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San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians: Can the Guardians respond?

The Cleveland Guardians will try to make the series even when they host the San Francisco Giants at Progressive Field.

The Giants are very solid lately

The San Francisco Giants are third in the NL West with a 44-45 record, including 19-26 on the road. They have won 3 of the last 4 games and came into this series after a 2-1 series win against the Los Angeles Dodfour of the last five games including last night’s 4-2 win against the Guardians. San Francisco has a 4.42 ERA, a .258 batting average, a .327 on-base percentage, and 1.35 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Matt Chapman player on the team with 80 hits, 56 runs, and 12 home runs.

The Guardians are the best home team in the league

The Cleveland Guardians are on top of the AL Central with a 54-32 record, including 28-11 at home. After winning the series against the Chicago White Sox 2-1, the Guardians lost the opener to the Giants. The Guardians have a 3.69 ERA, a .231 batting average, a .303 on-base percentage, and 1.21 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jose Ramirez is the best player on the team with 91 hits, 66 runs and 23 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Guardians are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games overall, 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the NL West and 6-1 SU in their last 7 games played on Sunday. Cleveland has played over the total run line in 5 of their last 7 games overall and 4 of their last 5 home games while they have stayed under in 14 of their last 20 games against San Francisco and 6 of their last 7 home games against them. The Giants are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games overall, 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played on Saturday and 4-2 SU in their last 6 games as underdog. San Francisco has played under the total run line in 7 of their last 8 games played in July.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Giants had a great opening inning last night, scoring three runs, which was enough to beat the Guardians in the first game of the series. San Francisco has won eight of the last 10 games against Cleveland and will try to win their third straight tonight with Kyle Harrison on the mound. The second-year pitcher is 4-3 for the season, with a 3.96 ERA, 68 K, 77.1 IP, and 1.33 WHIP. The Guardians will try to respond with Logan Allen, who is also in his second season in the MLB. He is 8-4 for the season with a 5.75 ERA, 67 K, 83 IP, and 1.54 WHIP. The Guardians are the best home team in the league and have slightly struggled in the past week, so they will not allow another loss tonight.