Cleveland Guardians vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-120) Arizona (+100)

The Cleveland Guardians (32-37) are headed to Chase Field on Sunday where they will compete against the Arizona Diamondbacks (42-28). The moneyline on this contest has Cleveland at -120 and Arizona opens at +100. The over/under is set at 9. The starting pitchers are Tanner Bibee and Zach Davies.

Cleveland has a slugging % of .365 and have struck out 494 times, while taking a walk on 209 occasions. They have tallied 245 runs batted in as well as 564 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .242. The Guardians have accumulated 126 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 45 balls out of the park. They have tallied 262 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .307. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 3.8 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.55 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Guardians pitchers have given up 69 long balls and 290 runs in total (8th in baseball). Cleveland has relinquished 586 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 265 earned runs. The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.85 for the season (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 535 batters. They have walked 210 batters and their FIP is 4.11 as a squad on the year.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 61 times as well as having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 41 holds for the year (8th in MLB). The Guardians relief pitchers have a save rate of 63.2% and has entered the game in 80 save situations. They have compiled 24 saves for the year and have blown 14 of their 38 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 81 base runners so far this year and 19.8% of those players ended up scoring. The Guardians have sent 225 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Guardians have transformed 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,571 innings on the field, which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 1,857 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 643 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which ranks 14th in the majors, and have earned 45 double plays.

Bibee has taken the ball for 48 innings and has tallied 45 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Bibee (2-2 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.82 and he has gone up against 203 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.91 (21 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.241. He has surrendered 46 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 14 walks.

The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .437 and they have an average of 5.14 runs per game (5th in MLB). They have put up 143 two-baggers, while walking 224 times and racking up 360 runs. Arizona has 79 home runs for the year as well as 345 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 531 occasions (27th in MLB) and have totaled 626 base hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled an on-base percentage of .330 and a batting average of .264 over the course of the season.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.359 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.32 as a team on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (588 strikeouts vs 243 walks). They have a ranking of 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 605. They have yielded 81 homers and they allow 4.74 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 329 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.38 (304 earned runs surrendered).

With 76 save situations, the Diamondbacks have tallied 45 holds and 12 blown saves. Arizona has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 30 save opportunities and they have come away with 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 73 times in high leverage situations and also on 73 occasions with base runners. Arizona relievers hold an inherited score rate of 27.9% out of their 111 inherited runners. They are ranked 20th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 229 relievers onto the diamond so far this year.

In 5,619 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (17th in baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 54 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in the majors). The Diamondbacks have recorded 629 assists, 26 errors and have earned a total of 1,873 putouts on the season.

So far in his MLB career, Davies has allowed 989 hits and he has 739 punch outs in 994 innings. He has surrendered 461 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.336 and a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.18 and he has gone up against 4,231 opposing batters in his MLB career. Davies (59-55 career mark) has a 4.17 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+100)

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