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Cleveland at Arizona

August 20, 2025
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Cleveland came up just short in a 6-5 loss on Tuesday night, but the Guardians still are in the hunt for a wild-card spot. They are 10-2 in their past 12 Wednesday games and 15-2 after allowing at least five runs in their previous game. The Guardians have won five straight against teams that allowed five or more runs in their last game. Parker Messick will make his MLB debut for Cleveland. The left-hander had 119 strikeouts in 98 2/3 innings while sporting a 3.47 ERA in Triple-A this year. Arizona has lost four of five, and Brandon Pfaadt gave up four runs on eight hits in six innings in the Diamondbacks' 4-3 loss to Colorado on Friday. The UNDER is 5-0-1 in the Diamondbacks' past six home games against left-handed starters, 7-0-1 UNDER versus southpaw starters overall. The UNDER is 5-0 when Arizona scored five or more runs in the previous game. Take the Guardians and the UNDER.

1 unit on Cleveland +103 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 2.03)
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1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 9.5 -121 (risk 1.5 to return 2.74)
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