Athletics vs Guardians Game Breakdown & Projections – Sat, Apr 20th 2024
Athletics
8W-12L
April 20, 2024
06:10PM EST
Odds: 8.0 o/u
Guardians
14W-6L
Get ready for a clash of titans at Progressive Field as the Oakland Athletics, trying to climb out of a bit of a hole early in the season, face off against the high-flying Cleveland Guardians in a game that promises more twists and turns than a rollercoaster. With the first pitch at 06:10 PM EST, the stakes are high. The Guardians are looking to maintain their lead in the American League conference, fresh off a dominating victory, while the Athletics are itching to turn the tables and start climbing up the ranks. Betting lines are buzzing and the over/under hints at a game that could swing either way. Factor in the brisk, partly cloudy weather, and you’ve got the perfect backdrop for today’s baseball drama. So, as the winds whip across the field, will the Guardians continue to protect their house, or will the Athletics start building a winning streak of their own?
Game Breakdown
Game Time: April 20, 2024 06:10PM EST
Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland
Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WNW at 18.6 mph. Temperature is at 44.1° with 53% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| OAK ML | CLE ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | +141 | -170 | 8.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Recent | +142 | -172 | 7.5 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Difference | +1 | -2 | -0.5 | – |
Team Performance
41.3% Win Probability
58.7% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/28/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 8 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 0 | ||||
| 03/29/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 6 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 4 | ||||
| 03/30/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 12 | Over | +7.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 3 | ||||
| 03/31/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 4 | ||||
| 04/19/24 | Oakland Athletics OAK | 2 | Over | +4.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 10 | ||||
| 04/03/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 12 | Over | +15.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 11 | ||||
| 04/04/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 4 | ||||
| 04/05/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 6 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 4 | ||||
| 06/20/23 | Oakland Athletics OAK | 2 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 06/21/23 | Oakland Athletics OAK | 6 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 7 | ||||
| 06/22/23 | Oakland Athletics OAK | 1 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 6 |
Athletics Vs Over/Under
Guardians Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-14-24 | vsWAS | 6-7W | 4.3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | Over |
| 04-09-24 | @TEX | 4-3W | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Under |
| 04-02-24 | vsBOS | 5-4L | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Over |
| 03-28-24 | vsCLE | 8-0L | 3.3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Over |
| 09-26-23 | @SD | 4-0L | 4.7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| 09-24-23 | @LAD | 2-3W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 09-19-23 | @ARI | 4-8W | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Over |
| 09-13-23 | @CLE | 5-6W | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Over |
| 09-06-23 | @CHC | 2-8W | 2.3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | Over |
| 09-01-23 | @SD | 3-7W | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Over |
| 04-19-24 | @CLE | 2-10L | 6.0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | Over |
| 04-13-24 | vsWAS | 3-1L | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| 04-07-24 | @DET | 7-1W | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Over |
| 04-01-24 | vsBOS | 9-0L | 2.7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | Over |
| 09-30-23 | @LAA | 7-3W | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Over |
| 09-23-23 | vsDET | 1-4W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| 09-17-23 | vsSD | 10-1L | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Over |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-14-24 | vsNYY | 7-8W | 5.7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Over |
| 04-09-24 | vsCWS | 7-5L | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Over |
| 04-03-24 | @SEA | 8-0W | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Over |
| 03-29-24 | @OAK | 6-4W | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Over |
| 09-19-23 | @KC | 6-7L | 3.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | Over |
| 09-13-23 | @SF | 5-6L | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Over |
| 09-08-23 | @LAA | 6-3W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Over |
| 09-02-23 | vsTB | 6-7W | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Over |
| 08-26-23 | @TOR | 3-8L | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Over |
| 08-20-23 | vsDET | 4-1L | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Under |
| 04-19-24 | vsOAK | 2-10W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Over |
| 04-13-24 | vsNYY | 8-2L | 4.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Over |
| 04-08-24 | vsCWS | 0-4W | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Under |
| 04-01-24 | @SEA | 4-5L | 3.3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Over |
| 09-30-23 | @DET | 0-8L | 4.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Over |
| 09-24-23 | vsBAL | 5-1L | 1.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Under |
| 06-10-23 | vsHOU | 6-4L | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Over |
| 06-04-23 | @MIN | 2-1W | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | Under |
| 10-03-22 | @KC | 2-1W | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Under |
| 09-28-22 | @TB | 2-1W | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Under |
Athletics Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/21 | vs CLE | 2-10L | 6 | 2 | Over |
| 04/19 | @ STL | 6-3W | 10 | 1 | Over |
| 04/18 | @ STL | 2-3L | 5 | 1 | Under |
| 04/17 | @ STL | 1-3L | 5 | 1 | Under |
| 04/16 | @ WAS | 7-6W | 11 | 0 | Over |
| 04/15 | @ WAS | 1-3L | 8 | 0 | Under |
| 04/14 | @ WAS | 2-1W | 3 | 1 | Under |
| 04/13 | vs TEX | 1-0W | 4 | 1 | Under |
| 04/12 | vs TEX | 2-6L | 9 | 1 | Over |
| 04/11 | vs TEX | 4-3W | 5 | 3 | Under |
| 04/09 | vs DET | 7-1W | 14 | 1 | Over |
| 04/08 | vs DET | 4-0W | 5 | 1 | Under |
| 04/07 | vs DET | 4-5L | 5 | 2 | Over |
| 04/05 | @ BOS | 0-1L | 8 | 0 | Under |
| 04/04 | @ BOS | 4-5L | 7 | 2 | Over |
Guardians Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/21 | @ OAK | 10-2W | 9 | 2 | Over |
| 04/20 | vs BOS | 5-4W | 8 | 0 | Over |
| 04/19 | vs BOS | 0-2L | 3 | 0 | Under |
| 04/18 | vs BOS | 10-7W | 14 | 1 | Over |
| 04/17 | vs BOS | 6-0W | 9 | 1 | Under |
| 04/16 | @ NYY | 8-7W | 9 | 3 | Over |
| 04/15 | @ NYY | 2-8L | 7 | 2 | Over |
| 04/15 | @ NYY | 2-3L | 5 | 0 | Under |
| 04/12 | @ CWS | 7-6W | 8 | 3 | Over |
| 04/11 | @ CWS | 5-7L | 8 | 1 | Over |
| 04/10 | @ CWS | 4-0W | 10 | 1 | Under |
| 04/08 | vs MIN | 3-1W | 7 | 1 | Under |
| 04/06 | vs MIN | 4-2W | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 04/05 | vs SEA | 8-0W | 11 | 0 | Over |
| 04/04 | vs SEA | 5-2W | 12 | 1 | Under |
Team’s Batting Order
| Oakland Athletics | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPP | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Esteury Ruiz
|
7.2 | 9.5 | 0.357 | 1.0 | 35.7% | 135.7% | 14.3% |
|
#1
Abraham Toro
|
7.0 | 9.1 | 0.255 | 0.4 | 36.4% | 76.4% | 3.6% |
|
#2
Zack Gelof
|
7.5 | 9.7 | 0.195 | 0.325 | 28.6% | 61.0% | 2.6% |
|
#3
JJ Bleday
|
7.8 | 9.5 | 0.243 | 0.351 | 28.4% | 63.5% | 1.4% |
|
#3
Brent Rooker
|
7.6 | 10.0 | 0.219 | 0.531 | 25.0% | 78.1% | 9.4% |
|
#4
Seth Brown
|
7.7 | 9.6 | 0.203 | 0.288 | 28.8% | 57.6% | 1.7% |
|
#5
Tyler Nevin
|
5.4 | 6.7 | 0.297 | 0.324 | 40.5% | 73.0% | 0.0% |
| 6.5 | 8.4 | 0.185 | 0.296 | 33.3% | 63.0% | 1.9% | |
| 6.8 | 9.1 | 0.196 | 0.429 | 30.4% | 73.2% | 7.1% | |
|
#8
Ryan Noda
|
6.6 | 8.5 | 0.164 | 0.2 | 30.9% | 50.9% | 0.0% |
|
#9
Nick Allen
|
4.3 | 5.4 | 0.167 | 0.208 | 25.0% | 45.8% | 0.0% |
| 3.6 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Cleveland Guardians | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPP | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Steven Kwan
|
9.1 | 11.4 | 0.349 | 0.453 | 38.4% | 83.7% | 2.3% |
|
#2
David Fry
|
6.8 | 9.3 | 0.308 | 0.538 | 57.7% | 111.5% | 3.8% |
| 9.0 | 11.8 | 0.291 | 0.38 | 40.5% | 78.5% | 0.0% | |
|
#3
Jose Ramirez
|
9.5 | 12.6 | 0.239 | 0.398 | 26.1% | 65.9% | 3.4% |
|
#4
Josh Naylor
|
7.8 | 10.4 | 0.319 | 0.594 | 46.4% | 105.8% | 7.2% |
|
#5
Will Brennan
|
6.4 | 8.6 | 0.196 | 0.275 | 31.4% | 58.8% | 2.0% |
| 5.5 | 7.4 | 0.214 | 0.429 | 30.4% | 73.2% | 5.4% | |
| 6.9 | 9.0 | 0.184 | 0.237 | 44.7% | 68.4% | 0.0% | |
|
#7
Bo Naylor
|
7.1 | 9.5 | 0.18 | 0.3 | 38.0% | 68.0% | 4.0% |
| 6.7 | 8.7 | 0.235 | 0.5 | 35.3% | 85.3% | 5.9% | |
| 3.7 | 5.3 | 0.095 | 0.143 | 9.5% | 23.8% | 0.0% | |
| 5.1 | 6.6 | 0.282 | 0.487 | 30.8% | 79.5% | 2.6% | |
| 5.5 | 7.3 | 0.211 | 0.316 | 33.3% | 64.9% | 0.0% |
Athletics Notable Injuries
- No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.
Guardians Notable Injuries
- No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.
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