In this article we will formulate a Cleveland Guardians vs Arizona Diamondbacks prediction for this MLB doubleheader on Wednesday, August 7th at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game two and three in the series.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
The Cleveland Guardians are 67-45 this season and they have lost three games in a row. Cleveland lost game one in this series on Monday night, when they allowed seven runs. Prior to this series, the Guardians split four games with the Orioles, won both games against the Tigers, and won two out of three against the Phillies. Cleveland is 5-3 in their last eight games and they are leading the AL Central.
The Cleveland pitching staff has a 3.73 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .234 opponent batting average. The Guardians offense has scored 524 runs with a .242 batting average and a .313 on base percentage. Jose Ramirez is batting .282 with 29 home runs and 94 RBI’s for the Guardians this season.
Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview
The Arizona Diamondbacks are 61-52 this year and they have won six of their last seven games. Arizona won the first game in this series by a score of 7-6 in extra innings. Prior to this series, the Diamondbacks won two out of three against the Pirates, swept the Nationals in three games, and won two out of three against the Pirates. Arizona is 10-2 in their last 12 games and they are battling with the Padres for second in the NL West.
The Arizona pitching staff has a 4.53 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .261 opponent batting average. The Diamondbacks offense has scored 582 runs with a .258 batting average and a .329 on base percentage. Ketel Marte is batting .300 with 28 home runs and 78 RBI’s for the Diamondbacks this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting for Cleveland in game one is Ben Lively, who is 10-6 with a 3.42 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP over 105.1 innings pitched this year. The projected starting pitcher for game two is Carlos Carrasco, who is 3-9 with a 5.53 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP over 99.1 innings pitched this year. The projected starting pitcher for Arizona in game one is Brandon Pfaadt, who is 5-6 with a 3.97 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP over 131.1 innings pitched this season. The projected starting pitcher for game two is Eduardo Rodriguez, who is making his first start of the year due to injury.
Why the Guardians will beat the Diamondbacks
- The Diamondbacks have lost seven of their last eight road games following an extra innings win.
- The Guardians have won 10 of their last 11 games as home favorites following a home loss.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in each of their last six night games against NL West opponents following a loss.
- The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five night games after going to extra innings.
- The Guardians have led after 5 innings in each of their last five Tuesday games.
- The Guardians have led after 3 innings in each of their last five night games.
Why the Diamondbacks will beat the Guardians
- The Guardians have lost each of their last three games as favorites after going to extra innings.
- The Diamondbacks have won four of their last five games as underdogs against the Guardians following a win.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 games as favorites after going to extra innings.
- The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games as underdogs against the Guardians.
- The Guardians have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Diamondbacks have won the first inning in each of their last three Tuesday games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Diamondbacks’ last six road games after going to extra innings have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Nine of the Guardians’ last 10 night games against National League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Guardians’ last four games as favorites against NL West opponents.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Jose Ramirez has hit at least one home run in each of the Guardians’ last three games as favorites.
- Lane Thomas has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances with his team as a favorite against NL West opponents.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded an RBI in each of the Guardians’ last six games against the Diamondbacks.
- Jose Ramirez has scored at least one run in each of the Guardians’ last eight games.
- Andres Gimenez has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances.
- Andres Gimenez has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances.
- Andres Gimenez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances.
- Lane Thomas ranks T4th in the league in Steals (28) this season.
Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts
- Ketel Marte has hit a home run in each of the Diamondbacks’ last five games against AL Central opponents.
- Ketel Marte has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Diamondbacks’ last 10 night games.
- Eduardo Rodriguez has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last nine Tuesday appearances with his team as an underdog.
- Ketel Marte has scored at least one run in each of the Diamondbacks’ last 11 games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Ketel Marte has recorded at least one hit in each of the Diamondbacks’ last 12 games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Gabriel Moreno has recorded at least one Single in each of the Diamondbacks’ last seven night games.
- Eduardo Rodriguez has recorded a win in each of his last five appearances against the Guardians.
- Randal Grichuk has recorded at least one Double in three of his last four appearances against AL Central opponents at Progressive Field.
- Gabriel Moreno has recorded at least one total base in each of the Diamondbacks’ last nine night games.
- Ketel Marte ranks T7th in the league in Home Runs (28) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Cleveland Guardians rank 3rd in the league for runs allowed this season (440).
- The Cleveland Guardians rank 4th in the league for strikeouts against this season (814).
- The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 2nd in the league for runs scored this season (582).
- The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 2nd in the league for triples this season (29).
Cleveland Guardians vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction
Arizona comes into this doubleheader as one of the hottest teams in the MLB, but we will see if the rainout on Tuesday cooled them off. Cleveland has one of the best records in the American League so far this season and they are 35-18 at home. The Guardians have the advantage on the mound in game one of this doubleheader, as Lively has been great all year. In game two, I don’t like either starting pitching option and I think we are going to see plenty of runs. My Cleveland Guardians vs Arizona Diamondbacks prediction is for Cleveland to win game one and for game two to go over the total.