Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, May 12, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-165) Chicago (+140)

Guaranteed Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (11-28) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (24-15) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at -165 and the White Sox are coming in at +140. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Logan Allen and Mike Soroka.

Cleveland is slugging .394 and have been called out on strikes 300 times, while drawing a walk on 112 occasions. They have compiled 172 RBI's and 315 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is .240. The Guardians have tallied 62 doubles as a squad and have knocked 42 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 187 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .311. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 9th in MLB.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.54 on the campaign (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 358 batters. Guardians pitchers have allowed 36 home runs in addition to 150 total runs (10th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 122 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.64 as a team this year. Cleveland has relinquished 308 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 139 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22.

The Guardians relievers have accumulated a save rate of 68.4% and stepped onto the hill in 48 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 49 base runners over the course of the season with 24.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Guardians pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 44 times in addition to having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 149 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 28 holds on the year (4th in the league). They have earned 13 saves on the campaign and have blown 6 of their 19 save opportunities.

The Guardians have turned 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,177 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 19th in professional baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 1,059 putouts for the season, as well as 340 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which puts them in 15th in professional baseball, and they have turned 33 double plays.

Allen has taken the ball for 109 innings and has 75 K's in his MLB career. Allen (5-11 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.42 and he has faced 493 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 5.66 (69 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.587. He has given up 129 base hits (10.6 hits per nine innings) with 45 free passes.

Chicago has compiled 29 home runs this year to go along with 105 RBIs. They have 63 doubles, while getting a free base 95 times as well as notching 116 runs. The Chicago White Sox hold a team on-base percentage of .273 as well as a batting average of .213 so far this year. The White Sox hold a slugging % of .333 and they tally 2.97 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have struck out on 327 instances (15th in the league) and have earned a total of 271 base hits.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.401 and have a FIP of 4.75 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (313 strikeouts vs 149 bases on balls). They are sitting at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 326. They have surrendered 52 home runs and they yield 5.34 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 201 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.75 (179 earned runs conceded).

Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 17 save chances and they have come away with 8 saves. They sit at 28th in the league with a save percentage of 47.1%, and they have sent 140 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 53 times in high leverage situations and also on 54 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.9% of 86 inherited runners. Sitting with 38 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 21 holds and also 9 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 26 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in MLB). The White Sox have 318 assists, 23 errors and have earned 1,017 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 3,051 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in baseball).

Soroka (17-12 career mark) holds a 3.73 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 and he has gone up against 1,188 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up 118 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.258 and a FIP of 4.2. In his MLB career, Soroka has conceded 268 hits while he has tallied 220 strikeouts in 284 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+140)

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