Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, July 28, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago White Sox (41-62) will play the Cleveland Guardians (51-51) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Peyton Battenfield and Touki Toussaint.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 24th in the league. They have notched a total of 428 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .316. The Guardians have accounted for 187 doubles as a squad and have hit 79 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 402 runs batted in in addition to 883 hits this season, while their batting average comes in at .253. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .386 and have been called out on strikes 705 times, while drawing a walk on 300 occasions.

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The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 3.84 so far this year (7th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 815 batters. Guardians pitchers have given up 102 home runs and 422 total runs (5th in baseball). They have walked 316 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.09 as a unit for the year. Cleveland has given up 839 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 391 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.58 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26.

The Guardians relievers have recorded a save rate of 58.8% and has come into the game in 112 save situations. The relievers have inherited 118 base runners on the season and 23.7% of them earned a run for their team. Guardians bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 90 times in addition to having 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 335 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have racked up 57 holds for the season (15th in the league). They have recorded 30 saves for the year and have blown 21 out of their 51 save chances.

The Guardians have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,238 innings on the field, which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have a tally of 2,746 putouts this year, in addition to 925 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 10th in MLB, and they have twisted 70 double plays.

Battenfield (0-5 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 5.39 and he has gone up against 146 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 34 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 12 walks. His earned run average is 5.19 (20 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.327. Battenfield has taken the ball for 34 innings and has accumulated 27 K's during his pro baseball career.

The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .389 and they score 4.20 runs per contest (23rd in baseball). They have put up 174 doubles, while getting a free base 250 times and recording 433 runs. Chicago has tallied 113 HRs for the season to go along with 420 RBIs. They have struck out on 912 occasions (12th in the league) and have recorded 841 base knocks. The Chicago White Sox have an OBP of .295 in addition to a team batting average of .238 on the campaign.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.378 and have a FIP of 4.70 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.70 (987 strikeouts vs 407 walks). They sit at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 854. They have allowed 145 long balls and they concede 5.08 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 516 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.65 (473 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 93 save situations, the White Sox have tallied 51 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 41 save chances and they have come away with 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 143 times in high leverage situations and also on 106 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of 150 inherited runners. They are ranked 30th in the league with a save rate of 43.9%, and they have dispatched 341 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

In 8,235 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (17th in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 67 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in MLB). The White Sox have recorded 763 assists, 51 errors and have accounted for 2,745 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Toussaint has conceded 166 base hits while he has earned 206 strikeouts in 201 innings pitched. He has allowed 115 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.450 and having a FIP of 5.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.63 and he has faced 897 batters so far in his career. Toussaint (10-10 mark in his career) is the owner of a 5.14 ERA while giving up 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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