New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-130) Cleveland (+110)

The Cleveland Guardians (37-29) host the New York Yankees (37-26) at Progressive Field on Tuesday. The odds on this game have New York at -130 and Cleveland is sitting at +110. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Gerrit Cole and Slade Cecconi.

New York is slugging .432 and have struck out 546 times, while being walked on 270 occasions. They have accrued 304 RBI's in addition to 500 hits on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .241. The Yankees have accumulated 104 doubles as a team and have smacked 91 balls out of the park. They have earned 318 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .329. As a squad, the New York Yankees are knocking in 5.1 runs/g, which has them at 6th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.17. Yankees pitchers have allowed 55 home runs and also 227 total runs (4th in baseball). New York has surrendered 461 base hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and 205 earned runs. The Yankees have an earned run average of 3.30 on the season (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 539 batters. They have walked 191 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.61 as a unit this year.

The Yankees have dispatched 200 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 110 runners for the year and 27.3% of those runners ended up scoring. The relievers have earned 35 holds for the year (13th in baseball). Yankees bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 69 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 15 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 10 of 25 save chances. The Yankees relievers have a save percentage of 60.0% and have come into the game in 61 save situations.

The Yankees have converted 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,025 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in the majors. The New York Yankees have a tally of 1,675 putouts thus far, as well as 575 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them ranked 11th in pro baseball, and have 43 double plays.

Cole has taken the ball for 1,972 innings and has totaled 2,265 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 3.17 (694 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.087. He has given up 1,639 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 504 free passes. Cole (154-81 career record) holds a FIP of 3.12 and he has gone up against 7,929 hitters in the majors.

The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .376 and they are scoring 4.12 runs per contest (22nd in baseball). They have put up 111 two-baggers, while getting a free base 258 times as well as scoring 272 runs. Cleveland has a total of 63 HRs this year to go along with 261 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 506 occasions (24th in baseball) and have accounted for 501 base knocks. The Cleveland Guardians hold a team OBP of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .232 this season.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.243 with a FIP of 3.87 as a squad on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.30 (605 strikeouts against 215 walks). They come in at 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 511. They have yielded 73 home runs and they relinquish 4.02 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 261 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.67 (238 earned runs conceded).

They rank 2nd in MLB holding a save rate of 82.8%, and they have sent 214 relievers to the hill for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 78 times in high leverage situations in addition to 59 occasions with runners on. With 88 save situations, the Guardians have earned 58 holds and 5 blown saves. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 29 save chances and they have earned 24 saves. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.2% of 92 inherited base runners.

In their 5,259 innings on the field, the Guardians have a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (14th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 49 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in MLB). The Guardians have recorded 509 assists, 27 errors and have notched a total of 1,753 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Cecconi has allowed 320 base hits while he has earned 247 punch outs in 303 innings. Cecconi (12-20 mark in his career) has earned a 5.05 earned run average and has conceded 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 170 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.299 and a FIP of 5.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.34 and he has faced 1,287 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+110)

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