The Cleveland Guardians (7-5) and New York Yankees (8-6) will battle on Saturday at Yankee Stadium, starting at 1:05 PM ET.
The Guardians are road favorites (+163) at the Yankees (-189). The Yankees will start Nestor Cortes Jr. against the Guardians and Cal Quantrill (1-0).
These squads play again following the Yankees’ 4-1 victory over the Guardians yesterday. Jameson Taillon (5.0 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 5 K) registered the win for the Yankees. Aaron Judge went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI to lead the team on offense. Eli Morgan (3.0 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 5 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Guardians.
Before watching this Yankees vs. Guardians matchup, here is everything you need to know about Saturday’s action on the diamond.
New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians Odds and Betting Lines
Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 5:03 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Yankees (-189, bet $189 to win $100)
- Underdog: Guardians (+163, bet $100 to win $163)
- Over/under: 8.5
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Yankees Stats and Trends
Yankees Betting Records
- The Yankees have been favorites in 13 games this season and won seven (53.8%) of those contests.
- New York has entered three games this season favored by -189 or more and is 1-2 in those contests.
- The Yankees have a 65.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- New York and its opponents have hit the over in three of their 13 games with a total this season.
- The Yankees are 6-7-0 ATS in their 13 games with a spread this season.
Nestor Cortes Jr. (Yankees Probable Starter)
- Nestor Cortes Jr. heads to the mound for the Yankees to make his third start of the season, seeking his first win.
- The left-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he threw five innings against the Baltimore Orioles without allowing a run.
- He has an ERA of .00, a batting average against of .176 and 16.4 strikeouts per nine innings in two games this season.
- The Guardians rank first in MLB with a .282 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks first in the league (.454) and 12 home runs.
Yankees Batting Stats
- The Yankees rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 13 home runs.
- Fueled by 32 extra-base hits, the Yankees rank 19th in MLB with a .347 slugging percentage this season.
- New York has a team batting average of .221 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.
- The Yankees have scored 43 runs (3.1 per game) this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- New York has an OBP of .302 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Yankees rank 22nd with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.
Guardians Stats and Trends
Guardians Betting Records
- The Guardians have been underdogs in seven games this season and have come away with the win four times (57.1%) in those contests.
- This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given Cleveland this season with a +163 moneyline set for this game.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 38% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in six of their 13 opportunities.
- The Guardians have an against the spread record of 7-6-0 in 13 games with a line this season.
Cal Quantrill (Guardians Probable Starter)
- The Guardians are sending Quantrill (1-0) to the mound to make his third start of the season.
- The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up two hits.
- In his two games this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of just .171 against him. He has a 3.72 ERA and averages 3.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Quantrill will try to record his second outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 4.3 innings per appearance.
- The opposing Yankees offense has a collective .221 batting average, and is 14th in the league with 101 total hits and 23rd in MLB action with 43 runs scored. They have the 19th-ranked slugging percentage (.347) and are 10th in all of MLB with 13 home runs.
Guardians Batting Stats
- The Guardians average 1.0 home run per game to rank 13th in MLB action with 12 total home runs .
- This season, the Guardians have a league-leading .454 slugging percentage.
- Cleveland leads the league with a .282 batting average.
- The Guardians score the second-most runs in baseball (68 total, 5.7 per game).
- Cleveland ranks second in baseball with a .343 on-base percentage.
- The Guardians strike out 8.4 times per game, the sixth-best mark in the league.
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