Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 9/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-140) Chicago (+120)

The Cleveland Guardians (81-67) are headed to Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (76-72). The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at -140 and the White Sox are priced at +120. The over/under is 7. The expected starting pitchers will be Shane Bieber and Johnny Cueto.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 18th in baseball. They have 627 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .315. The Guardians have recorded 257 doubles as a squad and have hit 116 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 595 RBI's and 1,281 hits for the season, and their batting average is .252. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .382 and have struck out 1,013 times, while drawing a walk on 414 occasions.

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Guardians pitchers have conceded 160 long balls in addition to 588 total runs (8th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 410 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.84 as a squad on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18. The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.56 so far this year (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,255 batters.

The Guardians have sent 461 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have inherited 173 base runners this season with 30.1% of those runners ended up scoring. They have tallied 44 saves on the year and have missed out on 18 out of their 62 chances to get a save. The Guardians bullpen have a save rate of 71.0% and stepped onto the hill in 121 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 55 holds over the course of the season (28th in MLB). Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 127 times as well as having 154 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,934 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 7th in the majors. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 3,978 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,324 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which ranks 23rd in the majors, and they have turned 121 double plays.

Bieber (52-26 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.00 while facing 2,761 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 598 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 152 free passes. His earned run average is 3.17 (241 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.096. Bieber has pitched in 684 innings and has 817 strikeouts during his career.

The White Sox have a team slugging % of .393 and they tally 4.39 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have tallied 252 doubles, while getting a free base 367 times as well as recording 649 runs. Chicago has accounted for 138 long balls on the season and 617 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,156 occasions (24th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,344 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have recorded a team OBP of .316 in addition to a batting average of .261 this year.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.279 with a FIP of 3.81 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,204. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 652 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.88 (571 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 (1,326 strikeouts vs 490 bases on balls). They have allowed 152 long balls and they relinquish 4.43 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

With 160 save situations, the White Sox have 94 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 65 save opportunities and they have tallied 44 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 158 times in high leverage situations and on 131 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 38.9% out of their 185 inherited runners. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save percentage of 67.7%, and they have dispatched 505 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 110 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (29th in professional baseball). The White Sox have 1,175 assists, 96 errors and are sitting with 3,974 putouts on the campaign. In their 11,922 innings played, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Cueto has surrendered 2,005 base hits while he has accumulated 1,798 K's in 2,174 innings pitched. Cueto (142-105 career mark) holds a 3.43 earned run average while conceding 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 828 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.206 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.91 and he has faced 9,026 hitters so far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (+120) and under 7 runs

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