Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+155) Houston (-180)

The Houston Astros (27-16) host the Cleveland Guardians (18-20) at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Cleveland at +155 and Houston is sitting at -180. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Cal Quantrill and Cristian Javier.

Cleveland is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 280 times, while taking a walk on 120 occasions. They have earned 172 RBI's as well as 317 base knocks on the year, and their batting average comes in at .246. The Guardians have tallied 64 doubles as a team and have hit 35 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 177 runs scored and have an OBP of .312. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in MLB.

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Guardians pitchers have allowed 38 home runs and 167 runs in total (13th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 116 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.96 as a squad on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.60 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.18. The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.91 on the campaign (19th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 302 batters.

Guardians pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 36 times and also have had 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 10 holds so far this year (29th in baseball). The Guardians relievers have a save rate of 72.7% and has entered the game in 22 save situations. They have compiled 8 saves so far this year and have blown 3 of 11 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 46 runners over the course of the season and 23.9% of those players crossed the plate. The Guardians have dispatched 122 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 1,010 putouts this season, as well as 343 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which ranks 18th in pro baseball, and have earned 30 double plays. The Guardians have turned 72.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,030 innings, which has them sitting 6th in baseball.

Quantrill has taken the ball for 326 innings and has 266 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 3.62 (131 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.221. He has conceded 300 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 98 walks. Quantrill (17-13 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.11 while going up against 1,360 batters in the majors.

The Houston Astros have accumulated an on-base percentage of .308 and a team batting average of .230 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 332 instances (22nd in the league) and have recorded 326 base hits. Houston has 58 long balls on the campaign and 176 runs batted in. The Astros have a SLG% of .410 and they tally 4.21 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have put up 71 doubles, while walking 152 times and racking up 181 runs.

The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 139 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 2.85 (120 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 33 home runs and they relinquish 3.30 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.129 in addition to having a FIP of 3.47 as a team for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.02 (350 strikeouts vs 116 bases on balls). They are sitting at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 312.

Houston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.6% out of their 43 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 37 times in high leverage situations and on 29 occasions with runners on. With 38 save situations, the Astros have tallied 25 holds and 3 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 136 relievers to the hill for the season. Houston has had relief pitchers take the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have walked away with 10 saves.

The Houston Astros have turned 34 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (8th in professional baseball). The Astros have racked up 345 assists, 19 errors and have accounted for 1,138 putouts so far this year. In their 3,414 innings on the field, the Astros have a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (8th in baseball).

Javier (11-5 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.42 ERA while conceding 6.0 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.75 and he has gone up against 762 hitters in his career. He has conceded a total of 71 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.102 and a FIP of 4.4. So far in his career, Javier has surrendered 125 base knocks while tallying 223 punch outs in 187 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston (-180) and under 8 runs

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