At Progressive Field on Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks (60-52) begin a three-Game series versus the Cleveland Guardians (67-44), at 6:40 PM ET.
The Guardians (+104 underdog on the moneyline to win) host the Diamondbacks (-123). The Arizona Diamondbacks will give the start to Zac Gallen (9-5, 3.56 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the Guardians will counter with Logan Allen.
The Diamondbacks won their last Game against the Pirates yesterday by a 6-5 score. Joc Pederson went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI to lead them offensively. Paul Sewald picked up the win on the strength of one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.
The Guardians lost to the Orioles yesterday, with Gavin Williams getting the loss while throwing four innings, giving up six earned runs on eight hits while striking out eight. Steven Kwan went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead the Guardians’ offense.
Here’s everything you need to get ready for Monday’s Diamondbacks vs. Guardians contest, including viewing options.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cleveland Guardians odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-123, bet $123 to win $100)
- Underdog: Guardians (+104, bet $100 to win $104)
- Over/under: 8.5
Diamondbacks vs. Guardians: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, August 5, 2024
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Progressive Field
- TV Channel: Diamondbacks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Diamondbacks stats and trends
Diamondbacks betting records
- The Diamondbacks have entered the game as favorites 52 times this season and won 32, or 61.5%, of those games.
- Arizona has a record of 26-14, a 65% win rate, when favored by -123 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.2% chance of a victory for the Diamondbacks.
- Arizona’s games have gone over the total in 61 of its 112 chances.
- The Diamondbacks are 56-55-0 against the spread this season.
Zac Gallen (Diamondbacks probable starter)
- Gallen (9-5 with a 3.56 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 93 2/3 innings pitched) aims for his 10th victory when he makes the start for the Diamondbacks, his 19th of the season.
- The righty’s most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals, when he threw six innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing six hits.
- The 29-year-old has a 3.56 ERA and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 18 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .241 to his opponents.
- Gallen is aiming to notch his third quality start in a row in this matchup.
- Gallen will aim to go five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 5.2 frames per outing.
- He has made six appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
- He meets a Guardians offense that ranks 12th in the league with 518 runs while batting .242 as a unit. It has a collective .401 slugging percentage (13th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 126 home runs (14th in MLB).
Diamondbacks batting stats
- The Diamondbacks have hit 128 homers this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
- Fueled by 349 extra-base hits, Arizona ranks sixth in MLB with a .424 slugging percentage this season.
- The Diamondbacks have a team batting average of .258 this season, which ranks fourth among MLB teams.
- Arizona has scored the third-most runs in the majors this season with 575.
- The Diamondbacks are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fourth with an OBP of .329.
- Arizona ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.7 whiffs per contest.
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
- The Guardians have been chosen as underdogs in 37 games this year and have walked away with the win 18 times (48.6%) in those games.
- This year, Cleveland has won 11 of 27 games when listed as at least +104 or worse on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 49% chance of pulling out a win.
- Cleveland and its opponents have gone over in 53 of its 111 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Guardians are 57-53-0 against the spread in their 110 games that had a posted line this season.
Logan Allen (Guardians probable starter)
- Allen will take the mound to start for the Guardians, his first of the season.
- The 25-year-old lefty makes his season debut and pitches for the first time in more than a year.
- The Diamondbacks rank third in MLB play with 575 runs scored this season, and are batting .258 with 128 home runs (11th in baseball).
Guardians batting stats
- The Guardians average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 14th in MLB action with 126 total home runs.
- So far this year, Cleveland is 13th in baseball with a .401 slugging percentage.
- The Guardians have the 15th-ranked batting average in the majors (.242).
- The offense for Cleveland is the No. 12 offense in the majors, scoring 4.7 runs per game (518 total runs).
- The Guardians are 13th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .313.