The last day of April brings the American League showdown from Oakland Coliseum, as the Cleveland Guardians and Oakland Athletics continue their three-game series in California. Cleveland will send its top ace to the mound, while Oakland will counter with Cole Irvin, so let’s see what’s the best Guardians vs Athletics betting pick for Saturday.
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Guardians vs Athletics FanDuel Betting Pick
This game will be played at Oakland Coliseum at 4:07 PM ET on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
Why Bet The Guardians:
✅ Shane Bieber will take the hill for the Guardians, and the 2020 Cy Young Award winner has done a good job since the start of the 2022 season. Bieber is 1-1 with a 2.82 ERA in four starts (22.1 innings pitched). He’ll carry a pristine 2.93 FIP and 0.90 WHIP into the road clash against the A’s, and hitting hard against Bieber will be a tall task for Oakland’s mediocre offense. Last Monday, Bieber yielded three earned runs on seven hits in a 3-0 defeat at Angel Stadium, but the Angels own one of the most terrifying lineups in baseball.
✅ The Athletics’ lineup has been awful as of late. In seven games prior to Friday’s opener against Cleveland, the A’s have scored only ten runs. Over the last seven days, the Athletics have posted a horrible .164/.244/.279 slash line, tallying the fifth-lowest OPS in the majors in that span.
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✅ The Guardians’ offense hasn’t impressed over the previous seven days either, scoring 13 runs over six contests during that span. Yet Jose Ramirez has remained one of the most dangerous hitters in the majors. The 29-year-old third baseman has slugged a couple of no-doubters over his previous 21 at-bats, including a two-run homer off Shohei Ohtani. Ramirez has six dingers, seven extra-base hits, and a whopping 25 RBIs on the season.
Cleveland Guardians
Friday night’s opener at Oakland Coliseum has been excluded from the analysis, and the Guardians were looking to snap their seven-game skid. They’ve been swept by the Yankees and Angels in the previous two sets, falling to 7-12 on the season.
The Guardians desperately need more from their offense, which has registered a terrible .518 OPS in the last seven days. Franmil Reyes owns an abysmal .145/.181/.232 triple-slash (23 OPS+), while Myles Straw, Amed Rosario, and Steven Kwan are still searching for their first home run of the season.
Oakland Athletics
The Athletics entered the Guardians series with a 10-9 record. They just split a two-game road set against the mighty San Francisco Giants. After an 8-2 defeat in the opening clash at Oracle Park, the A’s outlasted the Gints 1-0 in the closer thanks to Chad Pinder’s leadoff home run.
I’ve mentioned Oakland’s poor run of form at the plate. On the other side of the ball, the Athletics own a 3.40 ERA (11th in the majors) and a 1.18 WHIP (tied-11th). Their bullpen has registered a solid 3.06 ERA and 3.07 FIP in the past seven days.