In our MLB predictions for Sunday, August 7, we bring you the best Astros vs Guardians betting pick and odds. Houston and Cleveland close down their seven-game regular-season set with a four-game series finale at Progressive Field. The Astros have won four of their first five meetings with the Guardians in 2022, while Saturday’s clash from Cleveland has been excluded from the analysis.
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Astros vs Guardians Betting Pick
This game will be played at Progressive Field at 12:05 PM ET on Sunday, August 7, 2022.
Why Bet The Astros:
✅ Cristian Javier will get the nod for Houston. The 25-year-old righty has gone 0-2 in his previous three starts even though he’s pitched well across 16 innings, posting a 3.38 ERA and 16/6 K/BB ratio. Javier is 6-7 with a nice 3.24 ERA, 3.39 FIP, and 1.05 WHIP in 16 starts and four relief appearances (94.1 innings pitched) in 2022. He ranks in the 97th percentile in expected batting average and the 89th percentile in expected slugging percentage, while the current Guardians have only two hits in 19 at-bats against Javier.
✅ Triston McKenzie (7-8; 3.38 ERA; 1.00 WHIP) will toe the slab for the Guardians and try to snap his two-game skid. He’s allowed nine runs (eight earned) on 12 hits and three walks over his previous two outings and 13 innings of work. The 25-year-old righty is yielding 1.4 home runs per nine innings, and the current Astros are 10-for-35 with four dingers against him.
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✅ The Astros have slugged 17 home runs and 35 extra-base hits to go with a .259/.323/.439 triple-slash in the last couple of weeks and 483 at-bats. On the other side, the Guardians have slashed .251/.310/.384 with 13 homers and 29 extra-base hits through 526 at-bats in that span.
Houston Astros
After blanking the Guardians 6-0 in Thursday’s opener, the Astros beat Cleveland 9-3 on Friday night to improve to 70-38 on the season. It was their third victory in a row and sixth in nine outings, and the Astros were only half a game behind the American League-leading New York Yankees.
The Astros ‘pen continues to shine and sits at 2.71 ERA for the season. It has compiled an excellent 2.22 ERA, 2.45 FIP, and .228 BABIP in the previous ten days and 24.1 frames of work.
Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland has played in a shaky form since the All-Star break, dropping eight of their previous 16 contests. The Guardians fell to 54-52 on the season following Friday’s defeat to the Astros, trailing the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins by a couple of games.
The Guardians’ bullpen has thrown 38 innings in the last ten days of action, posting a 3-0 record and three saves. It has also registered a shiny 1.89 ERA to go with a 3.30 FIP and .279 BABIP.