Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Guaranteed Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (8-28) will play the Cleveland Guardians (23-13) on Thursday. The starting pitchers are Ben Lively and Erick Fedde.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in MLB. They have notched a total of 177 runs while holding a team OBP of .316. The Guardians have hit 61 doubles as a team and have hit 37 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 162 runs batted in and 293 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .242. Cleveland is slugging .394 and have struck out 274 times, while being walked on 109 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.86 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23. Guardians pitchers have yielded 33 long balls and 137 total runs (8th in baseball). Cleveland has surrendered 285 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 128 earned runs. The Guardians have an earned run average of 3.52 over the course of the season (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 338 batters. They have walked 118 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.63 as a squad this year.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 42 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 28 holds on the campaign (2nd in MLB). The Guardians bullpen have compiled a save rate of 68.4% and stepped onto the hill in 48 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 6 of 19 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 48 base runners over the course of the season with 25.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Guardians have sent 142 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 981 putouts this season, as well as 315 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which is 15th in MLB, and have accumulated 31 double plays. The Guardians have converted 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,943 innings on the field, which has them sitting 23rd in baseball.

Lively (9-18 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.96 while he has gone up against 990 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 246 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) with 70 walks. His ERA is 4.77 (122 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.372. Lively has taken the mound for 230 innings and is sitting with 183 strikeouts in his MLB career.

Chicago has compiled 25 HRs so far this season to go along with 94 RBIs. They have 55 doubles, while walking 88 times as well as racking up 103 runs. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for an on-base percentage of .268 and a team batting average of .208 for the year. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .320 and they are scoring 2.86 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have been rung up on 306 occasions (16th in MLB) and have recorded 243 base hits.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.442 and have a FIP of 4.86 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.20 (283 strikeouts against 145 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 19th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 305. They have given up 48 dingers and they give up 5.63 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 195 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.99 (173 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 29 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 15 holds and 9 blown saves. Chicago has had relievers step onto the mound in 14 save chances and they have walked away with 5 saves. Their relievers have come in 50 times in high leverage situations in addition to 51 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.5% of 80 inherited base runners. They rank 29th in baseball with a save rate of 35.7%, and they have sent 131 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season.

In their 2,808 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (20th in MLB). The Chicago White Sox have turned 21 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in MLB). The White Sox have 299 assists, 23 errors and have a total of 936 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Fedde has allowed 533 hits while he has accumulated 393 strikeouts in 493 innings. Fedde (23-33 career record) has a 5.25 earned run average and has conceded 9.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 288 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.496 and having a FIP of 5.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and he has gone up against 2,176 batters during his pro baseball career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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