Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Guaranteed Rate Field is where the Chicago White Sox (14-28) will try to beat the Cleveland Guardians (19-21) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Shane Bieber and Lance Lynn.

The Guardians have compiled 66 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 23 balls out of the stadium. Cleveland has a slugging % of .342 and have been called out on strikes 298 times, while drawing a walk on 137 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 3.6 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in baseball. They have accounted for 129 RBI's in addition to 303 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is .228. They have earned 142 runs and hold an OBP of .303.

Get all of our MLB Picks

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Guardians pitchers have given up 37 home runs and 165 runs in total (10th in MLB). Cleveland has surrendered 341 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 149 earned runs. The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.71 on the year (7th in the league), and the staff has struck out 299 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 112 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a unit on the campaign.

Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 35 times as well as having 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 20 holds for the year (17th in the league). The Guardians relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 65.4% and has come into the game in 46 save situations. They have 17 saves for the season and have blown 9 of their 26 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 42 runners on the season with 21.4% of those players crossed home plate. The Guardians have dispatched 126 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned 1,083 putouts on the campaign, as well as 389 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 17th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 29 double plays. The Guardians have converted 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,249 innings, which ranks them 13th in professional baseball.

Bieber has pitched in 754 innings and has accumulated 870 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.14 (263 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.097. He has surrendered 662 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) with 166 walks. Bieber (57-27 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.04 while he has gone up against 3,044 batters during his time in the majors.

Chicago has a total of 44 home runs on the season to go along with 172 runs batted in. They have tallied 79 two-baggers, while getting a free base 111 times as well as scoring 175 runs. The Chicago White Sox hold a team OBP of .300 in addition to a team batting average of .237 over the course of the season. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .386 and they average 4.17 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have struck out on 354 occasions (15th in MLB) and have earned 343 hits.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.495 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.03 as a unit this year. They rank 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 383. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 246 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 5.51 (226 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.80 (402 strikeouts against 169 walks). They have conceded 66 homers and they yield 6.00 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Chicago has called on relievers to enter the contest in 15 save opportunities and they have converted 7 saves. They sit at 27th in MLB with a save percentage of 46.7%, and they have sent 148 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 59 times in high leverage situations and on 43 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 50.8% out of their 65 inherited base runners. Sitting with 39 save situations, the White Sox have earned 24 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 24 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in MLB). The White Sox have accrued 287 assists, 22 errors and have a total of 1,109 putouts so far this season. In 3,327 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.0% (27th in baseball).

Lynn (124-89 career record) holds a 3.62 ERA and has surrendered 8.3 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.90 and he has faced 7,402 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 704 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.268 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. During his career, Lynn has given up 1,608 base hits while he has accumulated 1,769 strikeouts in 1,749 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here