Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/3/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+102) New York (-122)

The Cleveland Guardians (34-27) are on their way to Yankee Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the New York Yankees (36-23). The moneyline on this matchup has Cleveland at +102 while New York is priced at -122. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Gavin Williams and Gerrit Cole.

Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .372 and have been called out on strikes 464 times, while drawing a walk on 245 occasions. They have tallied 238 RBI's and 462 base knocks on the season, and their batting average comes in at .232. The Guardians have hit 102 two-baggers as a team and have hit 56 baseballs out of the park. They have 249 runs scored and hold an OBP of .320. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 21st in baseball.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team ERA of 3.74 this year (7th in the league), and they have rung up 567 hitters. Guardians pitchers have given up 68 home runs in addition to 248 total runs (9th in MLB). They have walked 206 opposing players and their FIP is 3.87 as a unit on the campaign. Cleveland has allowed 485 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 225 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 82.1% and have entered the game in 82 save situations. They have earned 23 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 5 of 28 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 89 base runners this year and 27.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 57 times as well as having 70 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 200 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have accumulated 53 holds on the campaign (1st in MLB).

The Guardians have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,872 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 20th in pro baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have earned 1,624 putouts so far this season, as well as 468 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which is 9th in baseball, and have a total of 44 double plays.

Williams has taken the hill for 401 frames and has racked up 421 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Williams (26-23 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.40 and he has faced 1,684 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.45 (154 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.253. He has surrendered 327 base hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 176 free passes.

New York is sitting with 86 home runs so far this year as well as 291 runs batted in. They have recorded 99 doubles, while walking 260 times as well as putting up 305 runs. The New York Yankees have accounted for an OBP of .334 and a team batting average of .243 this year. The Yankees hold a team slugging % of .436 and they score 5.17 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 513 occasions (10th in baseball) and have notched a total of 474 hits.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 207 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.21 (186 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 49 home runs and they surrender 3.57 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.176 and have a FIP of 3.56 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (504 strikeouts vs 183 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 431.

Sitting with 59 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 34 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 24 save opportunities and they have recorded 14 saves. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 27.9% out of their 104 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 64 times in high leverage situations in addition to 66 occasions with runners on. They sit at 23rd in the league with a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 188 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The New York Yankees have turned 42 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Yankees have racked up 543 assists, 27 errors and have notched a total of 1,567 putouts so far this season. In their 4,701 innings on the diamond, the Yankees are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (6th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Cole has given up 1,633 base knocks while totaling 2,263 punch outs in 1,966 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 690 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.086 and having a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.50 and he has faced 7,906 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Cole (154-80 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.16 ERA while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+102)

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