Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-135) Cleveland (+115)

The Cleveland Guardians (4-5) will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (6-3) at Progressive Field on Thursday. The line on this contest has the White Sox at -135 and the Guardians are coming in at +115. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Dylan Cease and Zach Plesac.

The White Sox have accounted for 14 doubles as a team and have hit 10 baseballs out of the park. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .384 and have been rung up 59 times, while taking a walk on 19 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in MLB. They have accrued 36 RBI's as well as 67 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .228. They have earned 38 runs while having a team OBP of .276.

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The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 3.25 this year (7th in MLB), and they have rung up 94 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 6 long balls and 32 runs (6th in MLB). They have walked 37 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.25 as a squad over the course of the season.

The White Sox have dispatched 38 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 16 runners so far this year and 43.8% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 5 saves for the year and have blown 2 out of their 7 chances to get a save. The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 71.4% and has come into the game in 21 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 14 holds this year (1st in baseball). White Sox pitchers have come into the game with players on base 10 times as well as having 13 appearances in high leverage situations.

The White Sox have transformed 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 726 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 20th in MLB. The Chicago White Sox have earned 242 putouts for the season, in addition to 66 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which has them ranked 28th in pro baseball, and they have turned 5 double plays.

Cease (24-18 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.32 and he has faced 1,330 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 272 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 142 free passes. His ERA is 4.30 (147 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.346. Cease has thrown 307 innings and has earned 367 K's thus far in his career.

The Guardians have a SLG% of .451 and they have an average of 5.44 runs per game (1st in the league). They have 17 doubles, while walking 31 times and putting up 49 runs. Cleveland has tallied 9 home runs this year as well as 48 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 72 instances (26th in the league) and have tallied 88 hits. The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .348 and a team batting average of .276 on the year.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.075 and have a FIP of 3.91 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 (69 strikeouts against 24 walks). They come in at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 62. They have surrendered 9 dingers and they allow 4.28 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 38 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.49 (31 earned runs allowed).

Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of 14 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 14 times in high leverage situations and on 11 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 3 save situations, the Guardians have accrued 2 holds in addition to 1 blown save. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 36 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 1 save chance and they have converted 0 saves.

In 720 innings played, the Guardians are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 74.2% (4th in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 7 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in pro baseball). The Guardians have racked up 72 assists, 5 errors and have earned 240 putouts for the season.

Plesac (22-15 career record) has a 3.85 ERA while allowing 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.11 and he has faced 1,323 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 139 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.133 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. In his career, Plesac has conceded 287 hits while he has accumulated 252 strikeouts in 324 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland (+115) and under 9 runs

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