Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros

Date: Monday, May 23, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

The Cleveland Guardians (17-19) are on their way to Minute Maid Park on Monday where they will compete against the Houston Astros (26-15). The expected starting pitchers will be Zach Plesac and Luis Garcia.

Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .395 and have struck out 268 times, while drawing a walk on 113 occasions. They have accumulated 166 RBI's in addition to 302 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .247. The Guardians have accrued 62 doubles as a team and have smacked 33 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 169 runs while having a team OBP of .312. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.7 runs per contest, which is 7th in the league.

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Guardians pitchers have conceded 36 home runs and also 162 total runs (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 112 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.98 as a team for the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. The Guardians have an earned run average of 4.02 this season (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 286 hitters.

The Guardians relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 72.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 22 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 44 runners for the season with 25.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 35 times and also have had 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 117 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have 10 holds for the season (29th in baseball). They have 8 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 3 out of their 11 save opportunities.

The Guardians have turned 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,868 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 956 putouts for the season, in addition to 317 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which puts them in 20th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 28 double plays.

Plesac (23-17 career record) holds a FIP of 4.62 while he has gone up against 1,446 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 317 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 92 walks. His earned run average is 3.98 (156 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.161. Plesac has thrown 352 innings and is sitting with 268 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Houston Astros have an on-base percentage of .309 as well as a batting average of .232 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 323 instances (19th in the league) and have earned a total of 314 hits. Houston has hit 56 long balls on the season to go along with 170 RBIs. The Astros have a SLG% of .412 and they score 4.27 runs per game (14th in the league). They have 66 two-baggers, while taking a walk 145 times and recording 175 runs.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.122 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.46 as a team on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 (331 strikeouts against 111 free passes). They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 294. They have allowed 31 home runs and they yield 3.27 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 131 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 2.87 (115 earned runs conceded).

Houston relievers have an inherited score rate of 27.0% out of their 37 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 36 times in high leverage situations and on 26 occasions with base runners. With 35 save situations, the Astros have tallied 23 holds and 3 blown saves. They rank 6th in baseball holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 129 relievers onto the field this year. Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 12 save opportunities and they have earned 9 saves.

The Houston Astros have turned 33 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (7th in the majors). The Astros have recorded 329 assists, 17 errors and have accounted for 1,084 putouts for the season. In 3,252 innings on the diamond, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (5th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Garcia has allowed 168 base knocks while he has earned 217 K's in 205 innings pitched. Garcia (14-11 career record) holds a 3.42 ERA and has allowed 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 78 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.144 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.24 and he has faced 836 hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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