Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/2/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+132) New York (-160)

The New York Yankees (36-23) will play the Cleveland Guardians (34-27) at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Cleveland at +132 while New York is priced at -160. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Joey Cantillo and Cam Schlittler.

The Guardians have recorded 102 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 56 baseballs out of the stadium. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .371 and have been called out on strikes 464 times, while drawing a walk on 245 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 21st in MLB. They have 238 RBI's as well as 461 hits for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .232. They have accumulated 249 runs and have an on-base percentage of .320.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. Guardians pitchers have allowed 68 home runs and also 248 runs in total (10th in the league). Cleveland has surrendered 485 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 225 earned runs. The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.74 for the year (6th in the league), and they have struck out 567 hitters. They have walked 206 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.87 as a unit for the season.

The Guardians bullpen have a save percentage of 82.1% and have entered the game in 82 save situations. They have compiled 23 saves so far this season and have missed out on 5 out of their 28 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 89 runners over the course of the season with 27.0% of those players earned a run for their team. Guardians relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 57 times in addition to having 70 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 200 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The bullpen have a total of 53 holds this year (1st in baseball).

The Guardians have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,872 innings, which has them sitting at 20th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 1,624 putouts so far this season, in addition to 468 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which is 9th in the majors, and they have turned 44 double plays.

Cantillo has thrown 192 frames and has earned 204 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.66 (78 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.307. He has conceded 163 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 88 walks. Cantillo (11-9 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.60 and he has faced 809 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The New York Yankees have accumulated a team OBP of .334 in addition to a batting average of .243 so far this season. They have struck out on 513 occasions (10th in the league) and have recorded 474 base hits. New York has a total of 86 long balls for the year as well as 291 RBIs. The Yankees have a SLG% of .436 and they score 5.17 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have tallied 99 doubles, while taking a walk 260 times as well as putting up 305 runs.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.176 and have a FIP of 3.55 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 431. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 207 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.21 (186 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (504 strikeouts vs 183 walks). They have relinquished 49 dingers and they surrender 3.57 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.9% of 104 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 64 times in high leverage situations and also on 66 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 59 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 34 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They are ranked 24th in the league with a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 188 relievers to the hill on the year.

The New York Yankees have turned 42 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Yankees have racked up 543 assists, 27 errors and have earned a total of 1,567 putouts on the campaign. In their 4,701 innings on the diamond, the Yankees are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (6th in MLB).

Schlittler (11-5 career mark) is the owner of a 2.23 earned run average while conceding 6.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.75 and he has faced 579 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 36 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.034 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.2. During his MLB career, Schlittler has allowed 106 base hits and he has 165 punch outs in 145 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (+132)

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