Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+125) Baltimore (-145)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the site where the Baltimore Orioles (34-19) will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (23-29) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Guardians at +125 while the Orioles open at -145. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill and Kyle Gibson.

Cleveland has a slugging % of .340 and have struck out 368 times, while drawing a walk on 166 occasions. They have tallied 164 runs batted in and 389 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .226. The Guardians have accounted for 85 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 30 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 178 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .298. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 3.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 30th in baseball.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Guardians pitchers have given up 54 long balls and 216 runs (7th in the league). Cleveland has surrendered 440 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 195 earned runs. The Guardians have an earned run average of 3.76 this season (6th in MLB), and they have struck out 390 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 145 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.16 as a unit for the season.

The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 62.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 59 save situations. The relievers have inherited 61 base runners this season with 21.3% of those runners crossed the plate. Guardians pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 47 times as well as having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 162 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have racked up 27 holds on the campaign (18th in baseball). They have accumulated 20 saves this year and have missed out on 12 of their 32 save opportunities.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 1,400 putouts on the year, as well as 490 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 15th in baseball, and have accumulated 35 double plays. The Guardians have converted 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,200 innings on the diamond, ranking them 8th in the majors.

Quantrill has taken the hill for 526 innings and has racked up 400 punch outs during his MLB career. Quantrill (33-19 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.22 and he has faced 2,206 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.66 (214 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.232. He has surrendered 500 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 148 walks.

Baltimore has hit 64 home runs over the course of the season and 257 runs batted in. They have recorded 94 doubles, while walking 194 times as well as recording 265 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have an on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .251 so far this year. The Orioles hold a slugging % of .421 and they average 5.00 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have struck out on 429 occasions (24th in baseball) and have earned a total of 448 hits.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 231 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.10 (218 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 64 dingers and they surrender 4.35 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.311 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (482 strikeouts against 173 walks). They come in at 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 454.

Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 29 save chances and they have earned 17 saves. They sit at 19th in MLB holding a save percentage of 58.6%, and they have sent 189 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their relievers have taken the field 77 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.0% out of 97 inherited runners. Sitting with 77 save situations, the Orioles have tallied 47 holds and 12 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 57 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (8th in professional baseball). The Orioles have accrued 461 assists, 22 errors and have accumulated 1,436 putouts for the year. Out of their 4,308 innings on the field, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (20th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Gibson has surrendered 1,613 base hits while totaling 1,246 K's in 1,570 innings pitched. He has surrendered 783 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.382 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 and he has gone up against 6,738 opposing batters so far in his career. Gibson (95-94 career record) has a 4.49 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-145)

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