Guardians vs Yankees Game Breakdown

It’s a dead heat in the American League as the Cleveland Guardians roll into the iconic Yankee Stadium, both squads sitting pretty with a stellar 72-53 record. The stakes? Just a cozy little Sunday showdown at 1:05 PM EST that could shuffle the deck of conference rankings. With the Guardians looking to rebound from yesterday’s 8-1 shellacking and the Yankees aiming to keep their winning momentum, this matchup is as spicy as a ballpark hotdog. The betting gods have spoken, setting the over/under at a teasing 8.0, while the breeze at a cool 73.9° might just carry a few homers out of the park today. So, will the Guardians stand guard or will the Yankees continue to swing for empire state-sized glory? Let’s find out as these two titans clash in the Big Apple!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 22, 2024 01:05PM EST

Location: Yankee Stadium, New York

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WNW at 12.5 mph. Temperature is at 73.9° with 41% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	NYY ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+140	-168	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+165	-200	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+25	-32	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

152W-155L

37.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

175W-125L

62.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/13/24	New York Yankees NYY	3	Under	-3.0
04/13/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-3.0
04/13/24	New York Yankees NYY	8	Over	+2.0
04/13/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Over	+2.0
04/14/24	New York Yankees NYY	7	Over	+7.0
04/14/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	8	Over	+7.0
08/20/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	9	Over	+6.0
08/20/24	New York Yankees NYY	5	Over	+6.0
08/21/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	1	Over	+1.0
08/21/24	New York Yankees NYY	8	Over	+1.0
04/10/23	New York Yankees NYY	2	Under	-3.0
04/10/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-3.0
04/11/23	New York Yankees NYY	11	Over	+5.0
04/11/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Over	+5.0
04/12/23	New York Yankees NYY	4	Under	-1.0
04/12/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-1.0
05/01/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-3.0
05/01/23	New York Yankees NYY	2	Under	-3.0
05/02/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-2.0
05/02/23	New York Yankees NYY	4	Under	-2.0
05/03/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-1.0
05/03/23	New York Yankees NYY	4	Under	-1.0

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Yankees Vs Over/Under

Gavin Williams

ERA 5.023 | IP 43.0 | 2.0W-5.0L | KO 47.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-16-24	@MIL	3-5L	4.0	6	5	5	Push
08-10-24	@MIN	2-1W	6.0	4	1	3	Under
08-04-24	vsBAL	9-5L	4.0	8	6	8	Over
07-30-24	@DET	5-0W	5.0	2	0	8	Under
07-25-24	vsDET	3-0L	6.0	6	3	9	Under
07-20-24	vsSD	7-0L	3.7	6	3	5	Under
07-13-24	@TB	4-2W	5.0	3	2	2	Under
07-08-24	@DET	0-1L	5.3	4	0	5	Under
07-03-24	vsCWS	8-2L	4.0	7	5	2	Over
09-17-23	vsTEX	2-9W	6.0	4	1	7	Over

Gerrit Cole

ERA 4.154 | IP 52.0 | 4.0W-2.0L | KO 60.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-16-24	@DET	3-0W	6.0	4	0	8	Under
08-10-24	vsTEX	9-4L	5.3	6	1	10	Over
08-04-24	vsTOR	3-4W	5.7	6	2	4	Under
07-24-24	vsNYM	12-3L	5.7	8	6	4	Over
07-19-24	vsTB	1-6W	6.0	6	1	8	Under
07-12-24	@BAL	4-1W	6.0	5	1	7	Under
07-06-24	vsBOS	4-14W	4.3	7	4	8	Over
06-30-24	@TOR	8-1W	5.0	3	1	6	Over
06-25-24	@NYM	7-9L	4.0	7	6	0	Over
06-19-24	vsBAL	7-6L	4.0	3	2	5	Over

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/23	vs NYY	1-8L	4	1	Over
08/22	vs NYY	9-5W	12	1	Over
08/20	vs MIL	0-2L	2	0	Under
08/19	vs MIL	1-2L	4	1	Under
08/18	vs MIL	3-5L	7	2	Push
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	Push
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	3-5L	7	2	Push
08/09	@ ARI	3-7L	8	1	Over
08/07	@ ARI	6-7L	10	0	Over

Yankees Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/23	@ CLE	8-1W	9	3	Over
08/22	@ CLE	5-9L	7	2	Over
08/20	vs DET	2-3L	6	0	Under
08/19	vs DET	0-4L	4	0	Under
08/18	vs DET	3-0W	5	2	Under
08/16	vs CWS	10-2W	12	3	Over
08/15	vs CWS	4-1W	9	3	Under
08/14	vs CWS	2-12L	9	0	Over
08/13	@ TEX	8-7W	12	4	Over
08/12	@ TEX	4-9L	8	2	Over
08/12	@ TEX	8-0W	12	1	Push
08/10	@ LAA	4-9L	8	2	Over
08/09	@ LAA	2-8L	9	0	Over
08/09	@ LAA	5-2W	9	1	Under
08/06	@ TOR	4-3W	10	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	8.1	10.3	0.312	0.462	0.411	0.873	0.353	0.033
#2 Jose Ramirez	9.5	12.6	0.273	0.533	0.358	0.892	0.362	0.067
#3 Josh Naylor	7.9	10.7	0.238	0.465	0.359	0.824	0.334	0.062
#4 Will Brennan	6.6	8.5	0.248	0.385	0.317	0.702	0.291	0.031
#5 Lane Thomas	7.1	9.3	0.228	0.366	0.352	0.718	0.294	0.023
#6 Andres Gimenez	6.2	7.9	0.247	0.326	0.326	0.652	0.272	0.011
#7 Daniel Schneemann	5.8	7.6	0.221	0.393	0.364	0.757	0.306	0.029
#8 Bo Naylor	5.5	7.3	0.206	0.357	0.290	0.647	0.268	0.033
#9 Brayan Rocchio	4.8	6.3	0.211	0.322	0.342	0.664	0.275	0.020

New York Yankees	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Gleyber Torres	8.6	11.2	0.236	0.348	0.355	0.702	0.288	0.023
#2 Juan Soto	10.4	14.0	0.305	0.619	0.546	1.165	0.439	0.080
#3 Aaron Judge	11.0	14.8	0.338	0.727	0.581	1.309	0.488	0.106
#4 Austin Wells	7.3	9.6	0.257	0.424	0.401	0.825	0.332	0.035
#5 Giancarlo Stanton	8.0	10.6	0.240	0.470	0.325	0.795	0.325	0.063
#6 Alex Verdugo	6.7	8.8	0.231	0.359	0.325	0.684	0.283	0.022
#7 Anthony Volpe	7.0	8.9	0.249	0.386	0.322	0.708	0.293	0.021
#8 Ben Rice	6.1	8.3	0.182	0.364	0.333	0.697	0.285	0.045
#9 Oswaldo Cabrera	5.5	7.2	0.251	0.376	0.316	0.692	0.287	0.030

Guardians Notable Injuries

Carlos Carrasco OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 4.2
Alex Cobb OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/16/24. Impact: 3.8

Yankees Notable Injuries

Luis Gil OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/22/24. Impact: 5.5
Jazz Chisholm Jr. OUT (3B): Avg: 0.255 SLG:0.444 Last game: 08/14/24. Impact: 5.0