The St. Louis Cardinals (23-30) and Cleveland Guardians (22-28) play the 2nd of a 3-game set at Progressive Field Saturday. First pitch is at 7:15 p.m. ET (FOX). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Guardians odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Guardians lead 1-0
The Cardinals dropped a nailbiter 4-3 Friday night that ended on what seemed to be a bad strike 3 call. 2B Nolan Gorman thought he walked in the 9th inning to put runners on 1st and 2nd for 3B Nolan Arenado when a pitch high-and-outside was called strike 3 to end the game. St. Louis had its chances to win, crawling back into the game after going down 4-0 in the 5th.
SS Amed Rosario cleared the bases with a 3-run double in the 5th, but that served as enough despite that Cleveland mustered only 7 hits. Closer RHP Emmanuel Clase walked the tightrope in the 9th, allowing a run on 2 hits over 32 pitches and will likely be unavailable if a save chance occurs Saturday. The Guardians are just 3-7 and 12-18 over the last 10 and 30 games, respectively.