Cleveland Guardians vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction:
The Cleveland Guardians and Los Angeles Dodgers wrap up their series in Southern California on Sunday, with both sending two of their top arms to try to build momentum entering the home stretch of the season.
Jack Flaherty gets the start for the Dodgers. Between his time with the Detroit Tigers and Dodgers, he owns a 3.01 ERA with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing 1.3 home runs and 1.9 walks per nine innings.
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In his six starts with the Dodgers, Flaherty has allowed three runs or fewer in five of them, with at least five strikeouts in every start. Dating back to his time with Detroit, he has allowed three runs or fewer in eight of his past nine starts.
Tanner Bibee gets the start for Cleveland. Bibee owns a 3.56 ERA with 9.8 strikeouts and 2.3 walks per nine innings. He’s done his best work on the road, as his ERA drops from 4.54 at home to 2.71 on the road.
Both teams support their starting pitchers with great bullpen pitching. The Guardians’ 2.76 bullpen ERA leads baseball. The Dodgers 3.62 bullpen ERA entering Saturday ranks fifth.
Since the All-Star Break, the Guardians are 25th in the league with four runs scored per game, while the Dodgers are third in the National League in this span with nearly 5.1 runs per game.
While the Dodgers offense has been one of the best in baseball, Home Run Derby champion Teoscar Hernandez was injured in Friday’s game. With the pitching on both sides being as great as it is, Sunday sets up for a pitchers’ duel.
MLB Pick: Cleveland Guardians vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Under 8.5 Runs
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