Orioles vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 2, 2024

Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Friday when the Baltimore Orioles (65-44) and Cleveland Guardians (65-42) take the field at 7:10 PM ET, live on MASN. Anthony Santander has 31 home runs for the Orioles (-128 favorites on the moneyline) while Jose Ramirez has 11 homers this season for the Guardians (+109). Baltimore’s Dean Kremer gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Joey Cantillo.

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Orioles vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-128)
• Underdog: Guardians (+109)
• Over/under: 9

Orioles vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Orioles have been chosen as favorites in 84 games this year and have walked away with the win 50 times (59.5%) in those games.
• This season Baltimore has been victorious 41 times in 72 chances when named as a favorite of at least -128 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 56.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Guardians have put together a 17-17 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +109 or longer, Cleveland has gone 9-13 (40.9%).
• The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 47.8% in this game.

Orioles vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore with a batting average of .285. He’s also hit 28 home runs with 65 RBI.
• Henderson ranks fifth in homers and 23rd in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Santander leads Baltimore in home runs with 31 and runs batted in with 73.
• Jose Ramirez has racked up a team-best 27 home runs and 87 runs batted in.
• Ramirez ranks sixth in homers and second in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Josh Naylor is hitting .241 with 17 doubles, 23 home runs and 38 walks.

Orioles vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• The Orioles have the eighth-best ERA (3.79) in the majors this season.
• The Orioles have a combined 1.218 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
• The Guardians pitching staff ranks third in MLB with a collective 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cleveland has the fourth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.64).
• Guardians pitchers combine for the No. 5 WHIP in the majors (1.211).