In our MLB predictions for Saturday, July 2, we bring you the best Yankees vs Guardians betting pick and odds. The Yankees and Guardians meet for the second of a three-game series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, and Friday nightโs opener has been excluded from this preview. Back in April, the Yanks swept the Guardians in a three-game set at Yankee Stadium.ย ย
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Yankees vs Guardians Betting Pick
This game will be played at Progressive Field at 6:10 PM ET on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
Why Bet The Yankees:
โ Triston McKenzie (4-6; 4.03 ERA) will get the nod for the Guardians, and the 24-year-old righty has been terrible over his previous five starts, posting a 6.44 ERA and 6.57 FIP while allowing a .922 OPS to his opponents. McKenzie has surrendered a whopping 15 home runs in his last eight outings.
โ That being said, the Yankees lead the majors in home runs with 127. Theyโve slugged 26 no-doubters in the last 14 games in spite of a poor .203 batting average. The current Bombers lineup owns a 1.146 OPS in 18 at-bats against Triston McKenzie.
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โ Nestor Cortes will take the mound for the Yankees, and the 27-year-old left-hander is 6-3 with a shiny 2.51 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in 14 starts (79 innings pitched) this season. Cortes has struggled over his previous four starts, allowing 12 earned runs on 21 hits across 19 innings of work, but he should be able to right the ship against this Cleveland team. The Guardians hold a miserable .222/.288/.326 triple-slash and 72 OPS+ against the left-handed pitchers in 2022.ย
New York Yankees
The Yankees put an end to their four-game winning streak last Thursday. They suffered a tough 2-1 defeat at the Houston Astros and fell to 56-21 on the season. The Bombers still boasted the best record in the majors to go with the second-highest scoring offense in baseball (4.99 runs per game).
The Yankees have lost five of their previous 12 games, though three defeats have come against the mighty Astros. New Yorkโs bullpen continues to impress and has a microscopic 0.85 ERA in the last ten days and 31.2 innings pitched. The Yankees activated Aroldis Chapman off the IL on Friday. The 34-year-old reliever returns to a 3.86 ERA and a troublesome 1.64 WHIP.
Cleveland Guardians
The 39-34 Guardians entered the Yankees series searching for their third straight victory. Theyโve played five games against the Minnesota Twins in the previous four days and won three, so the Guardians were second in the AL Central on Friday, one game behind the Twins.
The Guardians have struggled a lot at the plate in their last 14 outings, notching a .224/.292/.342 slash line. Their bullpen has a 5-1 record in the last ten days and 39.1 frames of work despite an awful 6.18 ERA and 5.90 FIP.