New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction & Betting Tips - MLB

Prediction published on 21/04/2022, 19:49  by Joseph King | Modified on 22/04/2022 at 02:49 in MLB Predictions

An American League showdown is set for Friday in Major League Baseball as the New York Yankees take on the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium. Cleveland have been off to a good start in the young 2022 season as they sit atop the AL Central with a record of seven wins and five losses. They’ll be looking to carry over their excellent momentum that saw them sweep the Chicago White Sox in their last series as the Guardians have now made it three straight wins and seven wins from their last 10. They face a Yankees side that has had somewhat of a stop-and-go start to the year as they’ve struggled to put together a solid streak of consecutive wins. New York currently sits second in the AL East with a record of 7-6 and trails the first place Rays by one game. The Yankees last game was a 3-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers while the Guardians are coming off a 6-3 win against the White Sox. 

Cleveland started the season as one of the MLB’s hottest hitting teams. The Guardians rank first in hits with 118, second in batting average at .272 and fourth in on base percentage at .343. Contrasting these numbers to the Yankees who have started the season a bit sluggish on the offensive side and we can see some clear value start to arise on backing the visitors in this game. New York ranks 19th in hits with 87, 20th in batting average at .221 and 16th in on base percentage at .306. New York has already been shut out three times in their 13 games this season while the Guardians have put up some big run totals including a massive 17-3 win against the Royals 12 days ago. The Yankees are a good team but avoiding them until they find their groove is likely the correct way to approach this game today.