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Though unexpected to many, it's been Joe Musgrove who's led the Padres' rotation and is now sporting one of the best pitching profiles in baseball. Back him to protect his undefeated record and lead the Padres to victory - as our MLB picks explain. The Philadelphia Phillies have dropped three straight and enter the final series of their 11-game…

CHICAGO -- It's safe to say the Guardians are in scramble mode following their second COVID outbreak in less than three weeks. One of their biggest concerns, outside of the health of those who tested positive on Wednesday before MLB postponed their series finale against the White Sox, is putting together a coaching staff. Manager Terry Francona and…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - If they ever decide to start measuring baseball championships in guts and heart rather than wins and losses, Josh Naylor could be a Hall of Famer. Naylor, who beat the odds and returned from a gruesome leg injury that ended his 2021 season, gutted out a playoff win against the Yankee s on Friday with two hits and a run scored. It…

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 YORK -- Josh Naylor is taking advantage of his second chance. After breaking his right leg and ankle in a collision with Ernie Clement in June at Target Field, Naylor thought his career might be over. It's not -- as his two-run homer Saturday and two-hit game on Friday at Yankee Stadium show. But it has taught him something -- play every game…

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 Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians are set to collide for Game 2 of a four-game series, which will be the second Apple TV game on Friday. Entering action on Thursday, both of these clubs occupy playoff positions in the American League, and there's a lot to like about the prospects of this matchup. Pitching has the potential to be the…

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…

The only way the Cleveland Guardians (73-65, 33-30 home) are making the playoffs this season is if they win the AL Central. Cleveland took another big step towards accomplishing that goal, by sweeping the Minnesota Twins over the weekend. The Guardians begin a new week on Monday with a 2.5-game lead atop the division, and will look to pad that…

DETROIT -- Here are the lineups for Sunday's game between the Guardians and Tigers. Where: Comerica Park, 1:40 p.m. Radio/TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM and WMMS will carry the game. Teams: Guardians (19-23) vs. Tigers (16-29). Starting pitchers: RHP Triston McKenzie (3-3, 2.70) vs. RHP Elvin Rodriguez (0-0, 9.39) GUARDIANS CF Myles Straw. SS…

Cody Bellinger wants to bet on himself. On Sunday his agent, Scott Boras, said as much. There's little intention to sign a multi-year deal after the Dodgers non-tendered him. From a recent Ken Rosenthal article on The Athletic, Boras' quotes signal his plan for his client clear as day. "I've already been offered multi-years," Boras said Sunday, two…

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,…

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Zach Plesac and the Cleveland Guardians look to snap a five-game losing skid as they take on Shohei Ohtani and the Angels. Where: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, 9:38 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM and the Guardians Radio Network. Teams: Guardians (7-10) vs. Angels (11-7). Starting pitchers: RHP…

Google Trends has released its search statistics for 2022. MLB teams have featured in the top searched sports franchises this year. Of the top 10 sports teams that were searched on Google by users in the United States last year, three were MLB teams. "Top Google Trends in the United States by relative interest in each state over the last hour." - @…

The Boston Red Sox will take on the Cleveland Guardians Monday night at Fenway Park. The Red Sox were beaten 8-4 on Sunday, their fifth defeat in a row. Their record now stands at 48-48 on the season, and they're currently three games out of the final American League Wild Card spot. The Guardians are now 48-46 on the year after losing Sunday to…

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…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Zach Plesac and the Guardians take on Carlos Rodón and the Giants in Cleveland's 2022 home opener. Cleveland has won four of its last five home openers, picking up victories in its Progressive Field debut each year from 2017-20 before dropping a 3-0 decision to Kansas City last season. This contest against the San Francisco Giants…

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 young, upstart Cleveland Guardians defied all odds and made it to the MLB American League Division Series against the veteran New York Yankees. The Yankees defeated Cleveland in the deciding Game 5, October 18, at Yankee Stadium. Scoring three runs in the first inning on a three-run homer by Giancarlo Stanton, the Guardians could never catch…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Here are the lineups for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader between the Blue Jays and Guardians. Where: Progressive Field, Saturday 2:10 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM and WMMS will carry the game. Teams: Blue Jays (16-11) vs. Guardians (12-13). Starting pitchers: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-1, 2.27) vs. RHP Shane…

DETROIT -- Here are the lineups for Saturdy's game between the Guardians and Tigers. Where: Comerica Park, 4:10 p.m. Radio/TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM and WMMS will carry the game. Teams: Guardians (18-23) vs. Tigers (16-28). Starting pitchers: RHP Shane Bieber (1-3, 3.55) vs. RHP Alex Faedo (1-1, 3.00) GUARDIANS CF Myles Straw. LF Steven…

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 - Here are the starting lineups for Tuesday's doubleheader Game 1 between the Guardians and Rangers. Where: Progressive Field, 3:10 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, and the Guardians Radio Network will carry the game. Teams: Guardians (24-25) vs. Rangers (25-28). Starting pitchers: RHP Cal Quantrill (2-3, 3.52)…

NEW YORK -- Here are the lineups for the Guardians and Yankees game on Saturday. Where: Yankee Stadium: 1:05 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM, WMMS will carry the game. Teams: Guardians (7-6) vs. Yankees (8-6). Starting pitchers: RHP Cal Quantrill (1-0, 3.72) vs. LHP Nestor Cortes (0-0, 0.00). INDIANS CF Myles Straw. LF Steven Kwan. 3B…

MINNEAPOLIS -- Ballparks hold memories not just for the home team but the opposition as well. When Carlos Santana played for the Indians, he loved to hit at Target Field. He's hit 17 of his 260 career homers there, all but one coming in a Cleveland uniform, to make it his second favorite visinting home-run ballpark. In Terry Francona's first year…

We swept the board yesterday! We needed a day like that, but we have to have a short memory because of course we are back again today with two MLB Best Bets. We took two underdogs and the Reds as a heavy favorite and came out on top. The Reds won easily as did the Diamondbacks, but the Guardians gave us the sweep on a late inning come back on the…

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…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here are the starting lineups for Thursday's series opener between the Guardians and Athletics. Where: Progressive Field, 7:10 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM and the Guardians Radio Network will carry the game. Teams: Guardians (26-26) vs. Athletics (20-38). Starting pitchers: LHP Konnor…

Another winning day! In the last nine days, we've been even or positive, and what a day yesterday was. We hit our biggest underdog bet of the year, taking the Tigers at+185. The Tigers made us sweat but ultimately pulled off the win against the Giants to split the series. The Cleveland Guardians saved us. What a game that was. The Guardians went up…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here are the starting lineups for Monday's game between the Guardians and Rangers. Where: Progressive Field, 7:10 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM and the Guardians Radio Network will carry the game. Teams: Guardians (24-25) vs. Rangers (25-28). Starting pitchers: RHP Cal Quantrill (2-3, 3.52)…

NEW YORK -- Here are the lineups for Friday night's game between the Guardians and Yankees. Where: Yankee Stadium, 7:05 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM and WMMS. Records: Guardians (7-5), Yankees (7-6). Starting pitchers: RHP Eli Morgan (1-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Nestor Cortes (0-0, 0.00). GUARDIANS CF Myles Straw. LF Steven Kwan. 3B Jose…

BALTIMORE -- Here are the lineups for Friday's game between the Guardians and Orioles. Where: Camden Yards, 7:05 p.m. Radio/TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM and the Guardians Radio Network. Teams: Guardians (22-24) vs. Orioles (22-31). Starting pitchers: RHP Shane Bieber (2-3, 3.19) vs. LHP Bruce Zimmerman (2-3,…

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…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Here are the starting lineups for Saturday's game between the Guardians and Giants. Where: Progressive Field, 6:10 p.m. TV/Radio: Bally Great Lakes Sports, WTAM. Records: Giants (5-2), Guardians (4-3). Starting pitchers: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (0-0, 4.91) vs. Cal Quantrill (1-0, 3.60) GUARDIANS CF Myles Straw. LF Steven Kwan. 3B…

Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match. Find me an arm, catch me a bat... Front-office executives won't be serenading potential free agents with bad baseball puns sung to the tune of the "Fiddler on the Roof" classic, but they'll all be trying to upgrade their respective rosters in the coming weeks and months. With that in mind, it's time for our…

After a 6-3 road trip, the Royals come home to take on the third-place team in the AL Central, the Cleveland Indians. With the unbalanced schedule, all division games are pretty important, but this (and the next one against the White Sox) feels extra important. The Indians lost a lot in the offseason with some of their trades and aren't as strong…

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 Tampa Bay Rays (53-46) host the Cleveland Guardians (50-48) to kick off a three-game series at Tropicana Field, with first pitch at 7:10 PM ET on Friday. The Rays are on the back of a series defeat to the Orioles, and the Guardians a series split with the Red Sox. The Rays are a tight favorite (-113 to win on the moneyline) when they meet the…

The Cleveland Guardians will conclude their battle with the Tampa Bay Rays in the final of a three-game series Sunday afternoon in Tampa Bay. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Guardians-Rays prediction and pick we have laid out below. Cleveland is 51-49, second in the AL Central, just two games…

These two AL Central teams are back at it! It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a White Sox-Guardians prediction and pick. Both teams split the doubleheader yesterday as the third and final game of the series is tonight. Cleveland took Game 1 by the score of 4-1 but the White Sox bounced back with a 7-0 win later in the night. Both sides…

NEW YORK -- Here are the lineups for Sunday's game between the Guardians and Yankees. Where: Yankee Stadium, 1:35 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM and WMMS will carry the game. Teams: Guardians (7-7) vs. Yankees (9-6). Starting pitchers: RHP Aaron Civale (0-1, 6.14) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (0-0, 6.14). GUARDIANS CF Myles Straw. LF Steven…

Buckle up baseball fans! A late July matchup with major playoff implications on the line in the American League, the Cleveland Guardians will finish their four-game trip to Fenway Park to battle it out with the Boston Red Sox. It is time for our MLB odds series, where our Guardians-Red Sox prediction and pick will be unveiled. Within 2 1/2 games of…

The Cleveland Guardians (17-20) will visit the Houston Astros (27-15), Monday at 8:10 PM ET, in the first of a three-game series. The Guardians (+171 underdog on the moneyline) visit the Astros (-201). The starting pitchers are Luis Garcia (3-2) for the Houston Astros, and Zach Plesac (1-3) for the Cleveland Guardians. The Astros won 5-2 over the…

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here are the starting lineups for Wednesday's series finale between the Guardians and Rangers. Where: Progressive Field, 7:10 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM and the Guardians Radio Network will carry the game. Teams: Guardians (25-26) vs. Rangers (26-29). Starting pitchers: RHP Shane Bieber…

First pitch at Yankee Stadium goes at 7:37 pm ET on Thursday, October 13. The weather forecast is calling for rain with 13 mph wind and a temperature of 66 degrees. New York is a -380 favorite to take this set and advance in the MLB playoff bracket. TBS is carrying broadcast of the game. MLB betting trends are displaying that both moneyline and…

Following a 4-1 victory in Game 1, the New York Yankees are priced at -360 to win the AL Division Series over the Cleveland Guardians, per DraftKings. We have Game 2 odds, and a preview of the pitching matchup below to help with your MLB Playoff betting. The two teams meet again on Thursday, Oct. 13 at Yankee Stadium. DraftKings Sportsbook has NY…

NEW YORK - That's why Little League coaches tell you to finish the play. Josh Donaldson pimped what looked like a solo shot but ended up thrown out in the fifth inning of Game 1 of the American League Division Series vs. the Guardians at Yankee Stadium. Want to bet on MLB? Donaldson hit a high fly ball to the right-field corner to lead off the…

Of the 12 teams who advanced to the playoffs, no club was a bigger surprise than the Central Division-winning Cleveland Guardians. Their+4000 AL Pennant and+5000 World Series opening odds were the lowest among not just the remaining teams but the entire playoff dozen. And here they are. Who would have thunk it? That's in contrast to the New York…

First pitch at Yankee Stadium goes at 7:37pm ET on Tuesday, October 11. The weather forecast is calling for cloudy skies with 4 mph wind and a temperature of 70 degrees. New York is a -220 favorite to take this set and advance in the MLB playoff bracket. MLB betting trends are displaying that both moneyline and runline bettors are solidly with the…