The Cleveland Guardians (51-46) have won four games in a row as they ready to square off against the Pittsburgh Pirates (50-47), who have won three straight. The Guardians are favored (-136) to prolong their streak in Saturday’s outing, which starts at 7:10 p.m. ET at Progressive Field. Cleveland’s Logan Allen starts against Pittsburgh’s Braxton Ashcraft.
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Guardians to win vs Pirates -136
Guardians vs. Pirates betting lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-136)
- Underdog: Pirates (+111)
- Over/under: 7.5
Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Guardians betting info
- The Guardians have won 52.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (28-25).
- Cleveland has gone 10-9 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -136 or shorter (52.6% winning percentage).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 57.6%.
- Cleveland has played in 97 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 45 times (45-52-0).
- The Guardians have a 49-48-0 record ATS this season.
Guardians hitting info
- Brayan Rocchio is hitting .276 with 14 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 27 walks.
- In baseball, Rocchio ranks 152nd in homers and 81st in RBI.
- Rocchio has safely hit in five straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .318 with a double, two home runs and seven RBIs.
- Chase DeLauter’s 11 home runs, 46 runs batted in and .278 batting average all lead his team.
- DeLauter ranks 96th in home runs among hitters in baseball and 68th in RBI.
- Steven Kwan has 10 doubles, two triples, a home run and 46 walks while batting .225.
- Kwan has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .357 with a double, three walks and two RBIs.
- Travis Bazzana has 14 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 32 walks while batting .238.
Guardians pitching rankings
- The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Guardians pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors.
- Cleveland has the eighth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.72).
- The Guardians have the 10th-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.263).
- Guardians pitchers combine to surrender the 18th-fewest home runs in baseball (110 total, 1.1 per game).
- Cleveland knocked off the Marlins 5-2 in its last game with 14 strikeouts while allowing eight hits.
Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Pirates betting info
- The Pirates have been underdogs in 43 games this season and won 18 (41.9%) of those contests.
- Pittsburgh has a record of 10-14, a 41.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +111 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 47.4% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
- So far this season, Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 56 of its 97 games with a total.
- In 97 games with a spread this season, the Pirates are 50-47-0 ATS.
Pirates hitting info
- Bryan Reynolds is batting .283 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI for Pittsburgh this season.
- Reynolds is 63rd in homers and 21st in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Brandon Lowe leads Pittsburgh in home runs (21) and runs batted in (64) this season while batting .246.
- Lowe currently is 14th in homers and 12th in RBI in the major leagues.
- Lowe heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .238 with a double.
- Ryan O’Hearn is slashing .288/.351/.487 this season for the Pirates.
- Nick Gonzales leads Pittsburgh with a .308 batting average. He’s also hit four homers and has 43 RBI.
Pirates pitching rankings
- The Pirates average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the majors.
- Pittsburgh has the 20th-ranked ERA (4.32) in the majors this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.318 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
- The Pirates have allowed the ninth-fewest home runs this season at just 103, or 1.1 per game.
- Pittsburgh earned a 14-5 win in its most recent game, striking out eight Brewers batters while allowing eight hits.
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