Jose Ramirez leads the Cleveland Guardians (37-36) into a matchup against Jacob Wilson and the Athletics (30-46) on Friday at 10:05 p.m. ET at Sutter Health Park. Ramirez is batting .318, the seventh-best batting average in the majors, for the favored Guardians (-131), and Wilson is second in MLB play with a .359 batting average this season for the underdog Athletics (+111). Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee and Sacramento’s Jeffrey Springs will take the mound first.

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Guardians vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-131)
• Underdog: Athletics (+111)
• Over/under: 9.5

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have been favored on the moneyline 25 total times this season. They’ve gone 15-10 in those games.
• The Guardians have gone 9-3 in games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -131 or shorter (75%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Guardians a 56.7% chance to win.
• The Guardians have combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total 29 times this season for a 29-38-4 record against the over/under.
• The Guardians have a 35-36-0 record ATS this season.

Guardians hitting info

• Ramirez has put up a team-high batting average of .318, while pacing the Guardians in home runs (13).
• In baseball, Ramirez ranks 32nd in home runs and 76th in RBI.
• Ramirez has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .211 with a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
• Steven Kwan is batting .300 with 14 doubles, six home runs and 25 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Kwan ranks 159th in home runs and 172nd in RBI.
• Carlos Santana has collected a team-high 36 runs batted in.
• Kyle Manzardo is batting .212 with 10 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 23 walks.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
• The Guardians have the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.91).
• Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the 23rd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.374).
• The Guardians allow the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (77 total, 1.1 per game).
• They lost to the Giants 2-1 in their last game with seven strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs 58 times this season and won 21, or 36.2%, of those games.
• This season, the Athletics have won 13 of their 45 games, or 28.9%, when they’re the underdog by at least +111 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Athletics, based on the moneyline, is 47.4%.
• Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 42 of 76 chances this season.
• The Athletics have an ATS record of 36-40-0 in 76 games with a spread this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Wilson leads Sacramento with a .359 batting average. He’s also hit eight homers and has 38 RBI.
• Among all batters in the majors, Wilson is 107th in homers and 52nd in RBI.
• Brent Rooker’s 15 home runs are most among Sacramento batters. He’s driven in 41 runs this season while slugging .487.
• Rooker currently is 15th in home runs and 37th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Rooker brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a double and five walks.
• Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in RBI with 45 while batting .250 with 14 home runs.
• Lawrence Butler is batting .254 with an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .446 this season.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.0) in the majors this season.
• The Athletics have pitched to a 5.57 ERA this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
• Athletics pitchers have a 1.518 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
• The Athletics have allowed the most home runs this season with 113, or 1.5 per game.
• The Athletics struck out eight Astros hitters while allowing 20 base hits in an 11-4 loss last time out.