Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (53-55) will compete against the Chicago White Sox (43-65) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Michael Kopech and Peyton Battenfield.

The White Sox have earned 176 doubles as a unit and have smacked 119 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago is slugging .387 and have been called out on strikes 952 times, while being walked on 267 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are earning 4.1 runs per contest, which is 25th in baseball. They have accrued 433 RBI's as well as 874 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .237. They have notched a total of 446 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .295.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 150 home runs and also 531 total runs (24th in MLB). Chicago has surrendered 893 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 488 earned runs. The White Sox have an ERA of 4.58 so far this year (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,021 hitters. They have walked 418 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.66 as a unit for the year.

The White Sox have sent 354 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 152 runners for the season and 39.5% of those players earned a run for their team. They have earned 19 saves so far this season and have blown 23 of their 42 save opportunities. The White Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 45.2% and has come into the game in 96 save situations. The bullpen have notched 53 holds on the campaign (17th in the league). White Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 108 times and also have had 143 appearances in high leverage situations.

The White Sox have converted 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,631 innings, which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball. The Chicago White Sox have earned a total of 2,877 putouts on the campaign, as well as 799 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 19th in baseball, and have accumulated 76 double plays.

Kopech has pitched in 305 innings and has 332 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Kopech (14-23 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.83 while going up against 1,298 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.92 (133 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.274. He has allowed 243 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) with 146 free passes.

The Guardians hold a team slugging percentage of .383 and they average 4.11 runs per game (26th in baseball). They have 196 doubles, while getting a free base 315 times and putting up 444 runs. Cleveland has a total of 82 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 417 RBIs. They have struck out on 748 occasions (30th in the league) and have recorded 927 hits. The Cleveland Guardians hold a team on-base percentage of .314 and a team batting average of .252 so far this year.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.272 with a FIP of 4.15 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 882. The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 444 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.85 (413 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.90 (851 strikeouts against 346 free passes). They have given up 109 dingers and they concede 4.14 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

With 115 save situations, the Guardians have earned 58 holds and 22 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 53 save opportunities and they have come away with 31 saves. Their relievers have come in 129 times in high leverage situations and also on 97 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score rate of 22.5% out of 129 inherited runners. They are ranked 20th in MLB with a save percentage of 58.5%, and they have dispatched 352 relievers onto the field this year.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 76 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Guardians have racked up 975 assists, 50 errors and have accounted for 2,896 putouts so far this year. Out of their 8,688 innings on the diamond, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (4th in pro baseball).

Battenfield (0-5 mark in his career) is the owner of a 5.19 ERA while allowing 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 conceded 20 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.327 and a FIP of 5.4. In his career, Battenfield has allowed 34 hits and he has 27 K's in 34 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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