Cleveland Guardians vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/23/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-150) Colorado (+125)

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (50-77) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (62-66) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Guardians at -150 while the Rockies are at +125. The over/under is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Foster Griffin and Tomoyuki Sugano.

The Guardians have tallied 191 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 120 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .368 and have been called out on strikes 1,045 times, while taking a walk on 464 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in MLB. They have accounted for 484 runs batted in and 991 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .233. They are sitting with 507 runs and have an on-base percentage of .313.

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The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 3.79 over the course of the season (7th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,195 hitters. Guardians pitchers have given up 147 home runs and also 530 runs (7th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 421 opposing players and their FIP is 3.91 as a unit this season. Cleveland has given up 1,014 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 477 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27.

The Guardians have sent 438 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 205 runners for the year and 26.8% of those runners crossing home plate. The bullpen have recorded 96 holds on the year (1st in the league). Guardians pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 133 times as well as having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. They have recorded 36 saves on the year and have blown 14 of their 50 chances to save the game. The Guardians bullpen have recorded a save rate of 72.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 148 save situations.

The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with 3,401 putouts this season, as well as 996 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which is 18th in the majors, and have a total of 84 double plays. The Guardians have turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,203 innings, which has them ranked 21st in pro baseball.

Griffin (3-1 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 5.01 while he has gone up against 103 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 23 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 10 walks. His earned run average is 5.09 (13 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.435. Griffin has pitched in 23 frames and has earned 20 K's so far in his MLB career.

Colorado has 142 home runs for the season to go along with 587 RBIs. They have notched 233 doubles, while taking a walk 398 times and notching 611 runs. The Colorado Rockies have tallied a team OBP of .323 in addition to a batting average of .254 this season. The Rockies hold a team SLG% of .418 and they have an average of 4.81 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,097 instances (9th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,093 base hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 733 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 5.52 (684 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 177 long balls and they yield 5.91 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.518 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.84 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.00 (865 strikeouts against 412 free passes). They have a ranking of 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,282.

Sitting with 101 save situations, the Rockies have 50 holds and also 20 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have recorded 29 saves. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.5% of 197 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 121 times in high leverage situations in addition to 126 occasions with runners on base. They are ranked 21st in MLB with a save percentage of 59.2%, and they have sent 383 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

In 10,050 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 66.8% (30th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 105 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in MLB). The Rockies have recorded 1,074 assists, 82 errors and have a tally of 3,350 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Sugano has surrendered 296 base hits while tallying 175 strikeouts in 275 frames. He has allowed 143 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.305 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and he has gone up against 1,173 opposing batters during his MLB career. Sugano (22-16 mark in his career) has earned a 4.68 earned run average and has surrendered 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-150)

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