Cleveland Guardians vs. San Diego Padres MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T.
Guardians at Padres 4PM ET—Ben Lively will start for Cleveland. Lively in 29 starts last season dealt with an ERA of 3.81 with WHIP of 1.25. The right-hander struck out 18.7% with 7.8% walks. Grounders were 41.9% with 1.37 home runs per nine innings. He battled the Royals on the road in his season opener allowing three earned runs with three strikeouts in five innings. Dylan Cease to start for San Diego. Cease made 33 starts in 2024 with an ERA of 3.47 with WHIP of 1.07. The veteran fanned 29.4% with 8.5% walks. Grounders were 39.8% with 0.86 home runs per nine innings. In his opener he faced the Braves at home allowing three earned runs with seven strikeouts in 4 1/3rd innings.