Saturday's game between the Cleveland Guardians (38-19) and Washington Nationals (26-30) matching up at Progressive Field has a projected final score of 4-3 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of the Guardians, who is listed as a slight favorite by our model. The game will start at 4:10 PM ET on June 1.

The Guardians will look to Ben Lively (4-2) against the Nationals and Mitchell Parker (4-2).

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Guardians vs. Nationals Game Info & Odds

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Guardians vs. Nationals Score Prediction

  • Our prediction for this contest is Guardians 4, Nationals 3.

Total Prediction for Guardians vs. Nationals

  • Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs

Guardians Performance Insights

  • The Guardians have played as the favorite in seven of their past 10 games and won five of those contests.
  • In its last 10 games with a total, Cleveland and its opponents are 6-2-2 when it comes to hitting the over.
  • This season, the Guardians have been favored 34 times and won 23, or 67.6%, of those games.
  • Cleveland has a record of 7-3, a 70% win rate, when favored by -159 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 61.4% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
  • Cleveland has scored 293 runs this season, which ranks third in MLB.
  • The Guardians' 3.47 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.

Nationals Performance Insights

  • In 10 games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Nationals have a record of 5-5.
  • In its last 10 games with an over/under, Washington and its opponents have combined to eclipse the total five times.
  • The Nationals have been chosen as underdogs in 51 games this year and have walked away with the win 23 times (45.1%) in those games.
  • This season, Washington has been victorious 13 times in 32 chances when named as an underdog of at least +135 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 42.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • The offense for Washington is the No. 25 offense in the majors, scoring four runs per game (223 total runs).
  • The Nationals have the 12th-ranked ERA (3.90) in the majors this season.

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Guardians Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
May 26 @ Angels W 5-4 Ben Lively vs Reid Detmers
May 27 @ Rockies L 8-6 Xzavion Curry vs Anthony Molina
May 28 @ Rockies W 13-7 Triston McKenzie vs Ryan Feltner
May 29 @ Rockies L 7-4 Logan Allen vs Ty Blach
May 31 Nationals W 7-1 Tanner Bibee vs Patrick Corbin
June 1 Nationals - Ben Lively vs Mitchell Parker
June 2 Nationals - Xzavion Curry vs Jake Irvin
June 4 Royals - Triston McKenzie vs Seth Lugo
June 5 Royals - Logan Allen vs Brady Singer
June 6 Royals - Tanner Bibee vs Michael Wacha
June 7 @ Marlins - TBA vs TBA

Nationals Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
May 27 @ Braves W 8-4 Mitchell Parker vs Charlie Morton
May 28 @ Braves L 2-0 Jake Irvin vs Max Fried
May 29 @ Braves W 7-2 MacKenzie Gore vs Spencer Schwellenbach
May 30 @ Braves W 3-1 Trevor Williams vs Raymond Kerr
May 31 @ Guardians L 7-1 Patrick Corbin vs Tanner Bibee
June 1 @ Guardians - Mitchell Parker vs Ben Lively
June 2 @ Guardians - Jake Irvin vs Xzavion Curry
June 3 Mets - MacKenzie Gore vs José Quintana
June 4 Mets - Trevor Williams vs David Peterson
June 5 Mets - Patrick Corbin vs Christian Scott
June 6 Braves - Mitchell Parker vs Reynaldo López

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