Dodgers vs Guardians Picks and Prediction – 5/26/2025

The Los Angeles Dodgers open a three-game series on the road Monday versus the Cleveland Guardians. Los Angeles is 32-20 following its 5-2 loss to the New York Mets on Saturday, snapping a three-game winning streak by the Dodgers. Los Angeles leads the National League West by two games over the second-place San Francisco Giants. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Freddie Freeman is batting .351 to lead Los Angeles. Shohei Ohtani is the leader in home runs with 17 and hits with 60. Teoscar Hernandez is the leader in RBI with 41, and Will Smith is the leader in on-base percentage at .457. On Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers will send Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the mound. The right-hander is 5-3 with a 1.86 ERA, 68 Ks, and 18 BBs.

The Cleveland Guardians improved to 29-22 following Saturday’s 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Angel Martinez and Kyle Manzardo each hit RBI doubles in the 10th inning when Cleveland scored four runs. The Guardians have won four straight. Cleveland is tied with Minnesota for second place in the American League Central, three games behind the first-place Tigers.

Steven Kwan is batting .320 to lead Cleveland and has team highs in hits with 65 and on-base percentage at .378. Kyle Manzardo is the leader in home runs with 10 and in RBI with 27. Cleveland is batting .234 with a .382 slugging percentage. On Monday, Cleveland will send Gavin Williams to the mound. The right-hander is 4-2 with a 3.94 ERA, 57 Ks, and 26 BBs.

 Cleveland will win on Monday when hosting Los Angeles, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of the Dodgers' last six on the road and six of the Guardians’ last seven overall. Los Angeles starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto is coming off a strong outing in which the right-hander allowed no runs on one hit across seven innings. Cleveland starter Gavin Williams has had four consecutive strong outings, allowing five runs on 17 hits across 20 innings. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland Guardians win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.