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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-cc-sabathia-avoid-new-york');   ga('set', 'title', 'CC Sabathia reveals he tried to ‘avoid’ joining Yankees');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Yankees-news-CC-Sabathia-reveals-he-tried-to-_avoid_-coming-to-New-York.jpg"></figure><h1>CC Sabathia reveals he tried to ‘avoid’ joining Yankees</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-08T10:43:27-07:00">June 8th, 10:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-08T10:43:27-07:00">June 8th, 10:43am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CC Sabathia is remembered as one of the best pitchers of both the 2000’s and 2010’s decades. He played with the Cleveland Indians (now Cleveland Guardians), Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees during the course of his career, which spanned from 2001-2019. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-cc-sabathia-would-rather-watch-aaron-judge-than-good-pitching" rel="noopener">Sabathia joined</a> the Yankees in 2009 and spent the remainder of his career in New York. However, the former Cy Young winner revealed on the Pat McAfee show <a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1666851677201387522" rel="noopener">he didn’t even initially want</a> to play for the Yankees.</p><p>“It was hard for me before I got here, because I never wanted to come to New York,” Sabathia said. “I never wanted to play in New York. With all the media and everything that goes on around the Yankees, A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez) and Derek (Jeter) were having their thing at the time, I just didn’t want to be apart of it. So I did everything I could to try and avoid being a Yankee.”</p><p>CC Sabathia made six All-Star teams during his career, three of which came for the Yankees. He was an excellent pitcher who certainly found success in New York. In fact, the Yankees’ last World Series win came during his first season with the team in 2009.</p><p>Sabathia also explained on the Pat McAfee show how Brian Cashman convinced him to change his mind and sign with the Yankees.</p><p>“Brian Cashman, we had a couple of meetings,” Sabathia continued. “He was so convinced that it would work for me in New York that he was like ‘I’ll let you opt-out after three years. I’m so convinced that you will love it here, family is going to love it here.’ He… sold it to me. I trusted him.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-cc-sabathia-looking-to-talk-some-sense-into-rob-manfred-with-latest-role" rel="noopener">Everything ultimately worked out</a> for CC Sabathia in the end. With over 3,000 career strikeouts, he has a legitimate case for the Hall of Fame.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

CC Sabathia reveals he tried to ‘avoid’ joining Yankees

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/red-sox-guardians-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-7-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/7/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Red-Sox-vs.-Guardians-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/7/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-07T10:35:58-07:00">June 7th, 10:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-07T10:35:58-07:00">June 7th, 10:35am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox are at Progressive Field to take on the Cleveland Guardians in the second game of a three game set Wednesday night. This game will continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> as we hand out a Red Sox-Guardians prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well.</p><p>Game one of this series was won by the Red Sox 5-4. Masataka Yoshida led the Red Sox with three hits and a run scored. Triston Casas had a two-hit night while Enrique Hernandez picked up two RBI. James Paxton had one of his best starts of the season Tuesday night. He went seven innings, allowed two runs on six hits and struck out nine. Josh Naylor and Josh Bell had two hits each for the Guardians while Will Brennan led the team with three. Enyel De Los Santos picked up the loss and did not record out as he gave up four runs in the eighth inning.</p><p>Kutter Crawford and Tanner Bibee will be the starting pitchers in this game.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Red Sox-Guardians <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Red Sox-Guardians Odds</b></h2><p>Boston Red Sox: +1.5 (-178)</p><p>Cleveland Guardians: -1.5 (+146)</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-118)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-104)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Red Sox vs. Guardians</b></h2><p>TV: NESN, Bally Sports Great Lakes</p><p>Stream: MLB TV Subscription</p><p>Time: 7:10 PM ET/4:10 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Red Sox Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Kutter Crawford has been great since returning to the major league squad and has now found himself back in the rotation. On the season, Crawford has a 3.48 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 33 strikeouts to six walks in 33 2/3 innings pitched. Crawford does a great job limiting the hard contact and high exit velocities this season. He is also in the 99th percentile in chase rate. His pitches are sharp, his delivery is funky and he gets a lot of people to chase off the plate. The Guardians have the second highest chase rate in the MLB, so Crawford is going to generate a lot more chases in this game. Cleveland does not swing and miss a lot, but if they chase off the plate, the contact will not be solid.</p><p>The Red Sox hit .262 as a team, so they can swing it a little bit. Crawford will need some run support in this game, so the offense needs to get hot. If they can put up five or six runs, the Red Sox will be in a perfect position to cover this spread.</p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Cleveland is starting their rookie and he is having a pretty good debut season. Bibee has a 3.20 ERA through seven starts and a 1.12 WHIP. In 39 1/3 innings pitched, Bibee has 40 strikeouts to just 10 walks. The Red Sox are a pretty good hitting team, so Bibee needs to on the top of his game Wednesday night. If he can come out and toss six or seven strong innings, the Guardians will be able to cover this spread.</p><h2><b>Final Red Sox-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Guardians are just 2-5 when Bibee pitches this season. Although he throws well, the Guardians do not give him much support. Do not expect much to change in this game. If the Red Sox can jump out to an early lead, they will cover this spread, especially as underdogs.</p><p><b>Final Red Sox-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick: Red Sox +1.5 (-178), Over 7.5 (-118)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/7/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-shane-bieber-trade-value-gets-brutal-dose-of-reality-ahead-of-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians SP Shane Bieber’s trade value gets brutal dose of reality ahead of deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Shane-Bieber-Guardians-MLB-trade-deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians SP Shane Bieber’s trade value gets brutal dose of reality ahead of deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-07T08:01:06-07:00">June 7th, 8:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-07T08:01:06-07:00">June 7th, 8:01am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians have not been able to carry over the magic they had during the 2022 season this year just yet. At the time of writing, the Guardians have posted a 27-33 record; the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins, however, are just 3.5 games ahead of them in the win column. Thus, it’s not too late for the Guardians to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-4-early-2023-mlb-trade-deadline-targets-for-cleveland" rel="noopener">mount a strong push</a> for the division title.</p><p>But if worst comes to worst, the Guardians could very well <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-will-guardians-shane-bieber-available-trade" rel="noopener">decide to be sellers</a> ahead of the August 1 MLB trade deadline. And one of their players that will surely draw a ton of interest on the trade market <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-best-shane-bieber-trade-destinations" rel="noopener">is Shane Bieber</a>. Bieber has one year left of team control left after the 2023 season, so any contending team would be acquiring him won’t just have him as a rental. But the Guardians may not get as much of a return in a potential trade as they might hope.</p><p>According to an anonymous executive that spoke with Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Bieber <a href="https://theathletic.com/4587934/2023/06/07/mlb-trade-deadline-phillies-astros-guardians/" rel="noopener">may not be</a> a game-changing presence for any team with World Series aspirations.</p><p>“I can’t say with 100 percent certainty he’s a playoff difference-maker. He may help you get there, but I don’t know that he’s the answer in the playoffs,” the executive said.</p><p>Ever since earning a nailed-on role in the Guardians rotation in 2018, Shane Bieber has provided mid to top of the rotation starter value. In fact, from 2019 to 2022, Bieber was one of the best starters in the entire MLB, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shane-bieber/19427/stats?position=P" rel="noopener">amassing a total</a> of 16.2 WAR in 588.1 innings pitched (per FanGraphs).</p><p>However, Bieber’s 2023 performance, much like the executive alluded to, should give interested teams some pause. His fastball velocity continues to dip, and he’s currently posting the worst pitching peripherals of his career. He is currently posting career-worsts in FIP (fielding independent pitching) and strikeout-to-walk ratio.</p><p>Thus, the executive may be onto something; Bieber should indeed help out playoff teams with his ability to soak up innings and put up positive value. But he’s not the final piece that pushes a contending team over the top, a la Justin Verlander with the Houston Astros back in 2017.</p><p>Bieber has time to figure things out, but the Guardians do not have the same luxury especially as we get closer to the MLB trade deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians SP Shane Bieber’s trade value gets brutal dose of reality ahead of deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-4-early-2023-mlb-trade-deadline-targets-for-cleveland');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians: 4 early 2023 MLB trade deadline targets for Cleveland');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Guardians-X-early-2023-MLB-trade-deadline-targets-for-Cleveland.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians: 4 early 2023 MLB trade deadline targets for Cleveland</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-06T13:27:04-07:00">June 6th, 1:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-06T13:27:04-07:00">June 6th, 1:27pm</time><address><a>Liam Hanley</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A year after running away with the American League Central, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-best-shane-bieber-trade-destinations" rel="noopener">Cleveland Guardians</a> are struggling to stay afloat in Major League Baseball’s worst division. Cleveland is five games below .500 but is fortunate to only be 3.5 games out of first place.</p><p>The middle infield duo of Andres Jimenez and Amed Rosario both regressed after impressive campaigns in 2022, while the other Cleveland hitters have not picked up the slack. Jose Ramirez is the only Guardian hitting above .260 (.261 at that) and Cleveland is dead last in MLB with just 35 home runs. Plus only the lowly Oakland Athletics are scoring fewer runs per game than these Rust Belt batters.</p><p>This is unfortunate for Cleveland because <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-cleveland-gets-promising-triston-mckenzie-injury-update" rel="noopener">Triston McKenzie</a> and Aaron Civale are finally off the injured list, teaming with Shane Bieber to form one of the best starting rotations in all of baseball. And the Guardians are elite at holding onto leads as well. Emmanuel Clase has 19 saves and leads a bullpen that has the second-best ERA in MLB.</p><p>The need is clear for Cleveland: acquire some hitters, and fast. The AL Central is a quagmire, and despite the Guardians’ inability to produce runs, the majority of the division is stuck below .500. Even divisional leaders the Minnesota Twins are only in the black by two games.</p><p>Here are four early trade deadline targets for the Guardians to pull themselves out of the mud and jumpstart their dormant offense.</p><h1><b>4 early 2023 MLB trade deadline targets for Guardians</b></h1><h2><b>Ryan McMahon (3B/2B/1B), Colorado Rockies</b></h2><p>The Guardians need offensive help at just about every position. Fortunately for them, Ryan McMahon can play just about every infield position and is hitting the cover off the ball this year. McMahon ranks in the <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/ryan-mcmahon-641857?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb" rel="noopener">85th percentile or better</a> in average exit velocity and hard-hit percentage, while also posting the highest slugging percentage and OPS of his career.</p><h2>Lars Nootbaar (OF), St. Louis Cardinals</h2><p>In this deep St. Louis Cardinals outfield, Lars Nootbaar might be the odd man out once he returns from the injured list, competing with Alec Burleson, Tommy Edman, Jordan Walker, and a host of other injured outfielders.</p><p>Lars Nootbaar is a rare power hitter who walks almost as often as he strikes out — which is even more impressive considering he is just 25 years old. His slugging percentage is down this year, but Nootbaar’s increased on-base percentage kept his OPS about the same. He also has the flexibility to play every outfield position.</p><h2><b>Mark Canha (OF), New York Mets</b></h2><p>The MLB hit-by-pitch leader in each of the last two seasons, Mark Canha is a solid right-handed outfield option. His power numbers are not quite what they used to be, but Canha is adept at avoiding strikeouts and can hit to all fields, making him an upgrade to Cleveland’s current underwhelming outfield.</p><h2><b>Taylor Ward (OF), Los Angeles Angels</b></h2><p>Taylor Ward was heralded as the third-best hitter on the Angels after Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani — the batter that pitchers had to face after working around LAA’s pair of superstars. Instead, Ward has been increasingly streaky and has not demonstrated the powerful bat of a guy who had 47 extra-base hits in 2022.</p><p>Still, Ward is hitting nearly 100 points better on the road than at home, and his road slugging percentage is nearly 200 points higher. A change of scenery would be beneficial both for Ward and the light-hitting Guardians of Cleveland.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians: 4 early 2023 MLB trade deadline targets for Cleveland

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/red-sox-guardians-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-6-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/6/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Red-Sox-vs.-Guardians-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/6/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-06T10:49:38-07:00">June 6th, 10:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-06T10:49:38-07:00">June 6th, 10:49am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox (30-30) take on the Cleveland Guardians (27-32) In the first game of a three game set Tuesday night. This series will be their second and final time these two teams meet in the regular season. This game will continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Red Sox-Guardians prediction and pick while we let you know how to watch, as well.</p><p>In the first series with the Guardians, Boston took two of three. Christian Arroyo, Connor Wong, and Jarren Duran each had five hits in the three games. Wong, Alex Verdugo, and Rafael Devers hit home runs in the previous series with Cleveland. As a team, the Red Sox hit .303 with 15 extra base hits in that series and they will look to get hot with the bats again.</p><p>The Guardians got production from Steven Kwan in their three games with the Red Sox. He had six hits and three runs scored. Andres Gimenez, Josh Bell, Mike Zunino, and Will Brennan hit home runs in previous series with Boston. As a team, Cleveland hit just .243 in those three games with only eight extra base hits. Cleveland’s pitching staff walked 11 in 26 1/3 innings and struck out only 19, so the pitching will need to perform better this go around.</p><p>James Paxton and Shane Bieber will be the starting pitchers in this game.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Red Sox-Guardians <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Red Sox-Guardians Odds</b></h2><p>Boston Red Sox: -1.5 (+164)</p><p>Cleveland Guardians: +1.5 (-200)</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-106)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-114)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Red Sox vs. Guardians</b></h2><p>TV: NESN, Bally Sports Great Lakes</p><p>Stream: MLB TV Subscription</p><p>Time: 7:10 PM ET/4:10 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Red Sox Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>James Paxton has been good this season. He has one bad start that is inflating his stats because he only has four starts on the season. Taking out his bad start, Paxton has 16 innings pitched, 13 hits allowed, 22 strikeouts to four walks and an ERA of 2.25. He bounced back nicely after the bad start, which is good for the Red Sox to see, as well. If he can be the good James Paxton in this game, the Red Sox will cover the spread.</p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Bieber already has a start against the Red Sox in the season. He was very good in that start. Bieber threw seven innings, allowed two runs on five hits and struck out four in the Guardians only win of the series. Bieber is coming off a rough start against Baltimore, but other than that he pitched pretty well in May. Before that start against Baltimore, Bieber had a 3.04 ERA on the season, so the pitching ability is still there, despite the strikeout numbers being down. If he can have a repeat performance against the Red Sox and carry over a solid May into June, the Guardians will cover the spread.</p><h2><b>Final Red Sox-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This game has the possibility of being pretty low scoring. The pitching matchup is good, even though the numbers may not show it. Both of these pitchers are capable of going six shutout innings. However, Paxton has only one start with more than five innings pitched this season. Roll with the Guardians to cover this spread as the underdogs.</p><p><b>Final Red Sox-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick: Guardians +1.5 (-200), Under 7.5 (-114)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/6/2023

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Plesac entered this year with a respectable 4.04 ERA across four MLB seasons but simply could not find his stuff in 2023. The righty allowed 18 earned runs in 21.1 innings (7.59 ERA) across five starts in April, with a worryingly-high WHIP of 1.969.</p><p>His advanced statistics were just as poor. His average exit velocity, expected batting average, and strikeout percentage all ranked in the seventh percentile or worse among MLB pitchers. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-cleveland-options-zach-plesac-triple-a" rel="noopener">Zach Plesac’s struggles</a> earned him a demotion to Triple-A on May 4, but the 28-year-old was still unable to find any improvement.</p><p>In five starts with the Columbus Clippers, Plesac’s ERA was 7.56. His strikeout numbers were up and WHIP was down, but he had significant issues with the long ball — giving up nine home runs during his month in the minors. After his short stint in Triple-A, Cleveland decided it had seen enough of its 2016 12th-round pick. On June 4, the Guardians designated Zach Plesac <a href="https://twitter.com/ByRobertMurray/status/1665384376933437440" rel="noopener">for assignment</a> while activating Triston McKenzie.</p><p>It was an unceremonious end for a pitcher who never quite capitalized on his breakout potential. While this is likely a low moment in Plesac’s career, the good news for him is that many ballclubs are in pursuit of his services. Here are the five best destinations for the former Guardians pitcher.</p><h1><b>5 best destinations for Zach Plesac after getting designated for assignment</b></h1><p><b>Tampa Bay Rays</b></p><p>Over the last few years, the Tampa Bay Rays have been something of a reclamation shelter for pitchers, bringing in the forgotten and downtrodden pitchers of the league and turning them into wizards out on the mound.</p><p>Zach Plesac showed glimpses of his potential during the 2020 season, when he had a 2.28 ERA across eight starts. This period included starts of 7.2 and 8 innings with no runs allowed and 11 strikeouts in each. For the Rays, this is a gamble worth taking.</p><p><b>St. Louis Cardinals</b></p><p>After a horrid start, the Cardinals rebounded with an 11-3 record over the next two weeks. Since then, the Redbirds have<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-players-fans-fed-up-with-nolan-arenado-steven-matz-jordan-hicks" rel="noopener"> returned to playing sub-.500 ball</a>. The pitching staff has been subpar all season, and Miles Mikolas is the only member of the Cardinals rotation with a sub-4.00 ERA.</p><p>The Cardinals will certainly be in the trade market for a starter, but will also be ready to pounce on low-cost options like Pleseac.</p><p><b>Los Angeles Dodgers</b></p><p>With Julio Urias and Dustin May both on the IL, plus Noah Syndergaard and Michael Grove struggling, the Los Angeles Dodgers could use another starting pitcher to back up their high-powered offense. Dodger Stadium has also been a welcoming place for pitchers in search of a turnaround, as current Dodgers Shelby Miller and Blake Treinen both struggled before coming to LA.</p><p><b>Boston Red Sox</b></p><p>No team with a winning record has a worse ERA among its starting pitchers (5.29) than the Boston Red Sox. Chris Sale is on the IL (again) and Tanner Houck, Nick Pivetta, and Corey Kluber all have ERAs over 5.45. It’s a miracle the Red Sox are a winning team.</p><p><b>New York Yankees</b></p><p>Outside of Gerrit Cole and Domingo German, the New York Yankees have been unable to find any consistency from their starting rotation — a major reason New York is currently only in a Wild Card spot. This needs to change if the Yanks want to end their World Series drought, and Zach Plesac is a low-risk option.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians: 5 best destinations for Zach Plesac after getting designated for assignment

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-twins-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-4-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/4/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Guardians-vs.-Twins-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/4/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-04T04:40:03-07:00">June 4th, 4:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-04T04:40:03-07:00">June 4th, 4:40am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians (26-32) are looking to split a four a game series with a win Sunday afternoon as they take on the Minnesota Twins (31-28). This game will continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> as we give out a Guardians-Twins prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well.</p><p>Will Brennan leads the Guardians with five hits in the series. Cleveland has four other players with four hits in the three games played this weekend. Brennan and Steven Kwan have gone yard for the Guardians while Brennan also leads the team with four RBI. Cleveland will need more production from their star player, Jose Ramirez, if they want a win Sunday afternoon. Ramirez is 1-13 in the series with no walks. On the mound, the Guardians have given up 10 earned runs in the three games. After giving up seven in game one, Cleveland allowed just one and two runs in the last two games.</p><p>Donovan Solano has been awesome for the Twins in this series. He has five hits in three games with two doubles, and two RBI. Royce Lewis and Jorge Polanco have homered in the series. However, Polanco and Lewis are a combined 5-25 at the plate, so they have not been helping the team besides the home runs. On the mound, the Twins have given up 10 earned runs. They have been throwing the ball pretty well, including a shutout in game two of this series. The Twins bullpen has given up only one of those 10 runs in the series.</p><p>Triston McKenzie will be making his first start of the season in this game for Cleveland while Joe Ryan takes the mound for Minnesota.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Guardians-Twins <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Guardians-Twins Odds</b></h2><p>Cleveland Guardians: +1.5 (-146)</p><p>Minnesota Twins: -1.5 (+122)</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-105)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-115)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Guardians vs. Twins</b></h2><p>TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports North</p><p>Stream: MLB TV Subscription</p><p>Time: 2:10 PM ET/11:10 AM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Triston McKenzie is getting his first start of the year in this game after leaving a spring training game with an injury. It will be interesting to see how long he is allowed to go, or if he will be on a pitch count Sunday afternoon. No matter what, there is no denying the season he had in 2022. McKenzie finished with an ERA below 3.00, the fifth best WHIP in the MLB, and 190 strikeouts. In his career, Opponents hit just .196 off McKenzie. This season, the Twins are struggling at the plate and they lead the league in whiff rate. Minnesota is in the bottom-10 of the MLB in batting average and they have struck out the most by a large margin. If McKenzie can return to his 2022 form, the Guardians will cover this spread.</p><h2><b>Why The Twins Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Joe Ryan gives the Twins a chance to win anytime he takes the mound. He has allowed opponents to hit just .212 on the season. Ryan is in the 83rd percentile in xBA, 87th percentile in xSLG, 92nd percentile in barrel percentage, and 98th percentile in chase rate. Ryan does not allow a lot of hits to begin with, but when he does, those hits are rarely for extra bases.</p><p>As mentioned, Ryan ranks extremely well in chase rate. He throws a lot of pitches that start on the plate and finish off the plate. Many hitters struggle to lay off his pitches out of the zone or in the dirt. The Guardians are one of those teams. They have the second highest chase percentage in the league. Ryan should have a lot of success in getting the Guardians to chase pitches out of the zone. If he does, the Twins will cover the spread.</p><h2><b>Final Guardians-Twins Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>It is Mckenzie’s first outing back. Although exciting, it is hard to say how long he will be allowed to go. Expect Joe Ryan and the Twins to win this game and cover the spread.</p><p><b>Final Guardians-Twins Prediction &amp; Pick: Twins -1.5 (+122) , Under 7.5 (-115)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/4/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-cleveland-potential-trade-candidate-leaves-vs-twins-with-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cleveland potential trade candidate leaves vs. Twins with injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Guardians-news-Cleveland-potential-trade-candidate-leaves-vs.-Twins-with-injury.jpg"><figcaption>6/3/23</figcaption></figure><h1>Cleveland potential trade candidate leaves vs. Twins with injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-03T18:45:13-07:00">June 3rd, 6:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-03T18:45:13-07:00">June 3rd, 6:45pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-guardians-shane-bieber-traded-deadline" rel="noopener">Cleveland Guardians</a> are struggling this year in the weak American League Central, and that means that the team could be involved in several moves as the trade deadline approaches. One of the most sought after players could be shortstop Amed Rosario.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Amed Rosario left today's game with left knee soreness.</p><p>— Mandy Bell (@MandyBell02) <a href="https://twitter.com/MandyBell02/status/1665156646186758144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Guardians are not concerned about moving him right now. They hope to fight their way back into contention from their 25-32 start, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-guardians-vs-twins-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-3-2023" rel="noopener">but Rosario</a> had to leave Saturday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins with <a href="https://twitter.com/MandyBell02/status/1665156646186758144" rel="noopener">left knee soreness</a>.</p><p>The 27-year-old Rosario is one of the team’s leaders and is a solid defensive presence. However, he is struggling quite a bit with his offense this season, and that’s an issue for a team that often struggles to drive the ball for power and put runs on the board.</p><p>Rosario is slashing .226/.272/.316 with 1 home run and just 13 RBI. He has been recognized for his speed on the base paths, and that has come to the forefront as he has 8 stolen bases and he has not been thrown out this year.</p><p>The other aspect that his speed plays a role is that he leads the American League with 4 triples. He also led the league in that category a year ago with 9 three-base hits.</p><p>Amed Rosario was 0-for-2 when he came out of the game, and he was replaced by backup Tyler Freeman in the No. 2 spot in the Cleveland lineup.</p><p>The Guardians currently sit in third place in the American League Central Division. They trail the first-place Twins by 5.5 games and they are also trying to track down the Detroit Tigers. The Twins are the only team in the division with a winning record.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cleveland potential trade candidate leaves vs. Twins with injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-odds-guardians-vs-twins-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-3-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB Odds: Guardians vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/3/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Guardians-vs.-Twins-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB Odds: Guardians vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/3/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-03T13:29:32-07:00">June 3rd, 1:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-03T13:30:46-07:00">June 3rd, 1:30pm</time><address><a>Matthew Zemek</a>Matt Zemek has written for various sports websites and publications since 2001. He was the editor of the NBA site Crossover Chronicles in the 2016 NBA season. He was a contributing editor to the now-defunct site FanRag Sports in 2017. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians take on the Minnesota Twins. Our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series has our</a> Guardians Twins prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Guardians Twins.</p><p>The Cleveland Guardians are in real trouble, and this is a weekend in which they need to reduce the amount of trouble they are dealing with. The Guardians are behind the first-place Minnesota Twins in the American League Central Division. That is the foremost reason Cleveland needs to win this game and, at the very least, needs to avoid being swept after losing on Friday night in the first game of this weekend series. However, it’s about more than just being behind Minnesota; the Guardians are several games under .500. They simply have to win games before they think about catching anyone. The Guardians have had one of the worst offenses in Major League Baseball. They have been held to two runs or fewer in a large percentage of their games, Friday’s 1-0 loss being yet another example. A team-wide power outage has remained in evidence for two whole months. It’s a disastrous start to the season for a team which made so much with its resources last season, overtaking the underachieving Twins and White Sox to win the Central and move to the playoffs. This year, the Guardians and White Sox are clearly underachieving more than the Twins. Minnesota has not had a great season by any means — the Twins are just above .500 — but compared to Cleveland, Minnesota is doing really well. We will see if this dynamic changes anytime soon.</p><p>The Minnesota Twins have Terry Francona’s team on the ropes; let’s see if Minnesota can deliver a knockout blow, or at least create a standing eight count.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Guardians-Twins <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Guardians-Twins Odds</b></h2><p>Cleveland Guardians: +1.5 (-172)</p><p>Minnesota Twins: -1.5 (+142)</p><p>Over: 7.5 (+100)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-122)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Guardians vs. Twins</b></h2><p>TV: Fox</p><p>Stream: Fox Sports App</p><p>Time: 7:15 p.m. ET/4:15 p.m. PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch Guardians-Twins LIVE on fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Guardians are playing terrible offense, and sure, that is a reason to pick against them. However, in a one-game situation — one day after Cleveland got shut out by the Twins — it only stands to reason that due to the laws of averages, Cleveland is bound to play a lot better on offense. The Guardians will get some clutch hits. They will come through with runners in scoring position. It’s really hard for a team to continue to be as bad as the Guardians have been every game. They’re bound to play better.</p><p>Cleveland sends promising young pitcher Logan Allen to the mound in this game. He should be able to hold down the Twins and make sure that even if Cleveland scores only three, Minnesota will score only two.</p><h2><b>Why The Twins Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Guardians are simply a disaster at the plate. You can look through the scores of every Guardian game this season and see for yourself how many times Cleveland has scored two runs or fewer. Hint: more than 20 games with under 60 games played this season. Nearly every other game, the Guardians get shut down.</p><p>Minnesota, meanwhile, sends Sonny Gray, one of its best pitchers, to the mound in this contest. Gray versus Cleveland is a recipe for a Minnesota win.</p><h2><b>Final Guardians-Twins Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Guardians aren’t good, but are they going to remain this bad the whole season? It’s a hard question to answer, which is why you’re better off passing on this game. Wait for a live-betting angle, perhaps.</p><p><b>Final Guardians-Twins Prediction &amp; Pick: Guardians +1.5 </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB Odds: Guardians vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/3/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-cleveland-aaron-civale-cal-quantill-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians get mixed bag of injury updates on Aaron Civale, Cal Quantrill');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Guardians-newsCleveland-gets-mixed-bag-of-injury-updates-on-Aaron-Civale-Cal-Quantrill.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians get mixed bag of injury updates on Aaron Civale, Cal Quantrill</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-02T17:45:01-07:00">June 2nd, 5:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-02T17:45:01-07:00">June 2nd, 5:45pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians are currently battling to make up ground in the AL Central. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-2-players-fans-fed-up-with-2023" rel="noopener">Guardians quest to get back</a> to .500 has gotten hit with a mix of positive and negative injury updates.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-guardians-shane-bieber-traded-deadline" rel="noopener">The Guardians have activated</a> Aaron Civale <a href="https://twitter.com/ZackMeisel/status/1664729181215752195" rel="noopener">from the injured list</a> while Brayan Rocchio has been recalled. In turn, Cal Quantrill was placed on the IL while Josh Bell went on the paternity list, via Zack Meisel of The Athletic. 4</p><p>Quantrill is suffering from right shoulder inflammation. He received a cortisone shot after going down in Tuesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. While there is no concrete timetable for his return, Quantrill will be a major loss for the Guardians.</p><p>His numbers haven’t been pretty this season as he holds a 5.61 ERA and a 34/20 K/BB ratio. However, last season, Quantrill recorded a 15-5 record with a 3.38 ERA and a 128/47 K/BB ratio. Cleveland will hope Quantrill can return to form once he returns from injury.</p><p>Aaron Civale on the other hand has already gone through the recovery process. He is now all healed from his left oblique strain. He will return to a 1-1 record, 2.84 ERA and 8/2 K/BB ratio. He’ll look to improve on last year’s number, when Civale held a 4.92 ERA; the highest of his career.</p><p>The Guardians have been stumbling a bit and now hold a 25-31 on the season. Losing Cal Quantrill will certainly hurt their chances for success. However, Cleveland will hope the return of Civale could provide a spark to their rotation and ultimately help them get over the AL Central hump.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians get mixed bag of injury updates on Aaron Civale, Cal Quantrill

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-guardians-shane-bieber-traded-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Guardians’ Shane Bieber expected to be traded ahead of deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/bieber-trade-1.jpeg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Guardians’ Shane Bieber expected to be traded ahead of deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-02T11:03:37-07:00">June 2nd, 11:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-02T11:06:21-07:00">June 2nd, 11:06am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber is <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/37768660/jeff-passan-early-mlb-trade-deadline-preview" rel="noopener">reportedly expected</a> to be traded by the deadline according to three anonymous general managers, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Passan reports that three GMs <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/guardians/news/mlb-executives-believe-guardians-shane-bieber-will-be-moved-at-deadline" rel="noopener">said they believe</a> Bieber will be traded prior to August 1st, via Sports Illustrated’s Tommy Wild. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-will-guardians-shane-bieber-available-trade" rel="noopener">This isn’t the first time</a> Bieber has dealt with trade rumors, but the report makes a deal seem more likely to occur now.</p><p>Bieber has been solid, not great, so far during the 2023 campaign. Cleveland’s former Cy Young winner currently owns a 3.72 ERA and 1.293 WHIP this season. He’s been a workhorse though, leading the league in innings pitched and games started with marks of 75 innings and 12 starts. Additionally, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/biebesh01.shtml" rel="noopener">he leads the league</a> with 314 batters faced, per Baseball Reference.</p><p>Given his impressive track record and ace-caliber pitching prowess, Shane Bieber would <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-best-shane-bieber-trade-destinations" rel="noopener">draw no shortage of attention</a> ahead of the MLB trade deadline if made available. The fact that he’s only 28-years old and has one remaining year of team control would help the Guardians receive quite the return as well.</p><h2><b>Guardians: Will Shane Bieber be traded?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/bieber-trade-2.jpeg"></figure><p>Some Guardians fans may scoff at the report. Cleveland plays in a lackluster AL Central division and currently sit just 4.5 games out of first place. Fans may believe the Guards will hold onto Bieber with a chance to repeat as division champions.</p><p>However, we must remember what team we are talking about. Despite being consistent contenders for the most part since 2016, Cleveland has traded away Cy Young and All-Star caliber pitchers like Corey Kluber, Trevor Bauer, Carlos Carrasco, and Mike Clevinger. The Guardians play in a small-market which has them constantly in a rebuilding state of mind even while competing.</p><p>That said, a potential contract extension would keep Shane Bieber in Cleveland for the long-term. Jose Ramirez was likely going to be traded had the Guardians not agreed to an extension with the superstar third baseman last year.</p><p>There haven’t been many reports of contract discussions though between Bieber and Cleveland. As a result, trading him ahead of the deadline would allow the Guards to receive a massive return.</p><p>Although it isn’t guaranteed, don’t be surprised if Shane Bieber is traded this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Guardians’ Shane Bieber expected to be traded ahead of deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-vs-twins-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-2-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/2/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Guardians_vs._Twins_prediction_odds_pick_how_to_watch-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/2/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-02T10:55:59-07:00">June 2nd, 10:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-02T10:56:44-07:00">June 2nd, 10:56am</time><address><a>Griffin Conant</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A pivotal AL Central battle will rage on this Friday evening as the Cleveland Guardians do battle with the Minnesota Twins. Join us for our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> where our Guardians-Twins prediction and pick will be revealed.</p><p>In game one, it was the Guardians that fell on the short end of the stick in a 7-6 loss in Minneapolis on Thursday. Although they did get the job done on offense, it was the pitching that failed to be sharp enough to win the game. Overall, Cleveland has fallen to 25-31 but only sits 4.5 games behind the Twins for first place despite being 5-6 in their previous 11 games overall. Getting the starting nod will be Aaron Civale who is 1-1 with a 2.84 ERA in his two starts on the season.</p><p>On the other side of things, the Minnesota Twins improved their overall record to three games north of .500 at 30-27 as they won their fourth game in the past six previous outings. Clearly, the Twins are hoping that this is the start of a winning stretch especially against a critical divisional opponent in the Guardians. Alas, the Twins will send out starter RHP Bailey Ober who is 3-2 with. 2.68 in his seven overall starts during the regular season.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Guardians-Twins <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Guardians-Twins Odds</b></h2><p>Cleveland Guardians: +1.5 (-178)</p><p>Minnesota Twins: -1.5 (+146)</p><p>Over: 8 (-110)</p><p>Under: 8 (-110)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Guardians vs. Twins</b></h2><p>TV: MLB.TV</p><p>Stream: MLB.TV</p><p>Time: 8:10 ET/5:10 PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>In order to get back at the Twins and cover the spread, the Guardians need to make sure that they get a much better effort from their bullpen. Believe it or not, it was Cleveland that surrendered a total of four runs in the final pair of innings in Thursday’s ballgame including a three-spot in the eighth. Without a doubt, the Guardians even held a 5-4 lead heading into the second-to-last inning before things imploded in a big way. Clearly, manager Terry Francona will most likely make different decisions in regard to who he chooses to close out games from within the bullpen to get the job done.</p><p>Most importantly, the golden ticket to covering the spread for Cleveland will be to continue being patent in their at-bats on offense which will eventually lead to reaching base and inflicting damage upon the Minnesota pitching staff. As a whole, Cleveland has seen their offensive statistics scuffle mightily this season as they rank among one of the worst squads in all of Major League Baseball in batting average, total runs scored, and slugging percentage. Because of their struggles, be on the lookout for Cleveland to heavily rely on their best hitter in Jose Ramirez to carry the load as the 30-year-old third-baseman has recorded five hits in his previous three games.</p><h2><b>Why The Twins Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>At first glance, the AL Central division appears to be one of the weakest divisions in all of baseball, but the Minnesota Twins could truly care less about that. Even with a slightly above-average record at 30-27, the Twins are on top of the division and have all of the confidence in the world to take care of business against their rivals for the second consecutive day.</p><p>Of course, there was no doubt that the return of third-baseman Royce Lewis’ return to the starting lineup was a sight for the sore eyes of Minnesota. After tearing his ACL a year ago, the former number-one overall pick in 2017 was the biggest difference maker in game one of this series when he absolutely clobbered a two-run, game-tying home run in the eighth inning to put the Twins up for good. Even more impressive, it was only three days ago when Lewis went yard against the Astros with a three-run moonshot in a 7-5 win over the defending champion Astros. Simply put, this young man looks like he is the real deal and is clearly in the zone at the plate. Do not be surprised if he is once again the main reason that the Twins cover the spread.</p><p>In addition, it also helps Minnesota’s case that starting pitcher Bailey Ober has been as dominant as can be whenever he suits up for play against Cleveland. In fact, throughout his four career starts against the Guardians, Ober has piled up a 1-1 record to go along with a flashy 1.64 ERA. Clearly, riding the arm of Bailey Ober could be just enough to improve upon their 29-28 record against the spread.</p><h2><b>Final Guardians-Twins Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Surely, there is plenty of bad blood between these two teams over the years, but it would be wiser to count on the Twins to come out on top, especially in front of their home fans.</p><p><b>Final Guardians-Twins Prediction &amp; Pick: Twins -1.5 (+146)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/2/2023

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.341	0	3	0.792	4

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.341	0	3	0.792	4

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