Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (53-30) will play the Chicago White Sox (24-63) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers are Jonathan Cannon and Ben Lively.

Chicago has a slugging % of .347 and have struck out 742 times, while being walked on 223 occasions. They have tallied 260 RBI's in addition to 630 hits on the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .220. The White Sox have hit 126 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 77 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 273 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .281. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are compiling 3.1 runs per contest, which has them at 30th in the league.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.37. White Sox pitchers have given up 109 home runs and also 436 runs (29th in baseball). Chicago has surrendered 718 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 387 earned runs. The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.56 for the season (26th in the league), and the staff has rung up 748 hitters. They have walked 325 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.44 as a unit so far this season.

The White Sox have dispatched 286 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 162 base runners on the year with 35.2% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 15 saves on the season and have blown 21 out of their 36 chances to get a save. The White Sox relievers have a save percentage of 41.7% and has entered the game in 78 save situations. The relief pitchers have 41 holds over the course of the season (17th in MLB). White Sox pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 103 times as well as having 102 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 2,290 putouts on the year, in addition to 688 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them ranked 23rd in the majors, and have accumulated 53 double plays. The White Sox have turned 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,870 innings on the diamond, ranking them 18th in pro baseball.

Cannon (1-2 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.55 while facing 166 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 44 base knocks (10.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 7 walks. His earned run average is 4.62 (20 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.308. Cannon has taken the mound for 39 innings and has earned 32 punch outs in his career.

The Cleveland Guardians have tallied a team on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .245 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 616 occasions (27th in baseball) and have earned 675 hits. Cleveland has accounted for 97 HRs for the season to go along with 384 runs batted in. The Guardians hold a slugging % of .411 and they are earning 4.99 runs per game (5th in the league). They have hit 145 doubles, while getting a free base 247 times as well as putting up 414 runs.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.205 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.04 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (734 strikeouts vs 253 bases on balls). They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 635. They have relinquished 97 long balls and they relinquish 3.85 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 315 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.63 (297 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 115 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 73 holds and also 11 blown saves. Cleveland has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 41 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 111 times in high leverage situations and on 85 occasions with base runners. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.6% of 115 inherited base runners. They sit at 4th in baseball with a save rate of 73.2%, and they have sent 303 relievers onto the field on the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 78 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in baseball). The Guardians have recorded 720 assists, 40 errors and have accumulated 2,211 putouts over the course of the season. In their 6,633 innings on the field, the Guardians have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (9th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Lively has given up 292 base hits and he has 220 strikeouts in 280 innings pitched. He has allowed 141 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.346 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and he has faced 1,192 batters thus far in his career. Lively (15-21 career mark) holds a 4.53 ERA while giving up 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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