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Sunday means plenty of early baseball, but also means a new edition of The Run Line tonight from 8-10 p.m. ET with pinch-hit host Holden Kushner and myself talking all things MLB. It should be a lot of fun and I hope you get the chance to tune in. You can listen live HERE or subscribers can watch the live videostream HERE. There isn't a lot of time…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Jose Ramirez said he wanted to spend his entire career with the Guardians. Owner Paul Dolan granted him that wish by giving the switch-hitter a seven-year, $141 million contract extension. Ramirez is happy about that, but what about the Guardians' fans? Right now this team is a one-man show. It's all Jose all the time. This isn't…

New year, new me. Prior to Thanksgiving, I was hovering around 190 pounds. Checked in this morning at a solid 192.6 butt ass naked. I liken the 2.6 pound weight gain over the last 6-7 weeks to going to the casino and only losing like $100 on the night. Sure, you technically lost, but you only lost $100, so it's also technically a win. To only put…

The winner goes to Houston and the loser goes home in Game 5 tonight between the Guardians and Yankees. The NLCS between the Phillies and Padres starts tomorrow night and I'll have a preview of it up later this afternoon. Before I get into Game 5, I want to talk a little more about all the playoff complaints with this format and how the Dodgers,…

The Cleveland Guardians and the Seattle Mariners will begin a four-game series in Seattle on Thursday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Guardians-Mariners prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Cleveland Guardians are in first place in the AL Central, a spot they have become…

With the All-Star break approaching, now's a good time to check back in on World Series futures odds. Given the nature of baseball, it's anyone's game come playoff time. We've seen teams with relatively mediocre odds entering the playoffs win the Commissioner's Trophy in two of the past three seasons (Atlanta in 2021, Washington in'19). Below,…

Just being able to write about the Detroit Tigers and any sort of realistic shot at making the playoffs is so refreshing, when such thoughts have been non existent for the past five years, basically since former owner Mike Ilitch passed away. But here we are, with the much heralded prospects arriving in the major leagues and the team actually…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Maybe the Guardians starting pitchers and offense are finally reading from the same book. The offense didn't exactly splurge, but it did supply Cal Quantrill with enough runs to pitch the Guardians to a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader at Progressive Field. The Guardians have won seven of…

It was a season to remember for the Cleveland Guardians. In a year that preseason projections were not kind to them, the Guardians defied the odds, overcame the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central, and clinched their first division title since 2018. Their success was due in large part to the emergence of several young…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - This is a preview of the Guardians' two-game series against the Reds. Where: Progressive Field, Tuesday and Wednesday. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM and the Guardians Radio Network will carry the series. Pitching matchups and starting times: RHP Zach Plesac (1-3, 4.68) vs. RHP Connor Overton (1-0,…

The ALDS-bound New York Yankees await an answer to a simple question: Cleveland or Tampa Bay? It's not just another tale of two cities, each with their respective teams. The Guardians and the Rays each have storied rivalries with the Yankees and are each fighting to advance in the playoffs. Their best-of-three AL Wild Card series kicks off Friday…

The 2021 season will be the last one that the Indians play under the name that they've carried since 1915. It might also end their eight-year streak of winning seasons under manager Terry Francona and their run as a serious postseason contender in the American League. Over the last five years, the Indians have made the postseason four times,…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Myles Straw wants to make one thing clear. He's here to play 162 games this season. "No days off, baby," said the Guardians center fielder. "All 162 this year. That's the goal." Straw, however, wasn't in the starting lineup Wednesday against Kansas City after appearing in the first 45 games of the season. He did enter the game as…

With another baseball season beginning, it's time for our baseball writers to weigh in with their boldest and best predictions. What team are poised to surprise? Which players will break out? And who will win it all? All those questions are answered below, and before you say you can't predict baseball, remember this: Jeff Blair has correctly called…

This is why I hate parlays. If we straight-bet the Yankees and the over, we would have come out fine. Instead, I got greedy, and we lost a unit on a+250 parlay. We had some fun, but now we get back to business with three MLB Best Bets. Logan Webb (RHP, Giants) [9-3, 2.77 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 123.2 IP, 103 K, 32 BB] Zac Gallen (RHP, Diamondbacks) [5-2,…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Bright sunshine met the Guardians on the first day of June on Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field. After a stormy May, which included six postponements because of bad weather, it was a welcomed sight even if the grounds crew had the tarp unrolled awaiting a cloudburst that didn't come until the final out of the game. Konnor…

The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians will square off in an AL Central matchup on Saturday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a White Sox-Guardians prediction and pick we have laid out below. Chicago is in the midst of a three-game losing streak, sitting at 61-59 and on the outskirts…

Play Ball! WagerTalk MLB handicapper Andy Lang offers his KC Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Opening Day betting preview for Thursday, April 7. The Guardians owned the Royals last season, winning 14 of 19 games in the head-to-head season series. Can Kansas City reverse that trend with a home win on Opening Day? Stay on top of the latest MLB updates…

1584Cleveland Indians+1.5(-155)+145 7.5(+100)+135 4.0(-105) 1586San Diego Padres -1.5(+135) -169 Un 7.5(-120) -165 Un 4.0(-125) When: August 24, 2022, at 4:10 p.m. EST Venue: Petco Park - San Diego, CA An interleague battle concludes Wednesday night when the Cleveland Guardians (65-56, 33-31 away) visit the San Diego Padres (68-57, 35-27 home).…

While it may seem like the World Series just ended yesterday it is never too early to begin looking at futures bets for next season. Since Free Agency has just begun there will still be massive changes to these odds and these outlooks but there is still value in some of these numbers and let's take a look at the bets I like best. I combined these…

The LDS round in the 2022 MLB postseason has blessed us with one winner-take-all Game 5. The Yankees and Guardians were originally scheduled to meet for Game 5 on Monday night, but rain pushed the deciding contest back to Tuesday afternoon -- the same day the NLCS begins, and the day before one of these two teams faces the Astros in the ALCS. You…

6.35 ERA on the year for Mr. Sticky Stuff pic.twitter.com/SogNWqlgNL - MLB Muse (@MajorLeagueMuse) April 20, 2022 Last time out, the hard-throwing righty absolutely deteriorated against Detroit, lasting just 1.2 frames before Aaron Boone took the ball from him. Cole only allowed two earned, but he walked five hitters and his command was…

The New York Yankees (33-27 regular season) and Cleveland Indians (35-25) tangle in a best-of-three AL Wild Card Series opener at Progressive Field Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET. We analyze the Yankees-Indians MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets. RHP Gerrit Cole vs. RHP Shane Bieber Cole struggled at times during the season but…

The Cleveland Guardians face the New York Yankees in what should play out to be a very exciting American League Division Series in the 2022 MLB Playoffs. Here we'll discuss our Guardians ALDS predictions. The Guardians are unquestionably underdogs in their American League Division Series matchup with the Yankees. Keep in mind that Cleveland is the…

The Chicago White Sox (34-21) have lost three in a row, but are still clinging to a half-game lead in the American League Central. They are just three games up on the third-place Cleveland Indians (31-24), who will try to complete a sweep of the White Sox, Wednesday. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. ET at Progressive Field. Below, we…

Garbage day yesterday. I bet on previously banned teams, and it came back to bite me. We took the Yankees through the first five innings, and Gerrit Cole had one of the worst starts of his career. The Yankees ended up winning the game and covering the spread. We were just on the wrong side. We took the Brewers through the first five, and those damn…

Welcome to Underdog Friday, in which scrappy, 80-something-win teams pose existential threats to 100+ win teams. The Guardians/Yankees series doesn't quite count because that's a 92-win team against a 99-win team, but the Astros are probably pretty glad they didn't play on Friday night. Here be upsets. In 2057, Eno Sarris, Jr. is going to write an…

Each day, one of our experts at Bet.NOLA.com will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks in Louisiana are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. A reminder for those who haven't signed up yet: New users can get a risk-free bet at Caesars Sportsbook,…

One would think that a new name and a rebrand would be good reasons to go out and spend some money to drum up excitement. Much like the boring logo and the unimaginative color scheme, the Guardians opted not to do anything of consequence with the expedited free agent and trade frenzy. If I sound angry, it's because this lifelong Cleveland baseball…

Thanks to the weather, the Major League Baseball playoffs are treating us to a bonus game here on Tuesday. We'll finally get Game 5 of the ALDS between the Guardians and Yankees in the Bronx and, just when the dust is clearing on that one, we'll shift our focus out to San Diego for the first-ever league championship series between two teams who…

TORONTO - It is the privilege and bane of MLB closers that, when the most meaningful moments and fate-changing postseason events occur, they're the ones with the ball in their hand. They begin the chain of events that are remembered forever. They wear the glory or the heartbreak. And so, as the final four Seattle Mariners crossed home Saturday,…

The playoffs are moving into the Division Series, and the Rangers are watching from their couches for the sixth straight October. But if they feel like catching a game, they won't have any trouble spotting familiar faces. They could watch the Padres (featuring Yu Darvish and Jurickson Profar) take on the Dodgers (Joey Gallo and Chris Martin). They…

After a 99-win campaign that saw them basically go wire-to-wire to win the AL East, the New York Yankees will take on the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS. The Yankees are -220 favorites to win the best-of-5 series, which starts on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Gerrit Cole is expected to start Game 1 for the Yankees, who haven't played since the…

Entering their American League Division Series date with the Yankees, the Guardians are undeniably underdogs. Cleveland has the youngest team in MLB, with the fourth-lowest payroll in MLB. The Guards got to October by winning a division in which no other clubs finished above.500. Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs, all by himself? Well, the Guardians --…

If you go by the records, the stats, the experience, the recent head-to-heads … if you go just by all of that, it would be easy to think the Yankees should handle the Cleveland Guardians in their upcoming best-of-five American League Division Series. Yankees in four? Sweep? Not so fast. Sure, the Yankees won 99 games to the Guardians' 92 plus five…

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians AL Wild Card Game 2 10/8/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Tampa Bay Rays will go against the Cleveland Guardians in MLB action in Progressive Field, OH, on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at 12:07 PM ET. Although Jason Adam and Pete Fairbanks both have eight saves for the Tampa Bay Rays, the starting rotation is…

Just one season ago, the Atlanta Braves proved how important a team's bullpen can be in today's MLB during their World Series run. Postseason games can be won or lost by arms coming out of the back-end of the'pen and this year 11 of the 12 teams playing for the title finished the regular season with the top-14 bullpens by ERA. While some starters…

In Rays vs Guardians Game 1, MLB fans were treated to an old-fashioned pitcher's duel. The Cleveland Guardians slipped past the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 behind a masterclass performance from Shane Bieber. Bieber pitched 7 and 2/3 innings, fanning eight while giving up just three hits and one earned run. Can the Guardians finish the job or will the Rays…

The MLB playoffs begin today, and with that, eight teams will battle for the chance to compete against the Dodgers, Braves, Astros, and Yankees. Yikes! What an awful prize that is, am I right? Enough joking! Now's the time to get serious! Here are our predictions for the Wild Card matchups! 2 / 6 GAME 1: Today at12:07 p.m. EST TV: ESPN These are…

The Cleveland Guardians entered the 2022 season as underdogs, having lost much of the core that brought them to the postseason in four of five years from 2016-20. FanGraphs had them projected as the third best-team in the AL Central, with a 7.5 percent chance to win the division and 15.2 percent to make the playoffs. At the All-Star break, the…

The MLB Playoffs kick off today with a four-game slate. The Cleveland Guardians defied all odds by winning the AL Central while the Tampa Bay Rays snuck into the playoffs with the last spot. This Rays vs Guardians series is interesting from a betting perspective. The Rays will be tested in this series, as all games will be in Cleveland and the Rays…

On Friday afternoon, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians will begin the 2022 Major League Baseball postseason at Progressive Field. Tampa Bay is making their fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs, though each of the last three trips have ended short of a championship. Cleveland is making their fifth postseason appearance in the last…

Have the Cleveland Guardians blazed a new trail in organizational systematization, or are they just incredibly lucky? How did they get from there to here, and where do they go from here? Is Terry Francona a baseball shaman? As postseason party crashers go, it's hard to beat the Cleveland Guardians, about whom the questions outnumber the answers.…

Shane McClanahan hasn't had his best swing-and-miss stuff since returning from a shoulder injury four starts ago and as such, we're going Under his strikeout total for Game 1 of the Wild Card round. Read more in our MLB picks and predictions below. The Cleveland Guardians host the Tampa Bay Rays as short -125 home favorites in the early game Friday…

The Major League Baseball playoffs start on Friday. Here's how I see each postseason series playing out, including my World Series prediction. Tampa Bay Rays (No. 6 seed) vs. Cleveland Guardians (No. 3 seed): Winner: Guardians. Entering Wednesday, the Guardians are 25-6 in their last 31 games. They are clicking on all cylinders. Their starting…

The beauty of the 162-game baseball season lies in its ebbs and flows. Each team writes its own story. The beauty of the postseason, however, is that those stories are over. They only matter insofar as they set the table for the drama to come. Last year's champion Atlanta Braves won fewer regular-season games than every team they beat in the…

The Cleveland Guardians host the Tampa Bay Rays in the Al Wild Card! It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Guardians prediction and pick. The Rays end the regular reason as the final seed and will be thanking the playoff committee for allowing an extra team to join in on the fun. This isn't the same roster they had in 2020 when they…

The Kansas City Royals will play the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday (October 5) in MLB action. The Royals are fifth in the American League Central, winning 65 games and losing 96. They have played poorly away from home, going 26-54, and are 3-7 in their last ten matchups. The Guardians, meanwhile, are in top spot in the Americal League Central…

The 12-team field is now set for the Major League Baseball playoffs, and it's time to examine odds to win the 2022 World Series, as well as the obstacles each team faces in its quest to win the title. The regular season is scheduled to conclude Wednesday followed by four best-of-three wild-card round series commencing Friday. As of midday Tuesday,…

The Royals and Guardians meet for Game 2 of the final series of the regular season! It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Guardians prediction and pick. The Royals are (65-95) and will likely finish last in the AL Central Division unless they win this game and the last one tomorrow. They would then need the Detroit Tigers to lose…