Cleveland Guardians (49-26) at Baltimore Orioles (49-28)
Game Info: Monday, June 24th, 2024 at 6:35 p.m. EST (Camden Yards)
Betting Odds: Guardians ML (+100) - Over/Under (8.5)
Pick: Guardians ML (+100)
Two of the top teams in the American League will open up a three game series here on Monday night in Baltimore at Camden Yards. As the American League Central division leading Cleveland Guardians hit the road after a successful homestand, and take on the best wildcard team in the American League, the Baltimore Orioles. This should be a super competitive series throughout the week and it could be a potential preview of an American League playoff series later on down the line with the way both of these teams are performing throughout the early part of the year.
Cleveland has been playing successful baseball and they are coming off of a three game sweep over the Toronto Blue Jays throughout the weekend. It was a much better performance this time around against Toronto after losing two out of three on the road in Canada the previous weekend. Cleveland will continue their string of playing American League East division teams with the Baltimore Orioles on the road throughout the week. This will be an even bigger test for Cleveland, who comes into this game as one of the best teams in baseball and they are steadily gaining on the New York Yankees for the best record in the American League as well.
Tanner Bibee gets the start for Cleveland here on Monday night in the opening game of this series and he is coming off of his best performance of the season. He was able to shut down the Seattle Mariners in his last appearance, and he will replicate those numbers throughout this game against Baltimore as well. He comes into this matchup with five victories on the season and he will look for win number six here on Monday night against a tough Baltimore lineup. He will certainly have his work cut out for him throughout this game, but he is more than capable of leading Cleveland to a victory if he goes out there with his best stuff to open up this series.
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Baltimore has been one of the best teams in baseball all season long and they are closing in on the New York Yankees throughout the last couple of weeks. With an impressive performance throughout the rest of June, they could overtake the New York Yankees for the top spot in the American League East division, heading into the second month of the summer. That is something Baltimore will look to do and it starts with picking up a victory here on Monday night in the opening game of this series against Cleveland at home. Cade Povich gets the baseball for Baltimore in this game and he is still searching for the first victory of his Major League Baseball career.
Much like Bibee he will certainly have his work cut out for him against guys like Josh Naylor, Jose Ramirez, and Steven Kwan, who have been tearing the cover off of the baseball this season. Baltimore comes into this game as losers of three in a row and six out of their last 10 and that is a trend they will look to break throughout this game and series. They have been pretty steady throughout the first few months of the year, but they cannot afford to slip up playing in a division like the American League East as they will easily find themselves out of title contention before the end of summer of New York heats back up.
Betting trends to consider in this matchup:
- Cleveland is 23-17 on the road
- Cleveland is 17-9 against teams above .500
- Cleveland is on a five game win streak
I expect this to be a close and competitive matchup between two of the top teams in all of baseball this season. In the end, I think I give the edge to Cleveland despite them being on the road for this series after their recent performance compared to the recent performance of the Baltimore Orioles. As I look for Cleveland to keep the momentum intact and pick up a much-needed victory in the opening game of this series on the road against a fellow top team in the league.
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