Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Chicago White Sox (9-28) will try to beat the Cleveland Guardians (24-13) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Carlos Carrasco and Garrett Crochet.

Cleveland is slugging .390 and have struck out 281 times, while being walked on 111 occasions. They have 167 RBI's and 298 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .240. The Guardians have tallied 61 doubles as a unit and have hit 38 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 182 runs while holding a team OBP of .313. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.86 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 33 home runs in addition to 137 total runs (8th in MLB). Cleveland has conceded 285 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 128 earned runs. The Guardians hold a team earned run average of 3.52 for the season (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 338 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 118 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.63 as a squad this season.

The Guardians have dispatched 146 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 48 base runners on the season and 25.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 13 saves over the course of the season and have blown 6 out of their 19 chances to save the game. The Guardians bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 68.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 48 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 28 holds for the year (3rd in MLB). Guardians pitchers have come into the game with runners on 43 times in addition to having 61 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have transformed 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,943 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 23rd in the majors. The Cleveland Guardians have a tally of 981 putouts for the season, as well as 315 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which puts them in 15th in the majors, and have earned 31 double plays.

Carrasco has thrown 1,571 innings and has accumulated 1,599 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Carrasco (109-95 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.67 and he has gone up against 6,563 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.08 (712 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.255. He has given up 1,537 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 435 free passes.

The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .326 and they are recording 2.89 runs per outing (30th in baseball). They have hit 59 doubles, while walking 91 times and notching 107 runs. Chicago has 26 home runs this year to go along with 98 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 316 occasions (15th in MLB) and have tallied 255 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated an on-base percentage of .271 in addition to a team batting average of .211 so far this season.

The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.442 in addition to having a FIP of 4.86 as a team this year. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 305. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 195 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.99 (173 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (283 strikeouts against 145 bases on balls). They have relinquished 48 homers and they yield 5.63 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Chicago has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 15 save opportunities and they have come away with 6 saves. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have sent 134 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations in addition to 52 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 36.6% out of their 82 inherited runners. Sitting with 32 save situations, the White Sox have compiled 17 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

In 2,808 innings on the field, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (20th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 21 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in professional baseball). The White Sox have accrued 299 assists, 23 errors and have accumulated 936 putouts for the season.

Crochet (5-11 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.64 ERA while surrendering 7.0 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.82 and he has faced 480 batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 46 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.214 and a FIP of 3.4. In his MLB career, Crochet has given up 89 hits and he has 138 K's in 113 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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