Cleveland Guardians vs San Diego Padres 8/23/2022 Picks

Cleveland Guardians vs San Diego Padres 8/23/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Cleveland Guardians (64-56) will play the San Diego Padres (68-56) in Game 1 of the MLB Interleague at Petco Park in San Diego on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at 9:40 PM ET.

Cleveland stayed on top at 64-56 in the American League Central Division with a .533 team percentage after acquiring a total of 521 runs while giving away 491 for a +30 run difference throughout the season.

The Guardians come into this match-up after splitting a quick two-game set versus the Chicago White Sox at 5-2 & 0-2 over the weekend.

In their loss, Cleveland went with 5 hits and one error committed while starter Shane Bieber finished 6.1 innings pitched with 5 hits, one earned run, and 3 walks yielded but struck out 4 Chicago hitters in defeat.

The Guardians scored an average of 4.34 runs per contest which ranked 16th in scoring offense this season. 3B Jose Ramirez (having a $124 million extended contract) is averaging .281 with 99 RBIs (4th in the league) while leading Cleveland with a 23 home runs record.

Right-handed Aaron Civale (2-5, 5.63 ERA) will be starting for the Guardians after recovering from a sprained wrist early this season. Civale gave up just one run on three hits while striking out a season-high 10 batters in beating the Tigers at 4-1.

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Cleveland Guardians vs San Diego Padres Predictions 8/23/2022

The San Diego Padres are in 2nd place at 68-56 in the National League West Division with a team percentage of .548 and 18 outings behind first place after earning a total of 545 runs while losing 495 for a run difference of +50 over the course of the campaign.

The Padres surrendered the first two rounds of a series to the Nationals at 1-3 & 3-6 but managed to even the series after winning the last two installments at 2-1 each over the weekend.

DH Josh Bell completed one run on one hit with two RBIs in leading San Diego in their recent win while SP Sean Manaea finished 7.0 innings with 5 hits and one earned run allowed but wrung up 4 Washington hitters in controlling the mound for the Padres.

The San Diego ball club earned 15th rank in MLB in scoring offense after sporting an average of 4.40 runs per game this year.

3B Manny Machado topped all three categories in batting with .302 while hitting 22 long balls and 76 RBIs while RF Juan Soto averages .286 at the plate with 2 dingers and 4 RBIs added after finishing 18 matches since his trade deadline.

The Padres will counter with right-hander Mike Clevinger (4-4, 3.63 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) to start the first installment of a series against the Guardians on Tuesday.

The veteran starter has given away three runs on six hits with four walks in 4.1 innings of play in his last start this season.

Cleveland Guardians vs. San Diego Padres. The MLB Pick for this contest is Cleveland +130. The Guardians have a greater value in this match-up as the priced underdog with a 32-31 road record.

Cleveland averages 4.40 runs per game with 8.5 hits and 3.10 walks while San Diego has 3.80 runs per contest with 7.9 hits and 2.30 walks incurred this season.

The Cleveland Guardians will win at predicted to a score of 5-4.

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