Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, August 4, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Chicago White Sox (43-65) are traveling to Progressive Field on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Cleveland Guardians (53-55). The pitchers taking the mound are Mike Clevinger and Logan Allen.

Chicago is slugging .387 and have been called out on strikes 952 times, while being walked on 267 occasions. They have earned 433 runs batted in as well as 874 hits this year, while their batting average is .237. The White Sox have recorded 176 doubles as a unit and have knocked 119 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 446 runs scored while having a team OBP of .295. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are compiling 4.1 runs per contest, which is 25th in the league.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.58 on the year (24th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,021 hitters. White Sox pitchers have yielded 150 long balls and 531 runs in total (24th in the league). They have walked 418 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.66 as a team over the course of the season. Chicago has surrendered 893 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 488 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.37.

The White Sox have dispatched 354 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 152 base runners on the season with 39.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 19 saves for the season and have missed out on 23 of 42 chances to get a save. The White Sox bullpen have compiled a save rate of 45.2% and has entered the game in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 53 holds this year (17th in the league). White Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 108 times as well as having 143 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have 2,877 putouts for the season, in addition to 799 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 19th in pro baseball, and have 76 double plays. The White Sox have turned 69.1% of balls in play into outs in their 8,631 innings on the field, which ranks them 16th in professional baseball.

Clevinger has taken the mound for 724 innings and has earned 750 strikeouts in his MLB career. Clevinger (55-34 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.87 and he has gone up against 2,981 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.40 (274 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.197. He has given up 599 base knocks (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 268 walks.

The Cleveland Guardians hold an OBP of .314 and a team batting average of .252 this season. They have been rung up on 748 occasions (30th in baseball) and have a total of 927 hits. Cleveland has accumulated 82 home runs so far this year as well as 417 RBIs. The Guardians hold a team slugging percentage of .383 and they average 4.11 runs per contest (26th in MLB). They have recorded 196 doubles, while getting a free base 315 times as well as putting up 444 runs.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.272 with a FIP of 4.15 as a squad on the season. They are sitting at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 882. The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 444 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.85 (413 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (851 strikeouts vs 346 walks). They have surrendered 109 dingers and they surrender 4.14 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Cleveland has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 53 save chances and they have come away with 31 saves. They rank 20th in MLB with a save rate of 58.5%, and they have sent 352 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 129 times in high leverage situations and on 97 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.5% out of their 129 inherited base runners. With 115 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 58 holds and 22 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 76 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Guardians have accrued 975 assists, 50 errors and have earned 2,896 putouts on the campaign. In their 8,688 innings played, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (4th in MLB).

Allen (5-10 record in his career) has earned a 5.89 ERA and has allowed 11.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.62 and he has faced 438 batters in his MLB career. He has given up 63 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.661 and having a FIP of 5.6. In his MLB career, Allen has conceded 118 base hits while he has earned 68 punch outs in 96 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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