Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 20, 2024

Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Tuesday when the New York Yankees (73-52) and Cleveland Guardians (72-52) take to the field at 7:05 p.m. ET, live on BSGL. Aaron Judge is batting .331 for the Yankees (-159 favorites on the moneyline) while Steven Kwan leads the underdog Guardians (+134) with a .316 average. New York’s Luis Gil gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Matthew Boyd.

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Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-159)
• Underdog: Guardians (+134)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 94 games this year and have walked away with the win 53 times (56.4%) in those games.
• New York has a record of 27-18 when favored by -159 or more this year.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 61.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Guardians have been the underdog on the moneyline 45 total times this season. They’ve gone 21-24 in those games.
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +134 or longer, Cleveland has a 5-6 record (winning 45.5% of its games).
• The Guardians have a 42.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Yankees vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Judge leads New York in batting average (.331), home runs (44) and runs batted in (111) this season.
• Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Judge is first in home runs and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto has collected 134 hits this season and has an OBP of .432. He’s slugging .601 on the year.
• Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians in home runs (32) and runs batted in (100).
• In all of MLB, Ramirez is seventh in home runs and second in RBI.
• Josh Naylor is hitting .245 with 19 doubles, 27 home runs and 45 walks.

Yankees vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
• The Yankees have pitched to a 3.79 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
• The Yankees rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.254 WHIP this season.
• The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Guardians pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
• Cleveland has a 3.74 team ERA that ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Guardians pitchers combine for the No. 6 WHIP in MLB (1.216).