The New York Yankees host the Cleveland Guardians in the first game of a three-game set this weekend. The Yankees are coming off a loss in their previous game to the Tigers but still won the series by winning the first two of the series.
Last Games Records
Cleveland never trailed against the Chicago White Sox in a 6-3 home victory Thursday. The win was the Guardians’ third in a row and completed a sweep of the guests.
New York lost to Detroit, 3-0, on the road, as the Tigers averted being swept. Manager Aaron Boone caught some flack for intentionally walking Miguel Cabrera as the Tigers’ legend was on the precipice of his 3,000th hit. Still, the Yanks have come out on the right side of three of their last five.
Early on, both teams are looking to be competitive in their respective divisions. Whether or not MLB expert picks pan out remains to be seen.
Matchup Information
Let’s glance at the betting guides and MLB betting trends for this clash.
Guardians at Yankees Betting Analysis
Cleveland Guardians Betting Analysis
It’s been a season of streaks thus far for Cleveland, which has won seven of its last ten and is at the top of the AL Central.
The Guardians boast a few of the MLB’s two most potent hitters at this juncture. They’ve driven in 67 runs through a dozen contests, the most in the league.
Anyone who pays attention to baseball is aware of third baseman Jose Ramirez, the Guardians’ cornerstone player. He’s launched four homers and is hitting .426. His 20 RBIs are more than any other player at this juncture.
Shortstop Owen Miller paces everyone with a .500 average in 28 trips to the plate. Center fielder Steven Kwan, one of the sport’s breakout rookies, isn’t far behind them with a .426 average.
Cleveland will send Eli Morgan to the mound. In his second year with the Guardians, he has yet to go longer than three innings in an outing. He’s totaled six frames of work in all. Cleveland was an 8-1 loser in his last time out, against San Francisco. In that one, he only lasted a single inning.
New York Yankees Betting Analysis
In betting on baseball to this point, it’s been safe to say that the Yankees know how to rebound from a defeat. Since falling to Boston and Toronto on back-to-back days early on, New York hasn’t lost two in a row.
Even with power hitters such as Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge, the Yankees are currently middle of the road when it comes to long balls. Anthony Rizzo has accounted for four of New York’s 11 home runs.
DJ LeMahieu leads batters with more than a dozen plate appearances with a .300 average. Josh Donaldson, Gleyber Torres, Joey Gallo, and Kyle Higashioka are all batting less than .200.
Righty Jameson Taillon gets his second start after going 4.2 innings in a no-decision against Baltimore last week. For the season, he has a 3.72 ERA.
As a whole, the Yankees have posted a 2.58 ERA. Only the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers’ arms have done better.
Updates
- The Yankees are averaging over four runs a game at home
- Cleveland is 4-2 in road contests
- The Guardians have plated six runs in a game six times
Guardians at Yankees Betting Preview
Sports betting guides point to the hosts Friday night. Both teams have enjoyed success recently and this one will be a strength vs. strength sort of battle. The Guardians are one of the more effective offensive teams, while the Yankees have been dealing well from the mound.
Something will have to give. Betting trends would lean toward Taillon – who has only conceded eight hits in two nods – and the New York relievers, who give the home team a slight edge. They’ll be able to quiet the dangerous Cleveland lineup and help the Yanks bounce back.
Guardians at Yankees Betting Prediction
Get to betting on baseball and go for the New York Yankees -1.5 here.
How to Bet on Guardians at Yankees
The Yankees are marked down as the home favorites in this one. They’ll have to win by at least two runs to cover the spread.
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