Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees
Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY
TV: YES
Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+125) New York (-150)
Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (36-22) will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (32-26) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Cleveland at +125 and New York is coming in at -150. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Tanner Bibee and Carlos Rodon.


As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 21st in baseball. They have 235 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .308. The Guardians have earned 81 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 61 balls out of the park. They have 222 runs batted in as well as 443 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is .234. Cleveland has a slugging % of .380 and have struck out 461 times, while taking a walk on 188 occasions.
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The Guardians have an earned run average of 4.06 on the campaign (21st in MLB), and their staff has struck out 502 hitters. Guardians pitchers have given up 64 home runs and 251 total runs (15th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 216 batters and their FIP sits at 4.10 as a team over the course of the season. Cleveland has given up 494 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 231 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.39.
The Guardians have dispatched 201 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 69 runners over the course of the season with 33.3% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 18 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of their 23 save chances. The Guardians relievers have recorded a save rate of 78.3% and have come into the game in 69 save situations. The relief pitchers have 45 holds over the course of the season (2nd in baseball). Guardians relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 48 times and also have had 53 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for 1,535 putouts for the season, in addition to 440 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them sitting 26th in MLB, and have a total of 44 double plays. The Guardians have converted 67.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,605 innings on the field, ranking them 25th in MLB.
Bibee has taken the ball for 378 innings and has totaled 378 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 3.36 (141 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.166. He has allowed 331 base hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 110 walks. Bibee (26-17 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.31 while he has faced 1,556 batters in the majors.
The New York Yankees are sitting with an OBP of .345 and a batting average of .259 on the year. They have struck out on 512 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned 511 base knocks. New York has tallied 95 home runs this year to go along with 306 runs batted in. The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .468 and they are earning 5.50 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have tallied 107 doubles, while taking a walk 240 times and scoring 319 runs.
The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.186 with a FIP of 3.59 as a team so far this year. They come in at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 410. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 221 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.60 (205 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.60 (547 strikeouts vs 197 bases on balls). They have surrendered 56 long balls and they concede 3.88 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).
Sitting with 60 save situations, the Yankees have 35 holds and also 7 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 24 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 59 times in high leverage situations and on 61 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.7% out of 93 inherited runners. They rank 5th in the league holding a save percentage of 70.8%, and they have sent 191 relievers to the mound so far this year.
In 4,608 innings played, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (4th in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 33 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (11th in baseball). The Yankees have 480 assists, 25 errors and have earned 1,536 putouts for the season.
Rodon (82-66 mark in his career) has a 3.78 earned run average while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.01 and he has faced 4,873 hitters during his career. He has allowed 486 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.230 and having a FIP of 3.7. In his pro baseball career, Rodon has surrendered 995 hits while he has earned 1,296 punch outs in 1,158 innings pitched.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+125)
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