Mets vs Guardians Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB excitement as the New York Mets, looking to claw their way up from a 12-game deficit, jet over to Progressive Field to clash with the red-hot Cleveland Guardians, who are sitting pretty at the top of their league. It’s a classic East meets Midwest showdown kicking off at the crack of 6:10 PM EST. With the Guardians fresh off a slick 5-2 victory against the Twins and the Mets riding high from a 7-3 triumph over the Marlins, both teams are bringing the heat. The betting gods have spoken, setting the stakes with an over/under of 8.5, and as the winds gently sweep across a partly cloudy Cleveland sky, temperatures will hover around a comfy 75.9°. So, who will guard their legacy and who will get lost in the Met-ropolitan hustle? It’s time to find out!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 20, 2024 06:10PM EST

Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the S at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 75.9° with 52% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	NYM ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+107	-128	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+110	-132	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+3	-4	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

119W-142L

47.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

141W-117L

52.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/19/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	9	Over	+10.5
05/19/23	New York Mets NYM	10	Over	+10.5
05/21/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Over	+0.5
05/21/23	New York Mets NYM	5	Over	+0.5
05/21/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	1	Under	-5.5
05/21/23	New York Mets NYM	2	Under	-5.5

Mets Vs Over/Under

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Tylor Megill

ERA 2.25 | IP 4.0 | 0.0W-1.0L | KO 4.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
03-31-24	vsMIL	4-1L	4.0	3	2	4	Under
09-30-23	vsPHI	3-4W	7.3	4	1	7	Under
09-22-23	@PHI	4-5L	6.0	5	3	6	Over
09-16-23	vsCIN	3-2L	5.7	9	3	2	Under
09-10-23	@MIN	2-0W	5.0	2	0	2	Under
09-03-23	vsSEA	3-6W	5.3	5	3	6	Over
08-28-23	vsTEX	4-3L	6.0	5	1	8	Under
08-22-23	@ATL	2-3L	4.7	8	3	5	Under
08-16-23	vsPIT	3-8W	5.0	5	2	5	Over
08-11-23	vsATL	7-0L	5.3	9	6	3	Under

Ben Lively

ERA 3.062 | IP 32.3 | 2.0W-2.0L | KO 31.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-14-24	@TEX	7-4W	5.0	5	3	5	Over
05-09-24	@CWS	2-3L	5.7	8	3	2	Under
05-04-24	vsLAA	1-7W	6.0	4	1	5	Under
04-28-24	@ATL	3-4L	4.3	4	1	5	Under
04-23-24	vsBOS	1-4W	6.3	5	1	7	Under
04-17-24	@BOS	0-2L	5.0	3	2	7	Under
09-30-23	@STL	6-15W	2.7	2	1	0	Over
09-27-23	vsCLE	3-4W	1.0	0	0	2	Under
09-19-23	@MIN	7-0L	4.0	7	5	4	Under
09-14-23	@DET	2-8W	4.3	4	3	4	Over

Mets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/21	vs MIA	7-3W	12	1	Over
05/20	vs MIA	9-10L	15	0	Over
05/19	vs MIA	0-7L	6	0	Under
05/18	vs PHI	6-5W	8	1	Over
05/17	vs PHI	4-10L	9	1	Over
05/16	@ PHI	0-4L	4	0	Under
05/15	@ PHI	4-5L	8	0	Over
05/14	@ ATL	4-3W	10	1	Under
05/13	@ ATL	1-4L	2	1	Under
05/12	@ ATL	2-4L	4	1	Under
05/09	vs STL	7-5W	14	2	Over
05/08	vs STL	4-3W	10	1	Under
05/07	vs TB	6-7L	8	1	Over
05/06	vs TB	1-3L	6	0	Under
05/05	vs TB	8-10L	10	2	Over

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/21	@ MIN	5-2W	4	2	Under
05/20	@ MIN	11-4W	16	1	Over
05/19	@ MIN	3-2W	7	2	Under
05/17	vs TEX	0-4L	6	0	Under
05/16	vs TEX	7-4W	7	1	Over
05/15	vs TEX	6-0W	8	0	Under
05/14	vs CWS	7-0W	5	2	Under
05/13	vs CWS	1-3L	4	1	Under
05/12	vs CWS	3-6L	8	2	Over
05/11	vs CWS	2-3L	9	2	Under
05/10	@ DET	5-4W	5	1	Over
05/09	@ DET	7-11L	8	1	Over
05/08	@ DET	2-1W	7	1	Under
05/07	@ LAA	4-1W	5	2	Under
05/06	@ LAA	7-1W	6	3	Under

Team’s Batting Order

New York Mets	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Francisco Lindor	10.5	14.0	0.197	0.355	30.6%	66.1%	3.8%
#2 Pete Alonso	9.2	12.2	0.229	0.453	34.1%	79.3%	5.6%
#3 Brandon Nimmo	9.6	13.2	0.217	0.414	44.6%	86.0%	4.5%
#4 J.D. Martinez	8.7	10.9	0.315	0.466	38.4%	84.9%	2.7%
#5 Starling Marte	8.3	10.6	0.265	0.376	34.1%	71.8%	2.4%
#6 Brett Baty	7.2	9.4	0.235	0.326	33.3%	65.9%	2.3%
#7 Harrison Bader	6.9	8.7	0.273	0.326	33.3%	65.9%	0.8%
#8 Jeff McNeil	6.7	8.5	0.237	0.306	35.0%	65.6%	0.6%
#9 Omar Narvaez	5.2	6.7	0.164	0.2	20.0%	40.0%	0.0%

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Tyler Freeman	8.5	11.3	0.222	0.363	37.0%	73.3%	3.0%
#2 Andres Gimenez	10.2	13.4	0.269	0.38	36.8%	74.9%	1.8%
#3 Jose Ramirez	11.0	14.8	0.245	0.473	31.5%	78.8%	6.0%
#4 Josh Naylor	9.0	12.2	0.241	0.5	38.9%	88.9%	7.4%
#5 David Fry	8.3	11.1	0.325	0.545	59.7%	114.3%	5.2%
#6 Will Brennan	7.8	10.2	0.231	0.396	30.6%	70.1%	3.7%
#7 Kyle Manzardo	8.0	10.0	0.161	0.226	22.6%	45.2%	0.0%
#8 Bo Naylor	7.9	10.5	0.175	0.272	28.9%	56.1%	2.6%
#9 Brayan Rocchio	7.3	9.5	0.213	0.276	34.6%	62.2%	0.0%