Guardians vs Brewers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at American Family Field tonight as the Cleveland Guardians, boasting a solid 71-50 record, clash with the equally formidable Milwaukee Brewers, who are hot on their heels at 70-52. It’s a nail-biter with both teams sitting neck-and-neck at the top of their respective conferences, and the stakes couldn’t be higher with the first pitch launching at 07:15 PM EST. The air’s buzzing not just from the partly cloudy skies and a cool breeze from the northwest, but also from the echoes of yesterday’s showdown where the Brewers edged out a 5-3 victory. With the over/under teasing at 7.5, and betting lines drawing a thin line between the squads, tonight’s matchup promises more twists than a pretzel at Oktoberfest. So, as the Guardians aim to shield their pride and the Brewers look to ferment another victory, who will pour out as the top brew in this heady battle?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 17, 2024 07:15PM EST

Location: American Family Field, Milwaukee

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the NW at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 75.9° with 71% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	MIL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-104	-116	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+110	-132	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+214	-16	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

151W-152L

47.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

173W-126L

52.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/16/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Over	+0.5
08/16/24	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	5	Over	+0.5
06/23/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	7	Over	+0.5
06/23/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	1	Over	+0.5
06/24/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	2	Under	-1.5
06/24/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Under	-1.5
06/25/23	Milwaukee Brewers MIL	5	Over	+1.5
06/25/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Over	+1.5

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Brewers Vs Over/Under

Tanner Bibee

ERA 3.393 | IP 127.3 | 10.0W-4.0L | KO 137.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-11-24	@MIN	5-3W	5.7	6	1	5	Over
07-29-24	@DET	8-4W	6.0	7	2	2	Over
07-24-24	vsDET	1-2W	5.0	2	1	4	Under
07-19-24	vsSD	0-7W	5.7	2	0	3	Under
07-10-24	@DET	4-5L	7.0	5	4	8	Over
07-05-24	vsSF	4-2L	4.7	6	4	6	Under
06-29-24	@KC	7-2W	6.0	4	2	3	Over
06-24-24	@BAL	3-2W	6.0	5	2	7	Under
06-19-24	vsSEA	0-8W	6.0	3	0	12	Over
06-12-24	@CIN	2-4L	5.3	4	4	11	Under

Freddy Peralta

ERA 4.112 | IP 131.3 | 7.0W-7.0L | KO 159.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-12-24	vsLAD	5-2L	6.0	5	4	4	Under
08-07-24	@ATL	8-5W	5.0	8	4	6	Over
07-31-24	vsATL	6-2L	6.0	3	2	7	Over
07-26-24	vsMIA	6-2L	5.3	6	5	4	Over
07-20-24	@MIN	8-4W	6.0	2	0	8	Over
07-12-24	vsWAS	5-2L	5.0	10	4	6	Under
07-06-24	@LAD	3-5L	4.0	4	3	4	Over
06-30-24	vsCHC	1-7W	7.0	2	1	8	Over
06-24-24	vsTEX	3-6W	5.0	4	2	6	Over
06-19-24	@LAA	2-0W	6.0	3	0	8	Under

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/18	vs MIL	3-5L	7	2	Over
08/16	@ CHC	6-1W	7	0	Under
08/15	@ CHC	2-1W	6	1	Under
08/14	@ CHC	9-8W	11	3	Over
08/13	vs MIN	5-3W	9	2	Over
08/12	vs MIN	2-1W	4	2	Under
08/11	vs MIN	3-6L	8	1	Over
08/11	vs MIN	2-4L	5	1	Under
08/09	@ ARI	3-7L	8	1	Over
08/09	@ ARI	3-5L	7	2	Over
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

Brewers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/18	@ CLE	5-3W	6	1	Over
08/17	@ LAD	6-4W	7	2	Over
08/16	@ LAD	5-4W	4	1	Over
08/15	@ LAD	2-7L	6	1	Over
08/14	@ LAD	2-5L	6	1	Under
08/13	@ CIN	3-4L	5	1	Under
08/12	@ CIN	1-0W	2	1	Under
08/11	@ CIN	8-3W	7	2	Over
08/10	vs ATL	16-7W	20	6	Over
08/09	vs ATL	8-5W	16	0	Over
08/08	vs ATL	10-0W	16	2	Over
08/06	vs WAS	3-4L	7	1	Under
08/05	vs WAS	4-6L	7	1	Over
08/04	vs WAS	8-3W	11	1	Over
08/02	@ ATL	2-6L	8	0	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	7.7	9.8	0.322	0.478	0.417	0.894	0.361	0.034
#2 Will Brennan	6.3	8.1	0.255	0.398	0.327	0.725	0.299	0.032
#3 Jose Ramirez	8.0	10.6	0.280	0.550	0.364	0.914	0.371	0.069
#4 Josh Naylor	7.0	9.4	0.245	0.474	0.368	0.841	0.340	0.062
#5 David Fry	6.7	8.9	0.270	0.453	0.434	0.887	0.354	0.044
#6 Andres Gimenez	6.3	8.1	0.252	0.333	0.326	0.660	0.276	0.012
#7 Jhonkensy Noel	5.7	7.6	0.244	0.578	0.322	0.900	0.368	0.100
#8 Bo Naylor	5.2	6.9	0.202	0.357	0.289	0.646	0.268	0.034
#9 Brayan Rocchio	4.6	6.1	0.207	0.310	0.338	0.648	0.269	0.017

Milwaukee Brewers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Brice Turang	7.2	9.2	0.257	0.363	0.351	0.714	0.293	0.017
#2 Jackson Chourio	6.4	8.3	0.273	0.445	0.340	0.786	0.323	0.040
#3 Tyler Black	6.8	8.6	0.200	0.244	0.333	0.578	0.243	0.000
#3 William Contreras	8.5	11.2	0.286	0.460	0.402	0.862	0.348	0.032
#5 Willy Adames	7.0	9.3	0.245	0.438	0.369	0.807	0.327	0.046
#6 Garrett Mitchell	7.2	9.4	0.234	0.340	0.394	0.734	0.298	0.011
#7 Rhys Hoskins	6.0	8.1	0.222	0.432	0.349	0.781	0.318	0.059
#8 Sal Frelick	5.7	7.3	0.255	0.324	0.366	0.690	0.284	0.006
#9 Joey Ortiz	4.8	6.3	0.245	0.403	0.400	0.803	0.323	0.026

Guardians Notable Injuries

Carlos Carrasco OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 4.2

Brewers Notable Injuries

Christian Yelich OUT (OF): Avg: 0.316 SLG:0.504 Last game: 07/25/24. Impact: 3.3
Blake Perkins OUT (OF): Avg: 0.261 SLG:0.366 Last game: 08/13/24. Impact: 2.3
Trevor Megill OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/25/24. Impact: 1.2
Hoby Milner OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/10/24. Impact: 0.8
Rob Zastryzny OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/26/24. Impact: 0.8