The New York Yankees will travel to Cleveland, Ohio, to face the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM ET on Friday evening and will air on the MLB Network, Bally Sports Great Lakes, and the YES Network.

The New York Yankees have gotten off to a great start to the 2024 MLB season as they have won all four of their series to start the year and enter this matchup with a record of 10-3. However, their four-game winning streak ended on Wednesday with a 2-5 loss in game three of their series at home against the Miami Marlins. 

The Yankees have outscored their opponents by an average of 4.69 to 3.69 runs per game. Giancarlo Stanton has also gotten off to a hot start to the season and has played a pivotal role in the success the Yankees have had as he leads the team in home runs and is tied for the 2^nd most RBIs on the team with four home runs and eight RBIs. New York has won six of the last ten and two of the previous three meetings against Cleveland and has won by an average margin of .67 runs per game over the last three and 1.4 runs per game over the previous ten games in the series. 

The New York Yankees will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they travel to face the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the regular season series.

Like the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Guardians have won all four of their series to start the 2024 MLB season and enter this game with a record of 9-3 following Wednesday's 7-6 win against the Chicago White Sox at home in Game 3 of the series in extra innings. 

The Guardians' pitching staff has been lights out as they enter this game, allowing an average of 3.67 runs, while Cleveland has been averaging 5.75 runs per game. The Guardians enter this game, having lost two straight in the series against the Yankees and have lost by an average margin of 1 run per game in those meetings. 

The Cleveland Guardians will look to end their two-game losing streak in the series against the New York Yankees when they host the Yankees in game one of the regular season series on Friday evening.

BetNow has the New York Yankees listed as -140 moneyline favorites on the road against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday evening. New York has won two straight meetings in the series against Cleveland and six of the previous ten meetings while winning by an average margin of 1 run per game over the last two games and 1.4 runs per game in the previous ten games.

Clarke Schmidt has faced the Guardians twice in his career, with both games resulting in wins for the Yankees. The Yankees have won two straight in the series and six of the previous ten meetings against the Guardians. Cleveland is 1-2 in Carlos Carrasco's last three starts against New York. However, his previous start against the Yankees came in 2021. As a result, I am taking the moneyline for the New York Yankees when they travel to face the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the series on Friday evening.