Cleveland Guardians vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-210) Arizona (+172)

The Cleveland Guardians (63-60) are traveling to Chase Field on Tuesday where they will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (60-65). The line on this matchup has the Guardians at -210 and the Diamondbacks are priced at +172. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Tanner Bibee and Eduardo Rodriguez.

The Guardians have hit 184 doubles as a unit and have hit 129 balls out of the park. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .375 and have struck out 1,008 times, while being walked on 389 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in the league. They have accrued 469 RBI's as well as 919 base knocks this year, while their batting average is sitting at .228. They have racked up 488 runs while holding a team OBP of .300.

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The Guardians have compiled a team earned run average of 3.89 this year (14th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,035 hitters. Guardians pitchers have yielded 132 home runs and 522 total runs (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 438 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.11 as a squad on the season. Cleveland has allowed 1,000 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 473 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.36 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31.

Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 108 times in addition to having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 85 holds for the season (2nd in the league). The Guardians relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 69.2% and stepped onto the hill in 140 save situations. They have compiled 36 saves this year and have blown 16 out of their 52 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 153 runners so far this season and 34.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Guardians have sent 412 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Guardians have transformed 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,861 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 19th in the majors. The Cincinnati Reds have notched a total of 3,287 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,005 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball, and they have turned 91 double plays.

Bibee has thrown 451 innings and has 452 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.65 (183 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.190. He has given up 405 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 132 free passes. Bibee (31-21 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.59 and he has gone up against 1,874 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for an on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .251 this season. They have been rung up on 990 occasions (21st in baseball) and are sitting with 1,062 hits. Arizona has accumulated 176 home runs for the season as well as 603 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks hold a slugging percentage of .440 and they are scoring 4.94 runs per game (6th in the league). They have put up 219 two-baggers, while walking 431 times and scoring 618 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.342 with a FIP of 4.30 as a staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (1,008 strikeouts against 392 free passes). They are sitting at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,098. They have given up 154 home runs and they relinquish 4.97 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 613 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.58 (565 earned runs given up).

Arizona has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 57 save opportunities and they have recorded 33 saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 379 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 115 times in high leverage situations in addition to 103 occasions with runners on. Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of their 132 inherited base runners. Sitting with 123 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 62 holds in addition to 24 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 96 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 1,105 assists, 63 errors and have accumulated 3,330 putouts this season. In their 9,990 innings played, the Diamondbacks have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (24th in the majors).

During his career, Rodriguez has allowed 1,239 base hits while he has earned 1,265 K's in 1,260 innings pitched. Rodriguez (90-64 career record) holds a 4.19 ERA and has allowed 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 587 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.331 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and he has gone up against 5,392 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Arizona (+172) and under 8 runs

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