres (50-49) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Matt Waldron and Tanner Bibee.

As a unit, the San Diego Padres are earning 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 13th in the league. They have earned a total of 448 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .322. The Padres have recorded 143 doubles as a unit and have hit 109 balls out of the park. They have recorded 432 RBI's in addition to 876 hits this season, while their team batting average sits at .261. San Diego has a slugging % of .408 and have struck out 662 times, while being walked on 276 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27. Padres pitchers have given up 113 home runs in addition to 436 runs in total (18th in MLB). San Diego has given up 826 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 405 earned runs. The Padres are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.16 on the campaign (20th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 870 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 285 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.96 as a squad this year.

The Padres bullpen have a save percentage of 63.2% and stepped onto the hill in 86 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 149 runners on the season with 38.3% of those players crossed the plate. Padres pitchers have entered the game with runners on 99 times and also have had 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 324 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have accumulated 47 holds so far this year (20th in MLB). They have compiled 24 saves this season and have not converted 14 of their 38 save chances.

The Padres have converted 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,881 innings on the field, which has them ranked 24th in the majors. The San Diego Padres have accounted for 2,627 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 770 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which is 13th in baseball, and they have turned 74 double plays.

Waldron has thrown 147 innings and has earned 125 K's during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.91 (64 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.195. He has conceded 133 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 43 walks. Waldron (6-11 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.85 while he has gone up against 616 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Guardians hold a team slugging percentage of .405 and they average 4.78 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have put up 160 doubles, while walking 287 times and putting up 454 runs. Cleveland has compiled 109 home runs this season to go along with 424 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 695 occasions (27th in MLB) and have earned a total of 765 base knocks. The Cleveland Guardians have earned an OBP of .316 as well as a team batting average of .243 on the season.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.222 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.03 as a team over the course of the season. They come in at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 732. The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 369 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.71 (347 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (842 strikeouts vs 296 walks). They have yielded 109 long balls and they relinquish 3.95 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.9% out of 134 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations and on 97 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 126 save situations, the Guardians have accrued 78 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball with a save rate of 73.9%, and they have sent 345 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Cleveland has called on relievers to enter the contest in 46 save chances and they have tallied 34 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 83 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in MLB). The Guardians have accrued 819 assists, 49 errors and have amassed 2,523 putouts for the season. In 7,569 innings played, the Guardians are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (10th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Bibee has conceded 213 base hits while tallying 264 punch outs in 247 innings pitched. Bibee (17-8 mark in his career) has earned a 3.32 earned run average and has conceded 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 91 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.154 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.67 and he has faced 1,018 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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