The New York Yankees (94-68) visit the Cleveland Guardians (92-69) at 8:08 p.m. ET Saturday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best power hitters in MLB. For the favored Yankees (-129), Aaron Judge has racked up 58 homers this season, first in the league, while Jose Ramirez ranks 145th in the majors with 14 dingers of his own this season for the underdogs. Bookmakers favor the Yankees (-129) for this one, while the Guardians have +111 odds as underdogs.
New York’s Carlos Rodon and Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee have been named the starters for this contest.
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Yankees and Guardians Betting Trends
The Yankees have compiled an 81-60 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 57.4% of those games).
New York has a 65-47 record (winning 58% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -129 or shorter.
This season, the Guardians have been the underdog 66 times and won 30, or 45.5%, of those games.
This season, Cleveland has won 11 of its 30 games, or 36.7%, when it’s the underdog by at least +111 on the moneyline.
The Yankees have combined with opponents to go over the total 90 times this season for a 90-75-5 record against the over/under.
The Guardians and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 73 of their 170 opportunities.
Yankees Stats & Insights
The Yankees have the No. 3 offense in MLB play scoring five runs per game (815 total runs).
The New York Yankees lead baseball with 237 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
The Yankees’ .248 batting average is eighth-best in MLB.
New York strikes out 8.2 times per game, the No. 11 average in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Yankees has a collective nine K/9, the sixth-best in MLB.
New York’s 3.75 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians rank 14th in the majors with 708 total runs scored this season.
Cleveland’s 185 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
The Guardians’ .238 batting average ranks 21st in the league this season.
Cleveland ranks fourth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.4 Ks per contest.
The Guardians strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
Cleveland has pitched to a 3.61 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
Yankees Key Players to Watch
Rodon gets the start for the Yankees, his 33rd of the season. He is 16-9 with a 3.96 ERA and 195 strikeouts through 175 2/3 innings pitched.
Judge is batting .322 with 58 home runs and 144 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among New York hitters this season.
Juan Soto has collected 166 hits this season and has an OBP of .419. He’s slugging .569 on the year.
Jazz Chisholm has 144 hits this season and a slash line of .256/.324/.436.
Gleyber Torres has 151 hits and an OBP of .330 to go with a slugging percentage of .378 this season.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
The Guardians will hand the ball to Bibee (12-8) for his 32nd start of the season.
Jose Ramirez has put up a team-best 39 home runs and 118 runs batted in.
Josh Naylor has 27 doubles, 31 home runs and 58 walks while hitting .243.
Steven Kwan has accumulated a team-best batting average of .292.
Andres Gimenez has 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 26 walks while batting .252.
Yankees and Guardians Injuries
Yankees: DJ LeMahieu: 10 Day IL (Hip), Nestor Cortes Jr.: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lou Trivino: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Guardians: James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sam Hentges: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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