San Diego Padres vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/18/24, 10:44 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 7/18/24 at 11:20 PM in MLB Picks

The Guardians finished the first half of the season as the most lucrative team to bet on in the MLB; a $100 bet on each Guardians game in 2024 would have resulted in a profit of $1,576 for the bettor. Those managed by Vogt achieved an improbable but impressive record of 58-37 before the All-Star break. They are the team with the best home winning percentage with a record at Progressive Field of 30-11. And, if that were not enough, the Guardians have by far the best bullpen in the MLB with a collective ERA of 2.62, making them the manager's preferred resource.

They will face the Padres, who will begin a long string of games away from Petco Park that will end on June 28. Among the 9 teams competing for the 3 NL wild cards, the Padres had the worst performance, having lost 6 of the last 10. Even so, they maintain a high average of hits per game, of 8.8, and a collective AVG of 261 that keeps the offense going. in good shape. The Padres offense will have to increase its number of HRs because it was thanks to the 42 they managed to hit in June that they managed to come back in the standings. They only have 11 HRs in July