Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+110) Baltimore (-130)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (70-75) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (73-72) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Cleveland at +110 while Baltimore is sitting at -130. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Foster Griffin and Shane Baz.

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The Guardians have accumulated 221 doubles as a unit and have knocked 135 balls out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging % of .371 and have been called out on strikes 1,161 times, while taking a walk on 511 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have tallied 561 runs batted in and 1,139 base knocks on the season, and their batting average sits at .236. They have tallied 584 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .313.

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The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.76 so far this season (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,366 hitters. Guardians pitchers have allowed 161 home runs and also 600 total runs (8th in the league). They have walked 480 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.86 as a unit for the year. Cleveland has given up 1,151 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 539 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.85 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27.

Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 146 times as well as having 158 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 101 holds this year (2nd in MLB). The Guardians relievers have recorded a save percentage of 74.1% and have entered the game in 157 save situations. They have accumulated 40 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 14 of their 54 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 231 base runners over the course of the season with 27.3% of those players crossing the plate. The Guardians have sent 495 relievers to the mound this season.

The Guardians have converted 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,598 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in professional baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 3,866 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,129 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 18th in professional baseball, and they have turned 96 double plays.

Griffin has taken the mound for 39 innings and has earned 31 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.62 (20 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.436. He has given up 40 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 16 walks. Griffin (4-1 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.55 and he has faced 171 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Baltimore has accumulated 174 home runs on the campaign as well as 624 runs batted in. They have tallied 212 doubles, while getting a free base 538 times as well as putting up 647 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have compiled an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a batting average of .234 this year. The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .394 and they are recording 4.46 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,343 occasions (4th in the league) and have totaled 1,130 base knocks.

The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 674 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.13 (593 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 154 homers and they yield 4.69 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.338 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (1,168 strikeouts against 478 free passes). They rank 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,251.

Sitting with 142 save situations, the Orioles have accumulated 78 holds and 21 blown saves. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 61 save chances and they have come away with 40 saves. Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.5% out of their 189 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 157 times in high leverage situations and on 142 occasions with runners on base. They are ranked 14th in the league holding a save rate of 65.6%, and they have dispatched 482 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year.

In their 11,631 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (27th in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 109 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in pro baseball). The Orioles have 1,232 assists, 87 errors and have notched a total of 3,877 putouts on the season.

During his MLB career, Baz has allowed 409 base hits while he has earned 438 K's in 449 innings pitched. Baz (22-32 career mark) has a 4.13 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 206 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.267 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and he has gone up against 1,891 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (+110)

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