Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago White Sox (1-8) are on their way to Progressive Field on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Cleveland Guardians (7-2). The pitchers expected to start will be Mike Soroka and Shane Bieber.

Chicago is slugging .305 and have been called out on strikes 68 times, while being walked on 21 occasions. They have 12 runs batted in in addition to 43 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is .177. The White Sox have hit 8 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 7 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 13 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .248. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 1.6 runs per game, which is 30th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.43. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 10 home runs in addition to 37 runs in total (13th in baseball). Chicago has surrendered 69 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 31 earned runs. The White Sox have a team earned run average of 4.04 so far this year (14th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 62 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 30 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.63 as a team over the course of the season.

The White Sox bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 5 save situations. The relievers have inherited 22 runners so far this season and 36.4% of those players earned a run for their team. White Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 14 times in addition to having 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 29 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have earned 3 holds on the season (23rd in MLB). They have accumulated 1 save on the campaign and have blown 1 of their 2 chances to get a save.

The Chicago White Sox have a total of 207 putouts this year, as well as 71 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .993 which has them ranked 6th in MLB, and they have turned 3 double plays. The White Sox have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 621 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball.

Soroka has pitched in 257 innings and has tallied 202 punch outs during his career. His earned run average is 3.39 (97 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.216. He has conceded 243 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 70 free passes. Soroka (17-9 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.91 while he has faced 1,062 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Cleveland Guardians have tallied an OBP of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .265 so far this year. They have struck out on 65 instances (23rd in baseball) and have recorded 84 hits. Cleveland has recorded 6 HRs so far this season to go along with 46 runs batted in. The Guardians have a SLG% of .401 and they average 5.89 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have 19 doubles, while taking a walk 22 times and scoring 53 runs.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.139 with a FIP of 2.98 as a squad on the season. They sit at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 57. The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 21 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 2.28 (20 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 10.90 (96 strikeouts against 33 bases on balls). They have allowed 4 home runs and they allow 2.39 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

Sitting with 16 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 12 holds and also 0 blown saves. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 4 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves. Their relievers have come in 13 times in high leverage situations in addition to 8 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 22.2% out of their 18 inherited base runners. They are ranked 1st in the league holding a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 35 relievers onto the field on the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 7 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (16th in baseball). The Guardians have 74 assists, 5 errors and have accounted for 237 putouts over the course of the season. In 711 innings played, the Guardians hold a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (16th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Bieber has allowed 752 base hits while accumulating 958 punch outs in 843 innings pitched. Bieber (62-32 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.22 ERA while conceding 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 302 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.115 and having a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.10 and he has gone up against 3,415 hitters so far in his career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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