The Oakland Athletics (10-9) will host the Cleveland Guardians (7-12), Friday at 9:40 PM ET, in the opener of a three-game series.
The Guardians are an underdog (+115 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at the Athletics (-136). The starting pitchers are Frankie Montas (2-2) for the Oakland Athletics, and Aaron Civale (0-2) for the Cleveland Guardians.
The Athletics won 1-0 over the Giants Friday in their most recent game. Paul Blackburn was the winning pitcher after throwing five innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out four, while Chad Pinder went 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively.
The Guardians were handed a 4-1 loss to the Angels yesterday. Austin Hedges (2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI) led the way offensively, while Cal Quantrill got the loss on the mound after going six innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out four.
Get ready for the Athletics vs. Guardians with everything you need to know ahead of Friday’s baseball action.
Oakland Athletics vs. Cleveland Guardians Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Athletics (-136, bet $136 to win $100)
- Underdog: Guardians (+115, bet $100 to win $115)
- Over/under: 6.5
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Athletics Stats and Trends
Athletics Betting Records
- The Athletics have been favorites in five games this season and won three (60%) of those contests.
- Oakland has played as a favorite of -136 or more twice this season and split those games.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 57.6% chance to win.
- Oakland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in eight of their 19 opportunities.
- In 19 games with a spread this season, the Athletics are 11-8-0 ATS.
Frankie Montas (Athletics Probable Starter)
- The Athletics’ Montas (2-2) will make his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed three hits in 7 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers.
- The 29-year-old has pitched in four games this season with a 3.28 ERA, 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .180.
- If he completes six or more innings with three or fewer earned runs allowed, he’ll earn his fourth consecutive quality start.
- Montás has pitched five or more innings in four straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- The Guardians have scored 82 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB. They have 159 hits, seventh in baseball, with 17 home runs (12th in the league).
- The 29-year-old ranks 39th in ERA (3.28), eighth in WHIP (.811), and 19th in K/9 (9.1) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
Athletics Batting Stats
- The Athletics have hit 16 homers this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
- The offense for the Athletics has a slugging percentage of .337 this season, 23rd in MLB.
- Oakland has a team batting average of just .206 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
- The Athletics rank 17th in the league with 72 total runs scored this season.
- Oakland has an on-base percentage of .275 this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Athletics rank 29th in strikeouts per game (9.5) among MLB offenses.
Guardians Stats and Trends
Guardians Betting Records
- The Guardians have come away with four wins in the 14 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Cleveland has come away with a win one times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +115 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 46.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Cleveland and their opponents have gone over in 10 of their 20 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Guardians have an against the spread record of 8-12-0 in 20 games with a line this season.
Aaron Civale (Guardians Probable Starter)
- Civale gets the start for the Guardians, his fourth of the season. He is 0-2 with a 9.58 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 10 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Sunday against the New York Yankees, the right-hander went 3 2/3 innings, giving up six earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 9.58, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season. Opponents are batting .326 against him.
- The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .206 batting average, and is 24th in the league with 128 total hits and 17th in MLB play with 72 runs scored. They have the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.337) and are 17th in all of MLB with 16 home runs.
Guardians Batting Stats
- The Guardians average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB action with 17 total home runs .
- So far this year, the Guardians are seventh in the league with a .398 slugging percentage.
- Cleveland ranks sixth in MLB with a .247 batting average.
- The offense for the Guardians is No. 10 in baseball scoring 4.3 runs per game (82 total runs).
- Cleveland’s .307 on-base percentage ranks 15th in baseball.
- The Guardians strike out 8.3 times per game, the No. 11 mark in the league.
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Athletics vs. Guardians: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
- Game Day: Friday, April 29, 2022
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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