The Cleveland Guardians (46-49) will look to Kyle Manzardo, who is riding a two-game home run streak, when they play the Athletics (41-57). The Guardians are favored (-144) for this outing against the Athletics (+119), which begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Friday at Progressive Field. Cleveland has Slade Cecconi projected to start, while Sacramento has not named a starter.

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Guardians vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-144)
• Underdog: Athletics (+119)

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have won 21 of the 35 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (60%).
• The Guardians have a record of 5-2 in games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -144 or shorter (71.4%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 59%.
• The Guardians have combined with their opponents to go over the total 38 times this season for a 38-51-4 record against the over/under.
• The Guardians are 46-47-0 against the spread this season.

Guardians hitting info

• Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians in home runs (18), runs batted in (50) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .295.
• Ramirez ranks 26th in homers and 52nd in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
• Steven Kwan is hitting .285 with 20 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 33 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Kwan ranks 201st in homers and 152nd in RBI.
• Carlos Santana is batting .232 with seven doubles, 11 home runs and 43 walks.
• Manzardo has 11 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 28 walks while batting .217.
• Manzardo enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with two home runs, three walks and four RBIs.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The Guardians have a 3.91 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians have the 24th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.341).
• Guardians pitchers combine to allow the 11th-fewest home runs in baseball (100 total, 1.1 per game).
• They defeated the White Sox 6-5 in their last game with 10 strikeouts while allowing nine hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs 77 times this season and won 30, or 39%, of those games.
• The Athletics have a record of 16-36, a 30.8% win rate, when they’re set as the underdog by +119 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Athletics have a 45.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 49 of 98 chances this season.
• In 98 games with a spread this season, the Athletics are 49-49-0 ATS.

Athletics hitting info

• Brent Rooker leads Sacramento in home runs this season with 20 while driving in 54 runs.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Rooker ranks 17th in home runs and 36th in RBI.
• Rooker brings a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is batting .351 with four doubles, three home runs, five walks and nine RBIs.
• Jacob Wilson leads Sacramento in batting with a .332 average while slugging nine homers and driving in 42 runs.
• Wilson currently ranks 138th in home runs and 85th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Wilson has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .235 with a walk.
• Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in RBI with 56 while batting .262 with 18 home runs.
• Lawrence Butler has collected 92 hits this season and has an OBP of .326. He’s slugging .433 on the year.
• Butler has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .158 with five walks and two RBIs.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
• The Athletics have pitched to a 5.23 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
• The Athletics have a combined 1.449 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
• With 146 homers allowed, the Athletics rank last in the league at preventing long balls.
• The Athletics struck out nine Blue Jays batters while allowing four hits in a 6-3 win last time out.