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Steven Kwan has 99 hits this season, and will look for his 100th when his Cleveland Guardians (53-49) square off against the Arizona Diamondbacks (45-57) on Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET. The Guardians are favored (-138) over the Diamondbacks (+117). Cleveland has Triston McKenzie starting things off, and Arizona counters with Zac Gallen.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Guardians vs. Diamondbacks
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Stadium: Progressive Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Guardians | -138 | 7.5 |
Guardians Stats & Trends
Guardians Batting
- The Guardians are fourth-worst in MLB action with 82 home runs.
- The Guardians rank seventh in MLB with a .253 batting average.
- The Guardians are 14th in baseball with a .315 on-base percentage.
- Guardians batters strike out 7.0 times per game, the fewest strikeouts in baseball.
- The Guardians average 0.6 homers per home game this season (28 total at home).
- The Guardians are slugging .369 with 2.5 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The team averages 8.2 hits per game and is batting .251 at home this season.
Guardians Key Batters
- Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland with 108 hits, batting .287 this season with 59 extra-base hits.
- Among qualified hitters in baseball, Ramirez’s batting average ranks 33rd, his on-base percentage ranks 24th, and he is seventh in slugging.
- Amed Rosario has an OPS of .737, fueled by an OBP of .329 and a team-best slugging percentage of .408 this season.
- Rosario is 25th in batting average, 75th in on-base percentage and 90th in slugging among qualifying hitters.
- Rosario heads into this matchup looking to extend his four-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
- Kwan leads Cleveland in OBP (.370) this season, fueled by 99 hits.
- Kwan has picked up a hit in 15 games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .340 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and three RBI.
- Andres Gimenez is batting .303 with a .365 OBP and 51 RBI for Cleveland this season.
Diamondbacks Stats & Trends
Diamondbacks Batting
- The Diamondbacks have hit 115 homers this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
- The Diamondbacks rank 28th in MLB with a team batting average of just .223.
- The Diamondbacks have an on-base percentage of .303 this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
- The Diamondbacks rank 15th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
- They have averaged 1.4 home runs per game in their 48 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .397 in 48 road games this season.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .220 with 7.5 base hits per contest.
Diamondbacks Key Batters
- Christian Walker has 13 doubles, a triple, 24 home runs and 51 walks while hitting .200.
- Walker ranks 147th in batting average, 112th in on-base percentage and 58th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in the majors.
- Walker takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .143 with a double, a home run and three RBI.
- Ketel Marte leads his team with 86 hits and a .350 on-base percentage, with a team-high .455 slugging percentage.
- Marte is currently 62nd in batting average, 41st in on-base percentage and 49th in slugging percentage among all qualified batters.
- Daulton Varsho is batting .239 with 15 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 31 walks.
- Josh Rojas is batting .276 with 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 29 walks.
Guardians vs. Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers
| McKenzie | Gallen | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GS | 19 |
| 7-7 | W-L | 5-2 |
| 3.24 | ERA | 3.32 |
| 114.0 | IP | 105.2 |
| 30 | BB | 29 |
| 106 | SO | 101 |
