Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Cleveland Guardians (46-44) are on their way to Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday where they will play the Chicago White Sox (46-46). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Triston McKenzie and Johnny Cueto.

The Guardians have hit 165 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 71 balls out of the park. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .384 and have been called out on strikes 630 times, while being walked on 264 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 16th in baseball. They have accumulated 371 runs batted in as well as 758 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .249. They have notched a total of 391 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .314.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.87 so far this season (14th in the league), and the staff has struck out 738 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Guardians pitchers have conceded 100 home runs and also 386 runs in total (11th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 263 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a unit so far this season.

The Guardians relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 71.0% and has entered the game in 57 save situations. The relievers have inherited 106 runners on the year and 29.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 74 times in addition to having 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 277 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 23 holds this season (30th in the league). They have 22 saves on the campaign and have blown 9 of 31 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 2,392 putouts this season, as well as 820 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which ranks 20th in the majors, and have 73 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,176 innings on the field, ranking them 12th in pro baseball.

McKenzie (14-16 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.41 while facing 1,018 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 177 base hits (6.3 hits per nine innings) with 94 free passes. His ERA is 4.03 (114 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.064. McKenzie has pitched in 254 innings and has totaled 274 punch outs in his career.

The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .385 and they have an average of 4.41 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have 160 doubles, while taking a walk 221 times as well as putting up 406 runs. Chicago has knocked in 80 home runs for the year and 385 runs batted in. They have struck out on 720 instances (24th in the league) and have earned 825 hits. The Chicago White Sox have compiled a team on-base percentage of .311 as well as a batting average of .257 this year.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.322 with a FIP of 3.92 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.56 (850 strikeouts against 332 walks). They are sitting at 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 760. They have relinquished 100 homers and they allow 4.58 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 420 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.98 (365 earned runs surrendered).

Chicago has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 40 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves. They sit at 14th in baseball holding a save rate of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 323 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 93 times in high leverage situations and on 87 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.5% out of 120 inherited runners. With 101 save situations, the White Sox have accumulated 60 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (29th in professional baseball). The White Sox have racked up 743 assists, 61 errors and have accumulated 2,478 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 7,434 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (23rd in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Cueto has conceded 1,935 base knocks while he has tallied 1,768 punch outs in 2,108 innings. Cueto (139-101 career record) is the owner of a 3.43 ERA while conceding 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 803 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.205 and having a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.92 and he has faced 8,752 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago

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