Total of the Week MLB
(MLB) Orioles (BAL) vs. Guardians (CLE),
Total: 8.50 | -110.00 Over
Result: Win
#921/922 ASA PLAY ON Over 8.5 Runs - Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Guardians, Saturday at 7:15 PM ET - The Orioles are expected to start Zach Eflin here. It will be his 2nd start since coming to Baltimore from the Rays. Eflin has been struggling as he had a 4.71 ERA in July and opponents hit .291 against him for the month.  He faced the Guardians last season and allowed 6 earned runs on 9 hits in only 3 innings on the mound!  Eflin is not exactly facing Cleveland at a great time either!  The Guardians have won 5 straight and scored 7 runs per game during this hot streak!  Cleveland stays hot here and they will need to score plenty too if they want to win this game because this one shapes up to be a back and forth affair.  Guardians are expected to start rookie Joey Cantillo.  His first MLB start last weekend saw him struggle against Philadelphia and the Phillies have been in a major slump.  We don't expect things to get any easier for Cantillo here as he now faces one of the top hitting teams in the majors.  The Orioles are leading the majors in many categories on offense and they also enter this game having scored 6.1 runs a game in their last ten games.  Cantillo, throughout his minor league career, always has struggled for a long period each time he leveled up.  Going up to AA ball and AAA ball had long break-in periods.  We expect getting accustomed to the MLB level to be just as difficult for Cantillo.  Just like he struggled against the Phillies, even more trouble here against a potent Orioles lineup!  Over is the call in this one early Saturday evening.