Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/4/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+120) New York (-144)

The New York Yankees (36-24) will play the Cleveland Guardians (35-27) at Yankee Stadium on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Guardians at +120 while the Yankees are coming in at -144. The betting total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Slade Cecconi and Carlos Rodon.

Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .375 and have struck out 476 times, while taking a walk on 247 occasions. They have compiled 247 runs batted in in addition to 474 hits this year, while their team batting average comes in at .234. The Guardians have earned 106 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 57 balls out of the park. They have 258 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .321. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 21st in baseball.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.75 on the season (7th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 578 batters. Guardians pitchers have yielded 69 home runs in addition to 252 total runs (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 209 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a squad this season. Cleveland has given up 493 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 229 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.77 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Guardians have dispatched 205 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 89 base runners on the year with 27.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have a total of 55 holds this year (1st in MLB). Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 57 times and also have had 72 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 23 saves for the season and have missed out on 5 of their 28 save chances. The Guardians relief pitchers have a save rate of 82.1% and have stepped onto the mound in 84 save situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 1,651 putouts for the season, in addition to 477 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which is 9th in pro baseball, and they have turned 44 double plays. The Guardians have turned 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,953 innings, which ranks them 21st in the majors.

Cecconi has taken the hill for 297 innings and has accumulated 243 K's during his career. Cecconi (12-20 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 5.04 while he has faced 1,266 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.12 (169 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.309. He has surrendered 316 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 73 walks.

The New York Yankees have an OBP of .333 and a team batting average of .243 so far this year. They have struck out on 524 instances (11th in MLB) and have notched a total of 482 base knocks. New York has tallied 87 home runs on the year to go along with 295 RBIs. The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .434 and they score 5.15 runs per game (4th in the league). They have recorded 100 doubles, while taking a walk 263 times as well as scoring 309 runs.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 216 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.29 (194 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 50 homers and they surrender 3.66 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.182 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.55 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (516 strikeouts vs 185 walks). They are sitting at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 443.

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.4% out of their 106 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 65 times in high leverage situations and on 67 occasions with runners on base. With 59 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 34 holds and also 10 blown saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball with a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 192 relievers to the hill for the season.

The New York Yankees have gotten 42 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in professional baseball). The Yankees have racked up 549 assists, 28 errors and are sitting with 1,594 putouts over the course of the season. In 4,782 innings on the diamond, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (7th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Rodon has given up 1,097 base knocks and he has 1,429 strikeouts in 1,301 frames. Rodon (94-74 career record) is the owner of a 3.73 earned run average and has allowed 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 539 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.220 and having a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.92 and he has gone up against 5,459 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+120)

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