Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-125) Chicago (+105)

The Cleveland Guardians (19-21) are on their way to Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (14-28). The moneyline on this matchup has Cleveland at -125 and Chicago is at +105. The total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Peyton Battenfield and Mike Clevinger.

The Guardians have tallied 66 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 23 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland is slugging .342 and have been called out on strikes 298 times, while taking a walk on 137 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB. They have amassed 129 RBI's and 303 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .228. They are sitting with 142 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .303.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.71 on the year (6th in baseball), and they have rung up 299 batters. Guardians pitchers have allowed 37 home runs in addition to 165 total runs (6th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 112 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.00 as a team this year. Cleveland has allowed 341 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 149 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.67 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Guardians pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 35 times and also have had 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 20 holds this season (18th in baseball). The Guardians relievers have a save rate of 65.4% and has entered the game in 46 save situations. They have compiled 17 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 9 of 26 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 42 base runners this year and 21.4% of them crossed home plate. The Guardians have dispatched 126 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 1,083 putouts on the year, in addition to 389 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which ranks 17th in professional baseball, and have 29 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.0% of balls in play into outs in their 3,249 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 13th in pro baseball.

Battenfield has taken the ball for 30 innings and is sitting with 25 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.45 (15 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.187. He has given up 25 base knocks (7.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 11 walks. Battenfield (0-4 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.46 and he has gone up against 124 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Chicago White Sox have an OBP of .300 and a batting average of .237 on the season. They have struck out on 354 occasions (17th in the league) and have earned 343 hits. Chicago has hit 44 home runs for the season as well as 172 runs batted in. The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .386 and they earn 4.17 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have tallied 79 two-baggers, while walking 111 times and notching 175 runs.

The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.495 and have a FIP of 5.04 as a staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.80 (402 strikeouts vs 169 free passes). They sit at 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 383. They have conceded 66 dingers and they surrender 6.00 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 246 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 5.51 (226 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 39 save situations, the White Sox have tallied 24 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Chicago has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 15 save opportunities and they have recorded 7 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 59 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 50.8% of 65 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 27th in baseball with a save percentage of 46.7%, and they have dispatched 148 relievers to the hill this season.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 24 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (20th in pro baseball). The White Sox have accrued 287 assists, 22 errors and have notched a total of 1,109 putouts so far this season. In their 3,327 innings on the field, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (27th in the majors).

Clevinger (53-33 mark in his career) has a 3.47 ERA and has allowed 7.5 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.80 and he has gone up against 2,874 hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded a total of 269 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.202 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. During his MLB career, Clevinger has given up 579 hits while he has tallied 729 strikeouts in 698 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-125)

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