Cleveland Guardians vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+220) San Francisco (-275)

The Cleveland Guardians (35-35) are en route to Oracle Park on Wednesday where they will go up against the San Francisco Giants (41-31). The moneyline on this game has Cleveland at +220 and San Francisco is priced at -275. The over/under has been set at 9. The men taking the mound are Logan Allen and Justin Verlander.

Cleveland is slugging .374 and have been called out on strikes 570 times, while being walked on 220 occasions. They have accumulated 255 runs batted in as well as 528 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .232. The Guardians have compiled 95 doubles as a team and have knocked 72 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 270 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 3.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 25th in baseball.

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The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.99 on the season (19th in the league), and their staff has rung up 586 hitters. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 76 long balls and 296 total runs (16th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 257 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a unit on the campaign. Cleveland has relinquished 592 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 273 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The Guardians have sent 237 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 79 base runners so far this season and 36.7% of those runners crossed home plate. They have recorded 19 saves this year and have blown 6 out of their 25 save opportunities. The Guardians relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 76.0% and stepped onto the hill in 75 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 49 holds over the course of the season (6th in the league). Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 56 times as well as having 64 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cincinnati Reds have a total of 1,849 putouts this season, in addition to 547 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which puts them in 27th in the majors, and have accumulated 55 double plays. The Guardians have converted 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,547 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 25th in pro baseball.

Allen has taken the hill for 283 innings and has 244 punch outs during his MLB career. Allen (19-17 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.51 while he has faced 1,240 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.58 (144 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.487. He has surrendered 304 hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 117 walks.

The San Francisco Giants hold an on-base percentage of .312 as well as a team batting average of .233 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 609 instances (12th in baseball) and have accounted for 551 base hits. San Francisco has 70 home runs so far this year as well as 294 runs batted in. The Giants hold a slugging % of .377 and they are earning 4.29 runs per outing (14th in baseball). They have hit 108 two-baggers, while walking 257 times as well as putting up 309 runs.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.228 in addition to having a FIP of 3.46 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (614 strikeouts against 230 bases on balls). They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 550. They have yielded 55 long balls and they relinquish 3.74 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 264 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.27 (231 earned runs surrendered).

With 86 save situations, the Giants have 53 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. San Francisco has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 33 save chances and they have recorded 21 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 90 times in high leverage situations and on 50 occasions with runners on. San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of 84 inherited runners. They sit at 14th in MLB holding a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 220 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

In 5,721 innings on the field, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (15th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have turned 54 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in professional baseball). The Giants have accrued 688 assists, 37 errors and have earned 1,907 putouts over the course of the season.

During his career, Verlander has conceded 2,943 hits while he has totaled 3,457 K's in 3,467 frames. Verlander (262-150 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.31 earned run average while giving up 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 1,277 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.129 and a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.55 and he has gone up against 14,170 hitters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-275)

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