The Cleveland Guardians (8-12) and Oakland Athletics (10-10) will meet on Saturday at Oakland Coliseum, with first pitch at 4:07 PM ET. Shane Bieber (1-1) will start for the Guardians, and Cole Irvin (2-1) for the Athletics.
Yesterday's matchup between these teams saw the Guardians come out on top by a 9-8 score over the Athletics. Trevor Stephan was the winning pitcher for the Guardians after throwing two innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out two.
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What time is Cleveland vs. Oakland?
- Game Day: Saturday, April 30, 2022
- Game Time: 16:07 ET, 15:07 CT, 14:07 MT, 13:07 PT
- Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
- TV: NBC Sports Networks (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Who is favored to win Cleveland vs. Oakland?
- Cleveland odds: -148
- Oakland odds: +127
Who are the key players for Cleveland?
Starting pitcher (Bieber)
- The Guardians will hand the ball to Bieber (1-1) for his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed seven hits in 6 1/3 innings pitched against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.
- The 26-year-old has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 3.22, a 4.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .940.
Key hitters
- Jose Ramirez has put up an on-base percentage of .430, a slugging percentage of .760, and has 27 hits, all club-highs for the Guardians. He's batting .360 with seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs and nine walks.
- Myles Straw is hitting .289 with five doubles, a triple and 12 walks.
- Owen Miller is batting .404 with nine doubles, two home runs and six walks.
- Steven Kwan is hitting .341 with five doubles, a triple and nine walks.
Who are the key players for Oakland?
Starting pitcher (Irvin)
- Irvin (2-1 with a 3.32 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Athletics, his fifth of the season.
- In his last time out on Sunday against the Texas Rangers, the left-hander went 5 2/3 scoreless innings while surrendering one hit.
- The 28-year-old has a 3.32 ERA and 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season, while giving up a batting average of .226 to his opponents.
Key hitters
- Sean Murphy has 17 hits, a team-high for the Athletics.
- Sheldon Neuse paces his team with a .388 on-base percentage, and has a club-leading .426 slugging percentage.
- Tony Kemp is batting .262 with two doubles and nine walks.
- Elvis Andrus has four doubles, a home run and eight walks while hitting .203.
Key stats for Cleveland vs. Oakland
- The Guardians average 1.0 home run per game to rank ninth in MLB action with 20 total home runs.
- The Guardians average 1.3 homers per road game this season (18 total away from home).
- The Athletics have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
- In eight games at home this season, their pitchers average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Athletics rank 19th in Major League Baseball with 17 home runs.
- They have averaged 0.5 home runs per game in their eight home contests this season.
- The Guardians pitching staff is 24th in MLB with a collective 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Guardians pitchers are striking out 7.7 hitters per nine innings in road games this season.
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