Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, August 19, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+130) Cleveland (-160)

The Cleveland Guardians (63-55) are welcoming the Chicago White Sox (61-57) at Progressive Field on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at +130 and Cleveland is sitting at -160. The over/under is 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Lance Lynn and Triston McKenzie.

The White Sox have hit 200 doubles as a squad and have hit 101 balls out of the park. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .386 and have struck out 913 times, while drawing a walk on 280 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which is 18th in MLB. They have 475 runs batted in as well as 1,061 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .259. They have earned 500 runs while holding a team OBP of .313.

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The White Sox have a team ERA of 3.85 on the year (13th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,062 batters. They have walked 401 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.85 as a squad on the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.65 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. White Sox pitchers have given up 124 home runs and also 512 total runs (19th in the league).

White Sox pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 95 times as well as having 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 81 holds this year (3rd in the league). The White Sox bullpen have earned a save rate of 69.8% and has come into the game in 135 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 16 out of their 53 save chances. The relievers have inherited 133 base runners on the year with 38.3% of them crossed the plate. The White Sox have sent 399 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 3,162 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 954 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 26th in pro baseball, and have a total of 93 double plays. The White Sox have turned 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,486 innings on the field, ranking them 23rd in pro baseball.

Lynn has taken the hill for 1,649 innings and has 1,660 strikeouts thus far in his career. Lynn (118-82 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.62 while he has gone up against 6,972 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.57 (654 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.268. He has given up 1,506 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 585 free passes.

The Guardians have a team slugging % of .386 and they have an average of 4.37 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have 216 two-baggers, while walking 331 times as well as scoring 516 runs. Cleveland has accumulated 93 home runs on the campaign and 491 RBIs. They have been rung up on 818 occasions (30th in baseball) and have earned 1,019 base hits. The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with an OBP of .315 and a team batting average of .253 so far this season.

The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 487 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.79 (441 earned runs allowed). They have given up 126 home runs and they give up 4.19 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.212 with a FIP of 3.87 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.01 (980 strikeouts vs 326 walks). They are sitting at 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 942.

Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of their 139 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 112 times in high leverage situations and also on 95 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 84 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 36 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They rank 7th in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.5%, and they have sent 360 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Cleveland has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in professional baseball). The Guardians have recorded 1,064 assists, 68 errors and have 3,139 putouts on the campaign. In 9,417 innings played, the Guardians are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (13th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, McKenzie has surrendered 200 hits while totaling 302 punch outs in 288 innings. McKenzie (15-19 mark in his career) has earned a 3.91 ERA and has given up 6.3 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 125 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.049 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and he has gone up against 1,143 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland (-160) and under 8 runs

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