The Cleveland Guardians (63-58) host the Atlanta Braves (54-68) on Saturday at Progressive Field, starting at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Guardians are favored on the moneyline (-116), while the Braves are -104 underdogs. The Braves are spread favorites (1.5) with +157 odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. Slade Cecconi takes the mound first for Cleveland, and Joey Wentz is Atlanta’s choice to start.

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Guardians vs. Braves betting lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-116)
• Underdog: Braves (-104)
• Over/under: 8.5

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have won 33 of the 54 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (61.1%).
• Cleveland has a 30-19 record (winning 61.2% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -116 or shorter.
• The Guardians have a 53.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Cleveland has played in 119 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 53 times (53-62-4).
• The Guardians have collected a 60-59-0 record ATS this season (covering 50.4% of the time).

Guardians hitting info

• Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians in home runs (25), runs batted in (64) and has a team-best batting average of .295.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Ramirez’s home run total ranks 15th and his RBI tally ranks 50th.
• Steven Kwan has 22 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 42 walks while batting .277.
• Kwan ranks 155th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 165th in RBI.
• Kwan enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .200 with a double, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Carlos Santana is hitting .225 with nine doubles, 11 home runs and 50 walks.
• Kyle Manzardo is batting .240 with 14 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 39 walks.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 14th in the majors.
• Cleveland has a 3.86 team ERA that ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians average MLB’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.307).
• The Guardians allow the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (130 total, 1.1 per game).
• Cleveland its 2-0 loss the last time out, the team struck out eight Braves batters while allowing eight hits.

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• This season, the Braves have been the underdog 37 times and won 11, or 29.7%, of those games.
• Atlanta has a record of 9-24, a 27.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -104 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 51% chance of a victory for the Braves.
• So far this season, Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 53 of its 121 games with a total.
• The Braves are 51-70-0 against the spread in their 121 chances this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson leads Atlanta in runs batted in with 71 while batting .265, which is also best on the team.
• Olson’s home run total ranks 49th in MLB, and he is 25th in RBI.
• Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 20 while driving in 59 runs and slugging .426.
• Ozuna ranks 42nd among hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 65th in RBI.
• Ozzie Albies has collected 105 base hits, an OBP of .300 and a slugging percentage of .330 this season.
• Albies enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs.
• Michael Harris II has collected 115 hits this season and has an OBP of .273. He’s slugging .408 on the year.
• Harris enters this game on an eight-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .425 with three doubles, four home runs and 11 RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• Atlanta pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.26 ERA this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The Braves have a combined WHIP of 1.288 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Braves have given up the 17th-fewest long balls so far this season with 141 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Atlanta defeated the Guardians, 2-0, with nine strikeouts and two hits allowed.