The Cleveland Guardians (55-32) host the San Francisco Giants (44-46) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Guardians are favored (-131) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:40 PM ET from Progressive Field. Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco and San Francisco’s Hayden Birdsong have been named the starters for this contest.
Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $35.27
Guardians to win vs Giants -131
Guardians vs. Giants Betting Lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-131)
- Underdog: Giants (+110)
- Over/under: 9
Guardians vs. Giants Betting Insights
- The Guardians have been victorious in 40, or 69%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Cleveland has a record of 20-12 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -131 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 56.7% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Giants have put together a 20-26 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 43.5% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, San Francisco has gone 10-17 (37%).
- The Giants have a 47.6% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Guardians vs. Giants Hitting Leaders
- Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 23 and runs batted in with 76.
- Of all MLB batters, Ramirez is 45th in batting average, 71st in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging.
- Josh Naylor has collected 75 hits this season and has an OBP of .319. He’s slugging .498 on the year.
- Matt Chapman has accumulated a team-high batting average of .244, while pacing the Giants in home runs (12) and runs batted in (42).
- In all of MLB, Chapman is 58th in homers and 63rd in RBI.
- Jorge Soler is hitting .226 with 19 doubles, 10 home runs and 31 walks.
Guardians vs. Giants Pitching Rankings
- The Guardians average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.69 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.215 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Giants has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
- San Francisco’s 4.43 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Giants have the 25th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.354).