Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/1/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+126) Los Angeles (-152)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-1) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (3-2) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Guardians at +126 and the Dodgers are sitting at -152. The betting total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Gavin Williams and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 3.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB. They have tallied 17 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .273. The Guardians have compiled 10 two-baggers as a team and have hit 4 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 16 RBI's and 35 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .208. Cleveland is slugging .339 and have been called out on strikes 55 times, while drawing a walk on 12 occasions.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team ERA of 4.50 on the season (22nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 50 batters. Guardians pitchers have conceded 8 home runs and 24 runs (23rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 21 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.94 as a unit for the season. Cleveland has conceded 36 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and also 22 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.38 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The bullpen pitchers have inherited 7 base runners over the course of the season with none of them crossing home plate. Guardians pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 5 times as well as having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 17 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have 5 holds on the season (3rd in the league).

The Guardians have turned 72.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 396 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 132 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 33 assists and 1 error. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .994 which puts them in 6th in baseball, and they have turned 4 double plays.

Williams (18-21 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.52 while he has gone up against 1,403 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 270 base hits (7.4 hits per 9 innings) with 158 walks. His earned run average is 3.57 (131 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.296. Williams has taken the hill for 330 innings and has earned 340 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a batting average of .236 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 21 occasions (30th in baseball) and have a total of 29 hits. Los Angeles is sitting with 5 long balls so far this year to go along with 18 RBIs. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .398 and they average 4.50 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have recorded 5 doubles, while taking a walk 11 times and scoring 18 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.000 with a FIP of 2.66 as a pitching staff for the year. They sit at 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 28. The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 12 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.00 (12 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.80 (35 strikeouts against 8 bases on balls). They have given up 2 home runs and they surrender 3.00 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 7 times in high leverage situations in addition to 3 occasions with runners on. They sit at 5th in MLB with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 14 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 1 double play and have a fielding rate of 1.000 (2nd in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 31 assists, no errors and have accounted for 108 putouts over the course of the season. In 324 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (6th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Yamamoto has surrendered 196 hits while he has totaled 312 K's in 269 innings. Yamamoto (20-10 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 2.67 ERA while allowing 6.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 80 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.029 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.85 and he has gone up against 1,073 batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+126)

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