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New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians

2026-06-08 · Updated June 8, 2026 6:30 AM ET

Matchup

New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians

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Away Team
New York Yankees

Road club

Home Team
Cleveland Guardians

Home club

Game Date
2026-06-08

Scheduled slate date

New York Yankees Outlook
Slight Underdog

Team outlook tier

Cleveland Guardians Outlook
Favorable

Team outlook tier

Favorite
Cleveland Guardians

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Neutral

Simulation outlook tier

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Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Will WarrenNew York Yankees
Gavin WilliamsCleveland Guardians
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
José RamírezCleveland GuardiansDifficult
Kyle ManzardoCleveland GuardiansDifficult
Ben RiceNew York YankeesDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
José RamírezCleveland GuardiansAbove AverageBelow AverageBelow Average
Ben RiceNew York YankeesAbove AverageBelow AverageBelow Average
Kyle ManzardoCleveland GuardiansNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
57°F

Weather

Wind
3 mph NNE

Weather

Roof
Retractable

Venue

Weather Label
Pitcher Friendly

Impact

Summary
Mild, calm

Weather

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