The'Cleveland Guardians'(3-0) and Oakland Athletics (0-3) wrap up their 4-game series Sunday. First pitch from the Oakland Coliseum is slated for 4:07 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the'Guardians vs. Athletics odds and make our expert'MLB picks and predictions'for the best bets.
Season series: Guardians lead 3-0
The Guardians pounded out 15 hits in a 12-3 rout of the Athletics before a crowd of just 5,425 fans. Bay Area native LF Steven Kwan homered and reached base 4 times in the victory. Cleveland is on a 10-game road trip to begin their season with stops in Seattle and Minnesota next.
Oakland has struggled to get the bats going against the Cleveland rotation, scoring just 7 runs in the 3 games. They managed just 1 extra base hit on Saturday while'starter JP Sears was beat up for 5 ER and 6 H in 3 2/3 IP.' Oakland’s season-opening 7-game homestand continues with the Boston Red Sox coming to town.