Orioles vs. Guardians: Betting Preview for August 2

Published 5:24 am Friday, August 2, 2024

Dean Kremer will take the hill for the Baltimore Orioles (65-45) on Friday, August 2 against the Cleveland Guardians (66-42), who will counter with Carlos Carrasco. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:10 PM ET at Progressive Field.

At -125, the Orioles are listed as the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Guardians (+105). The total for this contest is 9.

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Orioles vs. Guardians Game Info

  • Date: Friday, August 2, 2024
  • Time: 7:10 PM ET
  • Location: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Venue: Progressive Field
  • TV Channel: MASN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -125
  • Moneyline Underdog: Guardians +105
  • Over/Under: 9 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)

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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher

  • Kremer (4-7) gets the starting nod for the Orioles in his 15th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.20 ERA in 75 2/3 innings pitched, with 73 strikeouts.
  • In his most recent appearance on Saturday against the San Diego Padres, the right-hander threw six innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering seven hits.
  • Kremer enters this outing with four quality starts under his belt this season.
  • Kremer will try to prolong a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing).
  • He has had three appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.

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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Baltimore Orioles average 1.6 home runs per game and have hit a league-leading 172 home runs in total.
  • Baltimore has an MLB-best .453 slugging percentage.
  • The Orioles have the sixth-best batting average in the majors (.254).
  • Baltimore scores the third-most runs in baseball (556 total, 5.1 per game).
  • The Orioles rank 11th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .318.
  • The Orioles strike out 8.1 times per game to rank 12th in baseball.
  • Baltimore has the 11th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.85).
  • The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Baltimore’s pitching staff ranks 12th in MLB.
  • The Orioles have the seventh-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.224).

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