Cubs vs Guardians Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB excitement as the Chicago Cubs, with a record just shy of the .500 mark, gear up to challenge the Cleveland Guardians at the iconic Progressive Field tonight at 06:40 PM EST. Sitting nine games back in the National League, the Cubs are clawing their way up, while the Guardians hold their fort at the top of the American League. With an over/under tantalizingly set at 8.5 and the betting lines buzzing with anticipation, this matchup is the talk of the town, especially after yesterday’s nail-biter where the Guardians edged out a one-run victory. The forecast promises a partly cloudy evening with a gentle northern breeze—perfect baseball weather to either guard your lead or steal the base. So, as the Cubs try to bear down and the Guardians look to shield their top spot, tonight’s game is all set to be a classic showdown of swing or be swung!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 13, 2024 06:40PM EST

Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the N at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 79.0° with 56% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CHC ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+105	-125	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+129	-154	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+24	-29	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

132W-168L

43.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

162W-131L

56.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/12/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	8	Over	+8.5
08/12/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	9	Over	+8.5
06/30/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	1	Over	+2.5
06/30/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	10	Over	+2.5
07/01/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	6	Under	-2.5
07/01/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	0	Under	-2.5
07/02/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	8	Over	+5.5
07/02/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Over	+5.5

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Javier Assad

ERA 3.244 | IP 102.7 | 5.0W-3.0L | KO 90.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-07-24	vsMIN	2-8W	4.0	3	2	1	Over
08-02-24	vsSTL	3-6W	4.0	4	1	3	Push
07-28-24	@KC	7-3W	6.0	5	3	5	Over
07-22-24	vsMIL	1-3W	3.3	1	0	2	Under
07-13-24	@STL	4-5L	2.3	7	3	0	Push
06-23-24	vsNYM	5-2L	4.3	7	4	0	Under
06-17-24	vsSF	7-6L	5.0	5	1	7	Over
06-12-24	@TB	4-3W	4.7	5	2	4	Under
06-06-24	@CIN	4-8L	5.7	7	5	7	Over
05-31-24	vsCIN	5-4L	5.3	5	2	7	Push

Matthew Boyd

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

No notable injuries to report

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/14	vs CLE	8-9L	9	2	Over
08/12	vs CWS	3-1W	9	0	Under
08/11	vs CWS	7-6W	16	4	Over
08/09	@ MIN	8-2W	8	2	Over
08/08	@ MIN	7-3W	11	1	Over
08/07	@ MIN	0-3L	4	0	Under
08/06	@ STL	6-2W	11	2	Under
08/05	@ STL	4-5L	5	1	Push
08/04	@ STL	6-3W	8	2	Push
08/03	@ STL	5-4W	9	2	Push
08/02	vs CIN	13-4W	17	1	Over
08/01	vs CIN	3-6L	7	1	Push
07/31	vs CIN	1-7L	3	1	Under
07/30	vs KC	7-3W	12	1	Over
07/29	vs KC	9-4W	9	2	Over

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/14	@ CHC	9-8W	11	3	Over
08/13	vs MIN	5-3W	9	2	Under
08/12	vs MIN	2-1W	4	2	Under
08/11	vs MIN	3-6L	8	1	Push
08/11	vs MIN	2-4L	5	1	Under
08/09	@ ARI	3-7L	8	1	Over
08/09	@ ARI	3-5L	7	2	Under
08/07	@ ARI	6-7L	10	0	Over
08/06	@ BAL	5-9L	10	1	Over
08/05	@ BAL	4-7L	6	2	Over
08/04	@ BAL	8-4W	10	0	Over
08/03	@ BAL	10-3W	11	3	Over
08/01	vs DET	5-0W	8	3	Under
07/31	vs DET	8-4W	9	3	Over
07/30	vs PHI	4-3W	9	2	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Ian Happ	8.0	10.8	0.225	0.432	0.393	0.825	0.331	0.048
#2 Patrick Wisdom	8.1	10.8	0.200	0.426	0.296	0.722	0.298	0.052
#3 Seiya Suzuki	8.8	11.5	0.266	0.476	0.381	0.857	0.346	0.045
#4 Cody Bellinger	7.3	9.5	0.276	0.428	0.372	0.800	0.326	0.034
#5 Isaac Paredes	7.6	10.2	0.240	0.433	0.413	0.847	0.339	0.045
#6 Nico Hoerner	7.2	9.3	0.254	0.344	0.365	0.708	0.292	0.012
#7 Dansby Swanson	6.7	8.7	0.235	0.361	0.335	0.697	0.287	0.024
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	5.4	6.8	0.206	0.320	0.259	0.579	0.242	0.009
#9 C. Bethancourt	5.8	7.8	0.198	0.354	0.260	0.615	0.258	0.031

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	8.8	11.2	0.328	0.489	0.426	0.915	0.368	0.036
#2 Lane Thomas	9.0	11.7	0.231	0.371	0.351	0.722	0.296	0.023
#3 Jose Ramirez	8.7	11.6	0.281	0.547	0.360	0.908	0.369	0.068
#4 Josh Naylor	8.5	11.5	0.247	0.479	0.370	0.849	0.343	0.064
#5 David Fry	7.1	9.4	0.273	0.449	0.442	0.891	0.355	0.041
#6 Andres Gimenez	7.1	9.1	0.246	0.328	0.323	0.651	0.272	0.012
#7 Will Brennan	5.7	7.3	0.247	0.389	0.322	0.711	0.294	0.033
#8 Bo Naylor	6.1	8.1	0.206	0.366	0.292	0.658	0.272	0.035
#9 Brayan Rocchio	5.3	7.0	0.208	0.314	0.343	0.657	0.272	0.018

Cubs Notable Injuries

Hayden Wesneski OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/21/24. Impact: 2.6
Tomas Nido OUT (C): Avg: 0.19 SLG:0.294 Last game: 07/26/24. Impact: 0.8
Luke Little OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/14/24. Impact: 1.2