Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (20-26) will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (19-29) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dylan Cease and Logan Allen.

The White Sox have accumulated 86 doubles as a squad and have smacked 51 baseballs out of the park. Chicago is slugging .394 and have struck out 397 times, while drawing a walk on 120 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are compiling 4.2 runs per contest, which is 22nd in the league. They have earned 200 runs batted in and 399 hits for the year, while their batting average is .243. They have a total of 203 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .302.

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The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.99 so far this season (26th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 450 batters. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 69 home runs and 257 runs in total (29th in the league). They have walked 181 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.76 as a squad this year. Chicago has given up 417 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 235 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.41.

The White Sox have dispatched 164 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 73 runners over the course of the season with 49.3% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 9 saves over the course of the season and have blown 8 of 17 chances to get a save. The White Sox relievers have recorded a save percentage of 52.9% and has come into the game in 44 save situations. The relievers have a total of 27 holds this year (8th in baseball). White Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 47 times in addition to having 60 appearances in high leverage situations.

The White Sox have converted 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,813 innings, which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball. The Chicago White Sox have a total of 1,271 putouts this year, in addition to 344 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 32 double plays.

Cease has pitched in 533 innings and has 635 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.68 (218 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.276. He has surrendered 443 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 238 walks. Cease (38-29 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.94 and he has faced 2,273 batters in the majors.

Cleveland has recorded 28 HRs for the season to go along with 151 RBIs. They have notched 74 doubles, while getting a free base 150 times and putting up 164 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have tallied a team OBP of .300 and a team batting average of .228 on the campaign. The Guardians hold a slugging % of .343 and they earn 3.57 runs per outing (28th in baseball). They have been rung up on 332 instances (30th in baseball) and have 348 hits.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.294 in addition to having a FIP of 4.18 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.50 (344 strikeouts against 125 bases on balls). They rank 21st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 407. They have given up 49 homers and they allow 4.33 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 198 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.92 (179 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 52 save situations, the Guardians have 22 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relievers to enter the contest in 30 save opportunities and they have tallied 18 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 64 times in high leverage situations and on 40 occasions with runners on. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.5% out of 49 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 17th in the league holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 142 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

Out of their 3,705 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in professional baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 33 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Guardians have recorded 440 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 1,235 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Allen has surrendered 118 base hits while totaling 68 punch outs in 96 innings. He has allowed a total of 63 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.661 and a FIP of 5.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.62 and he has faced 438 opposing batters thus far in his career. Allen (5-10 career win-loss record) has a 5.89 earned run average and has given up 11.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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