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The Cleveland Guardians (13-6) host the Oakland Athletics (8-11) on Friday to begin a three-game series, with the first pitch at 7:10 PM ET from Progressive Field. The Guardians are listed as -166 favorites, while the underdog Athletics have +139 odds on the moneyline.
Cleveland’s Triston McKenzie and Oakland’s Joseph Boyle have been named the starters for this contest.
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Who Will Win Guardians vs. Athletics?
Guardians and Athletics Betting Trends
The Guardians have been favored on the moneyline 10 total times this season. They’ve gone 6-4 in those games.
Cleveland has a 2-1 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -166 or shorter.
The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs 17 times this season and won six, or 35.3%, of those games.
Oakland has a record of 3-4 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +139 on the moneyline.
The Guardians have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 19 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 11 of those games (11-7-1).
The Athletics and their opponents have gone over the total this season in eight of their 19 opportunities.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians have the No. 8 offense in MLB play scoring 5.4 runs per game (102 total runs).
Cleveland averages 0.9 home runs per game to rank 16th in MLB play with 18 total home runs .
The Guardians rank eighth in MLB with a .249 batting average.
Cleveland strikes out 7.9 times per game to rank 11th in the majors.
The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Guardians pitching staff ranks seventh in the majors.
Cleveland’s 3.14 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored 56 runs (just 2.9 per game) this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.
Oakland has hit 17 homers this season, which ranks 19th in the majors.
The Athletics rank 28th in MLB with a team batting average of just .209.
Oakland ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.9 Ks per contest.
The Athletics have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
Oakland has the ninth-best ERA (3.72) in the majors this season.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
McKenzie (1-2 with a 6.23 ERA and five strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Guardians, his fourth of the season.
Josh Naylor leads Cleveland in home runs this season with four while driving in 13 runs.
Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in runs batted in with 16 while batting .238 with three homers.
Steven Kwan’s batting average of .354 leads all Cleveland hitters this season.
Andres Gimenez is batting .280 with an OBP of .349 and a slugging percentage of .373 this season.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
The Athletics will hand the ball to Boyle (1-2) for his fourth start of the season.
Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics in home runs (four) and runs batted in (nine).
Zachary Gelof has two doubles, a triple, two home runs and six walks while hitting .205.
Abraham Toro has two doubles, a home run and four walks while batting .250.
Esteury Ruiz is batting .357 with a double, a triple and two home runs.
Guardians and Athletics Injuries
Guardians: Sam Hentges: 15 Day IL (Finger), Eli Morgan: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Gavin Williams: 15 Day IL (Elbow), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Angel Martinez: 60 Day IL (Foot), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Athletics: Miguel Andújar: 10 Day IL (Knee), J.D. Davis: 10 Day IL (Groin), Freddy Tarnok: 15 Day IL (Hip), Scott Alexander: 15 Day IL (Rib), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sean Newcomb: 60 Day IL (Knee), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Knee), Aledmys Díaz: 60 Day IL (Calf)
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