The Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Guardians meet Thursday in MLB action from Progressive Field. Here’s a Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles prediction. This will be the first installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview
Baltimore is fresh off a series versus the Toronto Blue Jays. The O’s won two of the first three games in that set, then on Wednesday Baltimore powered out a 10-4 win. Grayson Rodriguez put up 6.0 innings and three earned runs in the starting role.
Trevor Rogers will start for the Orioles on Thursday. Rogers is 2-9 with a 4.53 ERA and 85 Ks.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
Over on the Guardians’ side, they took on the Detroit Tigers in a pair of games this week. Cleveland won 8-4 in the Monday matchup and 5-0 on Wednesday. In the finale win, the Guardians held Detroit to just four hits. Starter Gavin Williams posted 5.0 clean frames with eight Ks.
Ben Lively will take the mound for the starter gig on Thursday. This year Lively is 9-6 with a 3.44 ERA in 18 starts. Over his career Lively is 17-23 with a 4.53 ERA in 63 games (50 starts). The Guardians will meet the Diamondbacks, Twins, and Cubs after this series.
Orioles vs Guardians Pick Injury Notes
Orioles 2B Jorge Mateo (elbow) is set to miss “a significant amount of time” according to manager Brandon Hyde.
Guardians SP Matthew Boyd (elbow) is set to make a rehab start Thursday.
Total Runs Facts
- Eight of the Orioles’ last nine games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Six of the Guardians’ last seven games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Orioles’ last four games against American League opponents.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Steven Kwan has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances at Progressive Field against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Jose Ramirez has hit a home run in three of the Guardians’ last four home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Steven Kwan has recorded at least one total base in each of his last seven appearances at Progressive Field against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one RBI in eight of the Guardians’ last 10 night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one Single in six of the Guardians’ last seven games against the Orioles at Progressive Field.
- Jose Ramirez has scored at least one run in seven of the Guardians’ last eight home games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts
- Cedric Mullins has recorded a Double in three of the Orioles’ last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Anthony Santander has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Orioles’ last eight games against AL opponents.
- Colton Cowser has recorded at least one Single in each of the Orioles’ last six night games.
- Jordan Westburg has scored a run in seven of the Orioles’ last eight road games against AL Central opponents.
- Anthony Santander has recorded at least one hit in each of the Orioles’ last 12 games against AL opponents.
- Gunnar Henderson has hit a home run in each of the Orioles’ last two games against the Guardians.
- Anthony Santander has recorded at least one total base in each of the Orioles’ last 12 games against AL opponents.
Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction
I’ll go with Cleveland here. Lively is on a nice run lately, but he’s going to need some help from the bats. Over his last three starts combined Lively has five earned in 16.2 total frames but he’s just 1-2 in that stretch. The good news is that Cleveland has scored four or more runs in three straight games. Another total like that and the Guardians will be in great shape for a potential win.