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The Cleveland Guardians (3-1) ride a four-game win streak into a road contest against the Oakland Athletics (1-2) on Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET. The Guardians are favored (-202) over the Athletics (+169). Shane Bieber starts for Cleveland while Oakland will counter with JP Sears.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Guardians vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Location: Oakland, California
- Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Guardians | -202 | 7 |
How Do I Watch the Guardians vs. the Athletics?
- TV Channel: MLB Network
Guardians Stats & Trends
Guardians Batting
- The Guardians hit 127 home runs last season, the second-lowest total in MLB action.
- Cleveland’s .253 batting average was seventh-best in MLB.
- Last season the Guardians had the No. 15 offense in MLB play scoring 4.3 runs per game (698 total runs).
- The club struck out 6.9 times per game, the fewest Ks in baseball.
- The Guardians averaged 1.0 home runs per game when playing on the road last season (77 total in road contests).
- Cleveland slugged .398 with 3.0 extra-base hits per game in road contests.
- The club batted .255 with 729 hits (9.0 per game) on the road last season.
Guardians Key Batters
- Jose Ramirez finished last season with 167 hits while batting .278.
- Steven Kwan finished with an OBP of .375 while batting .298 with 89 runs scored.
- Josh Bell ended his last campaign with 147 hits, an OBP of .366, plus a slugging percentage of .422.
- Amed Rosario hit 11 homers while driving in 71 runs.
Athletics Stats & Trends
Athletics Batting
- The Athletics hit just 137 homers last season, which ranked 27th in the league.
- Oakland ranked last in MLB with a team batting average of just .216.
- The Athletics scored the 29th-most runs in the league last season with just 568 (3.5 per game).
- Oakland ranked 16th in MLB in strikeouts per game at 8.6 whiffs per contest.
- In 81 games at home last season, they hit 53 homers, an average of 0.7 per contest.
- Oakland had a team slugging percentage of .326 in home games last season with 191 extra-base hits.
- They averaged 6.6 base hits per game and hit .208 as a team at home last season.
Athletics Key Batters
- Seth Brown had an OBP of .308 with 115 hits last season.
- Tony Kemp had a .334 slugging percentage while batting .235.
- Jesus Aguilar hit .235 with 19 doubles, 16 home runs and 29 walks a season ago.
- Aledmys Diaz hit .243 with 13 doubles, 12 home runs and 18 walks.
Guardians vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers
| Shane Bieber (CLE) | Pitcher | JP Sears (OAK) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 – 0 | W/L | 0 – 0 |
| 6 | IP | 0 |
| 0.00 | ERA | 0.00 |
| 1.000 | WHIP | 0.000 |
| 4.5 | K/9 | 0 |
| 0.0 | BB/9 | 0 |
Guardians vs. Athletics Injury Updates
- Guardians: Triston McKenzie: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Sam Hentges: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Cody Morris: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
- Athletics: Manny Piña: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Drew Rucinski: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Freddy Tarnok: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Paul Blackburn: 15 Day IL (Finger), Kirby Snead: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
