Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction MLB Picks 8/7/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Arizona

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-Recent betting trends in games played between Arizona and Cleveland

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Diamondbacks and Guardians. This is a doubleheader and we have a pick for each game. 

Diamondbacks Won the first Game

The Diamondbacks won the first game of the series 7-6 before the second game was rained out. Joc Pederson hit a home run and drove in two RBIs. The Diamondbacks are averaging 5.15 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.74 runs per game. The offense is ranked 2nd in the league, while the pitching is ranked 25th in the league. They have a run differential of 0.47 which is 11th in the league. Ketel Marte has hit 28 home runs and driven in 78 RBIs so far this season. 

Getting the start for the Diamondbacks in Game 1 will be Brandon Pfaadt, who sits with a 5-6 record and an ERA of 3.37. In his last start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he went five innings giving up seven hits and three runs. The Diamondbacks need him to be good here. 

Getting the start for the Diamondbacks in Game 2 will be Eduardo Rodriguez, who will be making his first start of the season. 

Guardians Need to Sweep 

The Guardians are suddenly struggling, and they have lost three games in a row. In the first game of this series, the pitching really had some major issues. The Guardians are averaging 4.67 runs, while their pitching is giving up 3.93 runs per game. The offense is ranked 11th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 3rd. They have a positive run differential of 0.75 which is 6th in the league. Jose Ramirez has hit 29 home runs and driven in 94 RBIs. 

Getting the start for the Guardians in the first game will be Ben Lively, who sits with a 10-6 record and an ERA of 3.42. In his last start against the Baltimore Orioles, he went six innings giving up four hits and two runs. 

Getting the start for the Guardians in Game 2 will be Carlos Carrasco, who sits with a 3-9 record and an ERA of 5.53. In his last start against the Baltimore Orioles, he went 4.1 innings giving up one hit and one run. 

 Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction

Pfaadt gave up three runs in his last start, but he’s been the better pitcher overall this season. The Guardians' offense is going to really struggle to get anything going against Pfaadt, and that is going to be the difference here. Back the Diamondbacks on the money line in the first game. 

Carrasco in his last start gave up only one hit and one run, but overall he sits with an ERA of 5.53, and he’s going to really struggle here. Rodriguez is making his first start of the season, and I really don’t trust him to find success here. There is going to be no shortage of scoring, and in the second game it will go over the total.