Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-115) Cleveland (-105)

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (41-42) will attempt to defeat the Chicago White Sox (41-43) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Chicago at -115 and Cleveland is coming in at -105. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Dylan Cease and Shane Bieber.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 18th in baseball. They have accumulated 360 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .311. The White Sox have accrued 147 doubles as a squad and have knocked 68 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 340 RBI's and 747 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is .255. Chicago is slugging .379 and have been called out on strikes 658 times, while drawing a walk on 203 occasions.

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The White Sox have a team earned run average of 4.08 for the year (21st in MLB), and they have struck out 784 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 312 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.00 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.51 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. White Sox pitchers have yielded 96 long balls and also 397 total runs (23rd in the league).

The White Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 64.1% and has entered the game in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 112 base runners over the course of the season with 38.4% of those runners crossed home plate. White Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 83 times in addition to having 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 299 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have a total of 56 holds so far this season (6th in the league). They have recorded 25 saves on the year and have missed out on 14 of their 39 save opportunities.

The White Sox have transformed 68.6% of balls in play into outs in their 6,813 innings on the field, ranking them 23rd in the majors. The Chicago White Sox have amassed 2,271 putouts this year, as well as 686 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which is 27th in pro baseball, and have a total of 62 double plays.

Cease (29-22 career mark) has a FIP of 4.04 while he has gone up against 1,677 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 337 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 180 free passes. His earned run average is 3.93 (170 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.329. Cease has taken the hill for 389 innings and has accounted for 484 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Cleveland Guardians have recorded a team on-base percentage of .310 in addition to a batting average of .246 this year. They have struck out on 582 instances (30th in MLB) and have 693 base knocks. Cleveland has compiled 66 home runs on the campaign as well as 339 RBIs. The Guardians have a slugging percentage of .382 and they are earning 4.31 runs per game (17th in the league). They have 153 doubles, while walking 244 times as well as scoring 358 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 367 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.01 (327 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 95 dingers and they allow 4.50 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.268 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.11 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 (678 strikeouts against 254 free passes). They rank 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 677.

Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.0% out of their 100 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 85 times in high leverage situations and also on 71 occasions with runners on. With 54 save situations, the Guardians have 21 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They rank 9th in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 259 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 30 save chances and they have come away with 21 saves.

In their 6,609 innings played, the Guardians are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (15th in professional baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 67 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (26th in the majors). The Guardians have accrued 750 assists, 54 errors and have a total of 2,203 putouts so far this year.

So far in his MLB career, Bieber has surrendered 537 hits while he has totaled 732 strikeouts in 599 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 221 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.132 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.15 and he has gone up against 2,441 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Bieber (44-23 career record) holds a 3.32 earned run average while conceding 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-115)

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