Cubs vs Guardians Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB excitement as the Chicago Cubs, clawing at a chance to improve their 59-62 record, storm into Progressive Field to face the 70-49 Cleveland Guardians. It’s a clash of conference contenders with the Guardians holding their ground at the top of the American League, while the Cubs are scratching to close a 9-game gap in the National League. With the first pitch at 06:40 PM EST, the stakes are high and the betting lines are buzzing, setting the over/under at a tantalizing 8.5. Fresh off a narrow defeat, the Cubs are hungry for redemption against the Guardians, who just edged them out yesterday under similar sunny skies and breezy conditions. As the Cubs try to steal the spotlight and the Guardians aim to guard their turf, expect every pitch and swing to be a battle of wills. It’s not just a game; it’s a showdown where only the bravest will rule the roost!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 14, 2024 06:40PM EST

Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland

Weather: Sunny with winds from the N at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 80.1° with 52% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CHC ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+111	-133	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+119	-142	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+8	-9	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

132W-169L

45.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

163W-131L

54.3% 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
08/13/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	1	Under	-5.5
08/13/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-5.5
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

Jameson Taillon

ERA 3.436 | IP 110.0 | 7.0W-6.0L | KO 87.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-09-24	@CWS	7-6W	5.0	9	5	4	Over
08-03-24	vsSTL	5-4L	6.0	6	1	4	Over
07-29-24	@CIN	1-7L	4.3	6	6	4	Under
07-23-24	vsMIL	1-0L	7.3	4	1	3	Under
07-09-24	@BAL	9-2W	6.0	4	2	7	Over
07-04-24	vsPHI	2-10W	7.0	4	2	7	Over
06-28-24	@MIL	2-4L	6.0	4	4	5	Under
06-22-24	vsNYM	1-8W	7.0	6	1	10	Over
06-16-24	vsSTL	2-1L	6.0	7	2	3	Under
06-11-24	@TB	2-5L	6.0	4	0	5	Under

Alex Cobb

ERA 7.714 | IP 4.7 | 0.0W-1.0L | KO 1.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-09-24	@MIN	3-6L	4.7	9	5	1	Over
09-19-23	@ARI	4-8W	2.0	5	5	1	Over
09-11-23	@CLE	4-5L	5.0	3	2	2	Over
09-03-23	@SD	0-4W	3.0	6	4	3	Under
08-29-23	@CIN	1-6W	9.0	1	1	8	Under
08-23-23	@PHI	8-6L	5.0	5	2	4	Over
08-18-23	@ATL	0-4W	5.7	8	4	3	Under
08-12-23	@TEX	9-3L	4.3	9	6	3	Over
08-06-23	@OAK	6-8W	5.3	7	5	3	Over
08-01-23	@ARI	3-4W	6.0	4	3	4	Under

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/15	vs CLE	1-2L	5	0	Under
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	Over
08/04	@ STL	6-3W	8	2	Over
08/03	@ STL	5-4W	9	2	Over
08/02	vs CIN	13-4W	17	1	Over
08/01	vs CIN	3-6L	7	1	Over
07/31	vs CIN	1-7L	3	1	Under
07/30	vs KC	7-3W	12	1	Over

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/15	@ CHC	2-1W	6	1	Under
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	2-4L	5	1	Under
08/11	vs MIN	3-6L	8	1	Over
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

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Ian Happ	8.7	11.8	0.225	0.431	0.391	0.822	0.329	0.047
#2 Michael Busch	8.0	10.5	0.265	0.467	0.403	0.870	0.349	0.044
#3 Seiya Suzuki	7.9	10.3	0.263	0.471	0.377	0.848	0.343	0.044
#4 Cody Bellinger	8.3	10.7	0.276	0.426	0.370	0.797	0.325	0.033
#5 Isaac Paredes	6.9	9.2	0.241	0.432	0.415	0.848	0.339	0.044
#6 Nico Hoerner	7.4	9.5	0.256	0.347	0.366	0.713	0.294	0.012
#7 Dansby Swanson	6.6	8.6	0.234	0.360	0.336	0.696	0.286	0.024
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	6.4	8.0	0.203	0.316	0.255	0.571	0.240	0.009
#9 Miguel Amaya	5.3	6.8	0.218	0.310	0.306	0.616	0.257	0.017

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	9.1	11.6	0.324	0.484	0.422	0.905	0.365	0.035
#2 Will Brennan	7.6	9.8	0.247	0.387	0.321	0.708	0.293	0.033
#3 Jose Ramirez	9.9	13.1	0.282	0.548	0.362	0.910	0.370	0.068
#4 Josh Naylor	8.3	11.2	0.245	0.475	0.370	0.846	0.342	0.064
#5 David Fry	6.3	8.4	0.270	0.444	0.437	0.881	0.351	0.041
#6 Andres Gimenez	7.5	9.6	0.247	0.328	0.323	0.651	0.272	0.012
#7 Jhonkensy Noel	5.9	7.8	0.265	0.627	0.337	0.964	0.393	0.108
#8 Bo Naylor	6.1	8.1	0.204	0.362	0.288	0.650	0.270	0.035
#9 Brayan Rocchio	5.3	7.0	0.210	0.315	0.343	0.657	0.272	0.017

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