The Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Guardians meet Monday in MLB action at Progressive Field. Here’s a Guardians vs Orioles Prediction. This article will include a Guardians vs Orioles Pick.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview
The Baltimore Orioles are 44-54 on the year and play the Rockies, Blue Jays, and Cubs next. The Baltimore Orioles are batting .239 on the season, have a .303 OBP, and a .398 slugging percentage. The Baltimore Orioles pitching staff has a 4.96 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. Gunnar Henderson leads the Baltimore Orioles with 97 hits and 34 RBI, while Jackson Holliday and Ryan O’Hearn have combined for 173 hits and 75 RBI.
Tomoyuki Sugano gets the ball for the Baltimore Orioles, and he is 7-5 with a 4.44 ERA and 59 strikeouts this season. This will be Sugano’s second career game against the Cleveland Guardians.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
The Cleveland Guardians are 48-50 on the year and play the Royals, Rockies, and Twins next. The Cleveland Guardians are batting .223 on the season, have a .295 OBP, and a .370 slugging percentage. The Cleveland Guardians pitching staff has a 3.96 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. Jose Ramirez leads the Cleveland Guardians with 105 hits and 52 RBI, while Steven Kwan and Carlos Santana have combined for 176 hits and 74 RBI.
Tanner Bibee gets the ball for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 5-9 with a 4.29 ERA and 95 strikeouts this season. Bibee is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA and 12 strikeouts in his career against the Baltimore Orioles.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Orioles have lost each of their last seven road games against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have won six of their last seven games after playing the previous day.
- The Orioles have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in four of their last five home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Guardians have led after 3 innings in each of their last four home games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Orioles have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four night games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Baltimore Orioles will win
- The Guardians have lost five of their last six games as home favorites following a home win.
- The Orioles have won three of their last four games as underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Orioles have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games as underdogs.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games against AL East opponents following a win.
- The Orioles have led after 3 innings in five of their last six night games.
- The Guardians have trailed after 5 innings in 11 of their last 13 home night games.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Jose Ramirez has hit a home run in five of the Guardians’ last six night games.
- Carlos Santana has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances against the Orioles.
- Will Brennan has recorded at least one Double in each of his last three appearances with the Guardians as favorites against AL opponents.
- Jose Ramirez ranks 3rd in the league in Steals (29) this season.
Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts
- Ryan O’Hearn has hit a home run in each of the Orioles’ last two games against the Guardians.
- Ryan Mountcastle has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Jorge Mateo has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances against the Guardians.
Guardians vs Orioles Prediction
This should be a high-scoring game, as Sugano has been hittable all year, and that includes allowing 14 hits and nine runs in his last 10.2 innings. Sugano is allowing a .272 batting average on the season. Bibee has allowed 16 hits and 11 runs in his last 14.1 innings. Both teams should have a field day offensively with these two pitchers being in rough shape. I expect some fireworks. Give me the over.