The Milwaukee Brewers (20-21) will visit the Cleveland Guardians (23-16), Monday at 6:10 p.m. ET, in the opener of a three-game series.
The Guardians play as a home underdog (+113) against the Brewers (-134). The starting pitchers are Freddy Peralta (4-2) for the Milwaukee Brewers, and Edward Lively (2-2) for the Cleveland Guardians.
The Brewers won 4-2 over the Rays yesterday in their most recent game. Christian Yelich went 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively while Tyler Alexander was picked up the victory after throwing 1 2/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run.
The Guardians lost to the Phillies Saturday, with Tanner Bibee registering the loss while pitching seven innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out three. Jose Ramirez went 2 for 3 with a double to lead the Guardians’ offense.
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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cleveland Guardians odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Brewers (-134, bet $134 to win $100)Underdog: Guardians (+113, bet $100 to win $113)Over/under: 8Brewers vs. Guardians: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, May 12, 2025Game time: 6:10 p.m. ETLocation: Cleveland, OhioStadium: Progressive FieldTV channel: CLEG and FDSWILive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Brewers stats and trendsBrewers betting recordsThe Brewers have been favorites in 20 games this season and won 14 (70%) of those contests.Milwaukee is 8-2 this season when entering a game favored by -134 or more on the moneyline.The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 57.3% chance of a victory for the Brewers.So far this season, Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over in 15 of 41 games with a total.The Brewers have an ATS record of 23-18-0 in 41 games with a spread this season.Freddy Peralta (Brewers probable starter)Peralta makes the start for the Brewers, his ninth of the season. He is 4-2 with a 2.18 ERA and 48 strikeouts through 45 1/3 innings pitched.The righty’s last appearance came on Sunday, May 4 against the Chicago Cubs, when he tossed six scoreless innings while giving up four hits.The 28-year-old has an ERA of 2.18, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in eight games this season. Opponents are batting .196 against him.Peralta is aiming for his third straight quality start.Peralta will try to last five or more innings for his ninth straight start. He’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing.In two of his eight total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.He meets a Guardians offense that ranks 17th in the league with 164 runs while batting .237 as a squad. It has a collective .388 slugging percentage (13th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 45 home runs (12th in MLB).The 28-year-old ranks 11th in ERA (2.18), 21st in WHIP (1.037), and 22nd in K/9 (9.5) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.Brewers batting statsThe Brewers’ 35 home runs rank 21st in Major League Baseball.Hitters for Milwaukee have combined to rank 28th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .355 this season.The Brewers’ .233 batting average ranks 23rd in the league this season.Milwaukee has scored the 13th-most runs in the majors this season with 184 (4.5 per game).The Brewers have the 17th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.311).Milwaukee is ranked 12th in strikeouts per game (8.0) among MLB offenses.Guardians stats and trendsGuardians betting recordsThe Guardians have won in 11, or 47.8%, of the 23 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.Cleveland has a mark of 4-6 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +113 or worse on the moneyline.The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 46.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Contests with Cleveland has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 19 of 38 chances this season.The Guardians are 17-21-0 against the spread in their 38 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Edward Lively (Guardians probable starter)The Guardians will send Lively (2-2) to make his ninth start of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.46 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings pitched.His most recent appearance came on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, when the right-hander went 5 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up two hits.The 33-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.46, with 6 strikeouts per nine innings in eight games this season. Opposing hitters have a .242 batting average against him.Lively has not recorded a quality start on the season.Lively will try to prolong a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 frames per appearance).In three of his appearances this season he has not give up an earned run.The opposing Brewers offense has a collective .233 batting average, and is 22nd in the league with 316 total hits and 13th in MLB play with 184 runs scored. They have the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.355) and are 21st in all of MLB with 35 home runs.Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 33-year-old’s 3.46 ERA ranks 41st, 1.200 WHIP ranks 44th, and 6 K/9 ranks 74th.Guardians batting statsThe Guardians average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB action with 45 total home runs.So far this season, Cleveland is 13th in baseball with a .388 slugging percentage.The Guardians are 21st in the majors with a .237 batting average.The offense for Cleveland is the No. 17 offense in the majors, scoring 4.2 runs per game (164 total runs).The Guardians’ .310 on-base percentage ranks 18th in baseball.