Arizona Diamondbacks at Cleveland Guardians 8/2/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Arizona Diamondbacks play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians. Arizona is 45-46 following its 1-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Arizona was swept in its three-game series with Atlanta over the weekend. The Diamondbacks are last in the National League West, 23 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. Find out who else is playing on Tuesday at our MLB picks. 

Second baseman Ketel Marte is batting .264 to lead Arizona and has team highs in hits with 86 and on-base percentage at .352. First baseman Christian Walker is the leader in home runs with 23 and RBIs with 52. On Tuesday, the Arizona Diamondbacks will send Zac Gallen to the mound. The right-hander is 5-2 with a 3.24 ERA, 101 Ks and 29 BBs.

Cleveland is 52-49 following its 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Austin Hedges’ two-run single broke a tie in the fifth inning and helped lead the Guardians to the victory. Cleveland has won four of the last six. The Guardians are second in the American League Central, just one game behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Steven Kwan is batting .295 to lead Cleveland and the left fielder has a team high .365 on base percentage. Third baseman Jose Ramirez has 21 home runs and 84 RBIs to lead Cleveland in both. Shortstop Amed Rosario is the leader in hits with 113. On Tuesday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Triston McKenzie to the mound. The right-hander is 7-7 with a 3.24 ERA, 106 Ks and 30 BBs.