On Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays (35-40) are visiting the Cleveland Guardians (47-26), at 4:10 PM ET. The Guardians have won three straight.
The Blue Jays are an underdog (+120 on the moneyline) when they visit the Guardians (-141). The starting pitchers are Ben Lively (6-3) for the Cleveland Guardians, and Jose Berrios (6-5) for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Carlos Carrasco (6.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 7 K) was credited with the win in the Guardians’ 7-1 victory over the Blue Jays yesterday. Josh Naylor led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Yariel Rodriguez (1.1 IP, 4 R, 2 H, 1 K) was handed the loss for the Blue Jays.
Prepare for the Guardians vs. Blue Jays with everything you need to know before Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Toronto Blue Jays odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Guardians (-141, bet $141 to win $100)
- Underdog: Blue Jays (+120, bet $100 to win $120)
- Over/under: 9
Guardians vs. Blue Jays: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, June 22, 2024
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Progressive Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
- The Guardians have entered the game as favorites 49 times this season and won 34, or 69.4%, of those games.
- Cleveland has a record of 13-6, a 68.4% win rate, when favored by -141 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 58.5% chance to win.
- Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 34 of 73 opportunities.
- In 72 games with a spread this season, the Guardians are 42-30-0 ATS.
Ben Lively (Guardians probable starter)
- The Guardians are sending Lively (6-3) to the mound for his 12th start of the season. He is 6-3 with a 3.02 ERA and 52 strikeouts through 59 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last appearance on Sunday, the right-hander threw four innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, allowing four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- In 11 games this season, the 32-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.02, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .239 against him.
- Lively has three quality starts under his belt this season.
- Lively has pitched five or more innings in a game nine times this year heading into this outing.
- He has had one appearance this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- The opposing Blue Jays offense has the 27th-ranked slugging percentage (.364) and ranks 29th in MLB play with 61 home runs. It has a collective .233 batting average, and is 27th in MLB with 574 total hits and 27th in MLB play scoring 288 runs.
- Head-to-head against the Blue Jays this season, Lively has thrown four innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out four.
Guardians batting stats
- The Guardians have hit 82 homers this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
- The offense for Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .401 this season, 13th in MLB.
- The Guardians have a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
- Cleveland has scored the fifth-most runs in the majors this season with 367.
- The Guardians have an OBP of .319 this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
- Cleveland is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking third with an average of 7.3 strikeouts per game.
Blue Jays stats and trends
Blue Jays betting records
- The Blue Jays have won in six, or 23.1%, of the 26 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, Toronto has been victorious five times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or longer on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 45.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- Contests with Toronto has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 32 of 75 chances this season.
- The Blue Jays have an against the spread mark of 34-40-0 in 74 games with a line this season.
José Berríos (Blue Jays probable starter)
- Berrios (6-5) takes the mound first for the Blue Jays in his 16th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.13 ERA in 92 2/3 innings pitched, with 65 strikeouts.
- His last time out came on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, when the righty tossed six innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- The 30-year-old has a 3.13 ERA and 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings across 15 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .242 to opposing batters.
- Berrios enters the outing with 11 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Berrios is looking for his eighth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.1 frames per start.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 15 outings this season.
- The opposing Guardians offense has a collective .242 batting average, and is 21st in the league with 587 total hits and fifth in MLB action with 367 runs scored. They have the 13th-ranked slugging percentage (.401) and are 12th in all of MLB with 82 home runs.
- Berrios has pitched six innings, giving up four earned runs on eight hits while striking out one against the Guardians this season.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 30-year-old ranks 25th in ERA (3.13), 26th in WHIP (1.120), and 67th in K/9 (6.4).
Blue Jays batting stats
- The Blue Jays are second-worst in MLB play with 61 home runs.
- This season, Toronto is slugging .364, the fourth-lowest percentage in baseball.
- The Blue Jays rank 23rd in the majors with a .233 batting average.
- Toronto scores the fourth-fewest runs in baseball (288 total, 3.8 per game).
- The Blue Jays’ .309 on-base percentage ranks 17th in MLB.
