The Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Guardians meet Wednesday in MLB action at Progressive Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Oakland Athletics Betting Preview

The Oakland Athletics have scored 6 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 straight games. The Athletics have lost 6 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with 75 hits and 29 RBI, while Brent Rooker and Ryan Noda have combined for 105 hits and 64 RBI. Paul Blackburn gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 3.48 ERA and 23 strikeouts this season. Blackburn is 1-1 with a 2.96 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Guardians.

Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview

The Cleveland Guardians have scored 18 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 8 of their last 13 games. The Guardians have won 7 of their last 9 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 78 hits and 44 RBI, while Steven Kwan and Amed Rosario have combined for 143 hits and 43 RBI. Gavin Williams will make his major league debut when he takes the mound. Williams was 9-6 with a 2.10 ERA and 230 strikeouts in his minor league career.

Trends

The Athletics are 14-39 in their last 53 road games and 17-52 in their last 69 overall. The Guardians are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 2-5 in their last 7 Wednesday games. The under is 4-0 in Athletics last 4 overall. The under is 20-6-2 in Guardians last 28 home games. The Athletics are 9-3 in the last 12 meetings in Cleveland and 2-8 in the last 10 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

I have a thing where I don’t like backing pitchers making their big league debut. You have no idea what to expect. However, the Guardians’ offense has picked up, which tells me they can pick the kid up if he struggles. Also, the Oakland Athletics are back to being terrible, as the offense isn’t producing and the losses are piling up again. So much for one good week, eh? Give me the Guardians.