Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Friday when the New York Yankees (10-3) and Cleveland Guardians (9-3) take to the field at 7:10 PM ET, live on BSGL. Anthony Volpe is batting .372 for the Yankees (-141 favorites on the moneyline) while Steven Kwan leads the underdog Guardians (+119) with a .386 average. Clarke Schmidt gets the starting nod for New York while Carlos Carrasco is Cleveland’s starter for the contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $34.18
Yankees to win vs Guardians -141
Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Lines
- Favorite: Yankees (-141)
- Underdog: Guardians (+119)
- Over/under: 8.5
Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Insights
- The Yankees have won in six of the eight contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season New York has come away with a win three times in five chances when named as a favorite of at least -141 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 58.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Guardians have won all four of the games they have been the underdog on the moneyline this season.
- Cleveland has played three times as a moneyline underdog with odds of +119 or longer, and claimed a victory in each game.
- The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 45.7% in this game.
Yankees vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders
- Juan Soto leads New York in runs batted in with 12 while batting .360.
- Among all hitters in baseball, Soto’s home run total ranks him 43rd and his RBI tally places him eighth.
- Volpe is batting .372 to lead New York this season.
- Josh Naylor has a team-best three home runs.
- Naylor’s home run total ranks 14th in the majors, and he is 32nd in RBI.
- Jose Ramirez has been productive as he paces his team with 10 RBI.
Yankees vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The Yankees strike out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 2.75 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
- Yankees pitchers have a 1.229 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
- The 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
- Cleveland’s 2.69 team ERA ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.187).