Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees 5/1/23 – Cleveland Guardians hit the road Monday evening for their opening three-game series against New York Yankees. Cal Quantrill will start for the Guardians while Domingo German will represent the Yankees. MLB betting sites are in favor of the New York Yankees to beat the Guardians in an easy match.
Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees
Date & Time: Monday, May 1, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET
Location: Yankee StadiumBronx, NY
TV: YES
Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees 5/1/23 Betting Odds
Guardians
Moneyline: +115
Spread: +1.5 (-170)
Total: 8.5 over (-105)
Yankees
Moneyline: -125
Spread: -1.5 (+150)
Total: 8.5 under (-115)
Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Analysis
Cleveland Guardians saw its two-game win streak end Saturday as they let one slip away against Boston during the middle game of their series with them, losing 13-14 on the season and being 2.5 games behind Twins for first place in AL Central division. On Saturday, Cleveland received three hits apiece from Steven Kwan, Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor; Myles Straw added two. Josh Bell and Andres Gimenez each homered for Cleveland; Zach Plesac didn’t factor into the decision after giving up five runs on eight hits with one walk and one strikeout over 3.1 innings pitched by him. Emmanuel Clase suffered the loss as he allowed two runs on two hits with no walks or strikeouts over one-third of an inning of relief work. Cal Quantrill makes his sixth start of the season for the Guardians in this game and boasts a 5.40 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, eight walks and 15 strikeouts across 25 innings pitched this year. Quantrill suffered the loss in his last start against the Rockies on Monday at home. In 3.1 innings he allowed five runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts in a 6-0 Guardians loss. Quantrill has gone 1-1 over his last three starts with an ERA of 4.70, 1.50 WHIP, five walks and nine strikeouts over 15.1 innings pitched. He will make his fifth career appearance and second start against the Yankees this time around.
New York Yankees lost their second straight and fifth in seven games as Texas completely shut them out on Saturday in game three of a four-game set. The Yankees entered Sunday 15-13 and fourth in the AL East, eight games behind the Rays for division control. New York finished their matchup with only three hits between them; no player recorded more than one hit in this one-sided encounter. Anthony Rizzo, Willie Calhoun and Isiah Kiner-Falefa all singled for the Cubs while going 0-2 with runners in scoring position against Jhony Brito on the mound who allowed two runs on four hits with one walk and five strikeouts. Jhony Brito took the loss on the mound as well. Domingo German returns for his sixth start of the season for the Yankees and hopes to get on track. He enters this game 2-2 with a 5.54 ERA and 1.077 WHIP over 26 innings this season – nine walks and 33 strikeouts in total. German earned his second win in his last start against the Twins on Wednesday, giving a stellar performance against Minnesota. He pitched six innings, giving up six runs on five hits with two walks and eight strikeouts in a game the Yankees won 12-6.
Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Against the Spread
Under is 6-0 in Guardians last 6 during game 1 of a series. Under is 4-0 in Quantrills last 4 starts on grass. Under is 5-0 in Quantrills last 5 starts vs. American League East. Under is 4-0 in Quantrills last 4 starts overall. Guardians are 5-0 in their last 5 games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
Under is 5-0-1 in Germans last 6 Monday starts. Under is 4-0 in Yankees last 4 during game 1 of a series. Under is 4-0 in Germans last 4 home starts. Under is 4-0 in Germans last 4 home starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5. Over is 4-0-1 in Germans last 5 home starts with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Free Pick
Both offenses have experienced difficulties recently, yet this could be their turning point. German has struggled with long balls this season, giving up seven homers in 26 innings pitched for an unacceptable rate of 2.4 homers per nine. That must change since his other metrics are good; too many homers being given up when guys are already on base are inflating his ERA too much. Quantrill struggled against Colorado in his previous start and earned only one win at home in that game. MLB betting experts expect the Yankees to find ways to take down Quantrill early and earn a victory in this opener of this series to start May off right.
Free Pick: New York Yankees -1.5 (+150)
