The Baltimore Orioles (49-29) host the Cleveland Guardians (50-26) at 6:35 PM ET Wednesday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best power hitters in MLB. For the favored Orioles (-175), Gunnar Henderson has racked up 24 homers this season, second in the league, while Jose Ramirez ranks fifth in the majors with 20 dingers of his own this season for the underdogs. Baltimore’s Grayson Rodriguez and Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco have been named the starters for this contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.43
Orioles to win vs Guardians -175
Orioles vs. Guardians Betting Lines
- Favorite: Orioles (-175)
- Underdog: Guardians (+145)
- Over/under: 9
Orioles vs. Guardians Betting Insights
- The Orioles have come away with 38 wins in the 60 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Baltimore has been victorious eight times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -175 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 63.6% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Guardians have compiled a 14-10 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 58.3% of those games).
- Cleveland has played as a moneyline underdog of +145 or longer in only two games this season, which it split 1-1.
- The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 40.8% in this contest.
Orioles vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders
- Henderson leads Baltimore in home runs with 24 and runs batted in with 53.
- Henderson’s home runs put him second in MLB, and he ranks 11th in RBI.
- Adley Rutschman leads Baltimore in runs batted in with 53 while batting .302 with 14 homers.
- Ramirez leads the Guardians with 20 home runs and 69 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .276.
- Among all batters in MLB, Ramirez is fifth in home runs and second in RBI.
- Josh Naylor has put his power on display as he paces his team with 20 home runs.
Orioles vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The Orioles strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
- Orioles pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.37 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
- The Orioles have a combined 1.162 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
- The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks first in the majors.
- Cleveland has the fifth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.44).
- Guardians pitchers combine for the No. 6 WHIP in the majors (1.178).