Cleveland Guardians at Baltimore Orioles 6/4/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Cleveland Guardians play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles. Cleveland improved to 22-24 following its 4-0 victory on Wednesday over the Kansas City Royals. Cleveland swept Kansas City in the three-game series. The Guardians are second in the American League Central, 4 ½ games behind the first place Minnesota Twins.

Third baseman Jose Ramirez is batting .292 with 13 home runs, 52 RBIs, 50 hits and a .393 on-base percentage to lead Cleveland in each category. Owen Miller is the leader in doubles with 13 and has four home runs and 20 RBIs. On Saturday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Triston McKenzie to the mound. The right-hander is 3-4 with a 2.65 ERA, 45 Ks and 13 BBs.

Baltimore dropped to 22-31 following its 7-6 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday Ramon Urias had an RBI double and Cedric Mullins a two-run double for the Orioles. Baltimore starting pitcher Jordan Lyles gave up four earned runs across five-plus innings but did not take part in the decision. The Orioles are last in the American League East, 15 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Trey Mancini is batting .305 to lead Baltimore and the outfielder has team highs in hits with 57 and on-base percentage at .374. Right fielder Anthony Santander is the leader in home runs with nine and RBIs with 29. On Saturday, the Baltimore Orioles will send Tyler Wells to the mound. The right-hander is 2-4 with a 3.71 ERA, 28 Ks and 7 BBs.