Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Monday, May 22, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+110) Cleveland (-130)

Progressive Field is the site where the Cleveland Guardians (20-25) will take on the Chicago White Sox (19-29) on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has the White Sox at +110 and the Guardians are at -130. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Mike Clevinger and Peyton Battenfield.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which is 22nd in baseball. They have notched a total of 198 runs and hold an OBP of .302. The White Sox have accrued 86 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 50 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 195 runs batted in as well as 390 base knocks this season, and their batting average is sitting at .242. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .393 and have been called out on strikes 392 times, while drawing a walk on 119 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.47 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43. White Sox pitchers have allowed 68 home runs and 255 total runs (29th in baseball). Chicago has surrendered 413 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 233 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 5.06 over the course of the season (27th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 440 batters. They have walked 178 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.80 as a team for the season.

The White Sox relievers have a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 41 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 73 runners this season with 49.3% of those runners crossed home plate. White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 47 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 161 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have accumulated 25 holds on the campaign (10th in baseball). They have accumulated 8 saves on the campaign and have not converted 8 of 16 save opportunities.

The White Sox have transformed 67.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,732 innings on the field, which has them sitting 24th in professional baseball. The Chicago White Sox have a tally of 1,244 putouts this season, in addition to 335 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which is 21st in professional baseball, and have 32 double plays.

Clevinger has taken the hill for 704 frames and is sitting with 734 strikeouts in his career. Clevinger (54-33 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.88 while he has faced 2,902 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.46 (271 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.206. He has surrendered 585 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 264 free passes.

Cleveland has recorded 26 home runs this season to go along with 146 runs batted in. They have put up 72 doubles, while walking 149 times and notching 159 runs. The Cleveland Guardians hold a team OBP of .304 as well as a team batting average of .230 this season. The Guardians have a team slugging percentage of .344 and they are recording 3.61 runs per game (28th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 322 occasions (30th in the league) and have earned 337 base hits.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.283 and have a FIP of 4.13 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.60 (333 strikeouts against 118 free passes). They have a ranking of 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 389. They have relinquished 46 dingers and they give up 4.35 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 191 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.92 (172 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 51 save situations, the Guardians have earned 22 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 29 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 63 times in high leverage situations and on 40 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.5% out of 49 inherited base runners. They sit at 15th in the league with a save percentage of 62.1%, and they have sent 140 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 31 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Guardians have 418 assists, 25 errors and have earned a total of 1,187 putouts over the course of the season. In 3,561 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in pro baseball).

Battenfield (0-5 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 5.19 ERA and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.25 and he has gone up against 146 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 20 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.327 and having a FIP of 5.4. Thus far in his career, Battenfield has allowed 34 base hits and he has 27 strikeouts in 34 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+110)

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