Cleveland Guardians vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/21/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, August 21, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (50-77) will meet the Cleveland Guardians (61-66) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Guardians at -130 and the Rockies are priced at +110. The total is set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Joey Cantillo and Tanner Gordon.

Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .369 and have struck out 1,039 times, while taking a walk on 460 occasions. They have 479 runs batted in and 982 hits for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .233. The Guardians have accrued 191 two-baggers as a team and have hit 120 baseballs out of the park. They have 502 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .312. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in baseball.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team ERA of 3.80 for the year (7th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,182 batters. Guardians pitchers have allowed 146 home runs and also 528 runs in total (7th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 415 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.91 as a unit this season. Cleveland has yielded 1,009 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 475 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27.

The Guardians have dispatched 434 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 204 base runners over the course of the season and 27.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The relievers have recorded 93 holds for the year (2nd in baseball). Guardians pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 132 times and also have had 142 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 35 saves so far this year and have missed out on 14 of their 49 chances to save the game. The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 144 save situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 3,374 putouts so far this season, as well as 993 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 19th in the majors, and have 84 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 69.4% of balls in play into outs in their 10,122 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 22nd in MLB.

Cantillo has taken the hill for 259 innings and has totaled 291 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.75 (108 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.354. He has given up 235 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 116 free passes. Cantillo (16-14 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.69 while he has faced 1,106 batters during his time in the majors.

Colorado has tallied 142 HRs on the campaign and 587 runs batted in. They have 233 two-baggers, while walking 398 times and putting up 611 runs. The Colorado Rockies have an on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a batting average of .254 over the course of the season. The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .418 and they score 4.81 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,097 occasions (8th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,093 hits.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.518 and have a FIP of 4.84 as a team so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.00 (865 strikeouts against 412 walks). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,282. They have surrendered 177 homers and they allow 5.91 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 733 runs this season while having an ERA of 5.52 (684 earned runs conceded).

Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.5% of 197 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 121 times in high leverage situations in addition to 126 occasions with base runners. With 101 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 50 holds and also 20 blown saves. They are ranked 21st in MLB with a save rate of 59.2%, and they have sent 383 relievers to the mound this season.

In their 10,050 innings on the field, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 66.8% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 105 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The Rockies have racked up 1,074 assists, 82 errors and have earned 3,350 putouts during this campaign.

During his career, Gordon has given up 239 hits while he has tallied 150 punch outs in 180 frames. Gordon (6-17 record in his career) is the owner of a 6.49 ERA while allowing 11.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 130 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.525 and a FIP of 6.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.17 and he has faced 809 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-130)

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