San Diego Padres vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-140) Cleveland (+120)

The San Diego Padres (15-8) are traveling to Progressive Field on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (10-12). The odds on this game have the Padres at -140 and the Guardians are at +120. The betting total is set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are MacKenzie Gore and Cal Quantrill.

The Padres have recorded 34 doubles as a unit and have knocked 21 balls out of the park. San Diego has a slugging % of .376 and have been rung up 192 times, while being walked on 92 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are compiling 4.7 runs/g, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have 106 runs batted in and 176 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .234. They have earned 109 runs scored while having a team OBP of .326.

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Padres pitchers have given up 25 long balls and 89 total runs (12th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 74 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.79 as a team so far this year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.15. The Padres have an earned run average of 3.51 this year (14th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 214 hitters.

Padres pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 17 times as well as having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 19 holds over the course of the season (4th in MLB). The Padres relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 75.0% and has entered the game in 33 save situations. They have recorded 9 saves for the season and have missed out on 3 out of their 12 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 30 base runners this season with 50.0% of them crossed the plate. The Padres have sent 77 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Padres have turned 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of 1,845 innings, which has them sitting 5th in baseball. The San Diego Padres have a total of 615 putouts this year, in addition to 202 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which puts them in 9th in baseball, and they have turned 22 double plays.

Gore (2-0 career mark) has a FIP of 2.49 while he has faced 62 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 12 hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 6 walks. His earned run average is 1.76 (3 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.174. Gore has thrown 15 innings and is sitting with 20 punch outs so far in his career.

Cleveland has knocked in 20 home runs this season to go along with 99 RBIs. They have put up 41 doubles, while taking a walk 66 times and recording 101 runs. The Cleveland Guardians hold a team on-base percentage of .314 as well as a team batting average of .251 on the campaign. The Guardians hold a slugging % of .405 and they score 4.59 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have struck out on 182 occasions (23rd in the league) and have accounted for 188 base hits.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.172 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.77 as a staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.05 (171 strikeouts vs 56 walks). They sit at 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 167. They have surrendered 21 long balls and they surrender 4.45 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have relinquished 94 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.88 (82 earned runs yielded).

With 14 save situations, the Guardians have earned 7 holds and also 2 blown saves. Cleveland has had relievers take the mound in 6 save opportunities and they have walked away with 4 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 26 times in high leverage situations in addition to 19 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 23.1% out of their 26 inherited base runners. They rank 21st in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 73 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season.

In 1,716 innings played, the Guardians are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (13th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 14 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (16th in professional baseball). The Guardians have 183 assists, 12 errors and have amassed 572 putouts for the year.

During his career, Quantrill has allowed 282 base hits while he has accumulated 251 K's in 306 innings. Quantrill (17-12 record in his career) holds a 3.61 ERA and has conceded 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 123 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.223 and a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.70 and he has faced 1,284 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+120)

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