Guardians vs Braves Picks and Prediction – 4/26/2024

The Cleveland Guardians open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Atlanta Braves. Cleveland dropped to 17-7 following its 8-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, snapping a five-day winning streak for the Guardians. Cleveland completes a three-game series with Boston on Thursday. The Guardians are first in the American League Central, 2 ½ games in front of the Kansas City Royals. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our expert MLB picks.

Steven Kwan is batting .347 to lead Cleveland and has a team high 35 hits. Josh Naylor is the leader in home runs with six, RBI with 20 and on-base percentage at .378. Cleveland has a team batting average of .252 and slugging percentage .402. On Friday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Logan Allen to the mound. The left-hander is 3-0 with a 5.06 ERA, 21 Ks and 9 BBs.

The Atlanta Braves improved to 17-6 following a 4-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday, which completed a three-game sweep for Atlanta over the Marlins. Atlanta has won three straight and nine of the last 10. The Braves sit at the top of the National League East standings with a three-game lead over the second place Philadelphia Phillies.

Marcell Ozuna is batting .344 to lead Atlanta and has team highs in home runs with nine, RBI with 29 and hits with 32, while Ronald Acuna Jr is the leader in on-base percentage at .416. The Braves have a batting average of .283 and slugging percentage of .468. On Friday, the Atlanta Braves will send Chris Sale to the mound. The left hander is 2-1 with a 4.34 ERA, 27 Ks and 6 BBs.