The Cleveland Guardians (22-28) and St. Louis Cardinals (23-30) meet Saturday at Progressive Field, with first pitch at 7:15 PM ET on FOX. The Guardians are -111 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Cardinals are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +151 odds.
Tanner Bibee will get the ball for Cleveland while St. Louis will counter with Jack Flaherty.
Guardians vs. Cardinals Odds
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Guardians and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Guardians have gone 14-16 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 46.7% of those games).
Cleveland has gone 14-16 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -111 or shorter (46.7% winning percentage).
The Cardinals have won nine, or 37.5%, of the 24 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
This season, St. Louis has won nine of its 23 games, or 39.1%, when it’s the underdog by at least -109 on the moneyline.
In the 49 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Guardians, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 18 times (18-30-1).
The Cardinals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 28 of their 53 opportunities.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians are the lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.5 runs per game (173 total).
Cleveland has hit the fewest home runs in MLB play this season (30).
The Guardians rank 28th in the majors with a .224 batting average.
Cleveland’s hitters strike out 7.1 times per game, the lowest average in baseball.
The Guardians pitching staff ranks 29th in the majors with a collective 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Cleveland’s 3.86 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have scored 266 runs this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
St. Louis ranks fifth in Major League Baseball with 72 home runs.
The Cardinals rank seventh in MLB with a .260 team batting average.
St. Louis is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking 10th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.
The Cardinals have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
St. Louis has pitched to a 4.34 ERA this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Bibee gets the start for the Guardians, his sixth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 28 1/3 innings pitched.
Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland with a batting average of .266. He’s also hit six home runs with 25 RBI.
Steven Kwan has collected 49 hits this season and has an OBP of .341. He’s slugging .337 on the year.
Josh Naylor leads Cleveland in home runs (seven) and runs batted in (32) this season while batting .225.
Josh Bell is batting .220 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .333 this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Flaherty (3-4) will take the mound for the Cardinals, his 11th start of the season.
Paul Goldschmidt has a team-best batting average of .296.
Nolan Gorman has shown off his power as he leads his team with 13 home runs and 40 runs batted in.
Tommy Edman is batting .278 with 10 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 13 walks.
Nolan Arenado has five doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 14 walks while batting .260.
Guardians and Cardinals Injuries
Guardians: Aaron Civale: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Peyton Battenfield: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Triston McKenzie: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cody Morris: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Cardinals: Tyler O’Neill: 10 Day IL (Back), Dylan Carlson: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Jake Woodford: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Packy Naughton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Wilking Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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