Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 9/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Cleveland Guardians (81-62) are on their way to Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday where they will compete against the Chicago White Sox (33-111). The starting pitchers will be Alex Cobb and Jonathan Cannon.

Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .395 and have been called out on strikes 1,043 times, while drawing a walk on 415 occasions. They have earned 604 RBI's and 1,124 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .238. The Guardians have recorded 217 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 164 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 641 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .309. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team ERA of 3.82 over the course of the season (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,232 hitters. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 170 home runs and also 571 runs in total (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 440 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.15 as a unit this season. Cleveland has conceded 1,099 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 537 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.80 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22.

Guardians pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 150 times as well as having 185 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 110 holds on the season (1st in the league). The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 75.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 174 save situations. They have compiled 47 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 of 62 save chances. The relievers have inherited 211 base runners so far this year with 28.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 523 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 3,798 putouts on the year, as well as 1,241 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 9th in baseball, and they have turned 115 double plays. The Guardians have turned 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,394 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in MLB.

Cobb (79-76 career record) has a FIP of 3.78 while going up against 5,577 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,307 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 383 walks. His ERA is 3.84 (566 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.274. Cobb has taken the ball for 1,327 innings and is sitting with 1,108 punch outs thus far in his career.

Chicago has accumulated 114 long balls for the season to go along with 425 RBIs. They have hit 209 doubles, while walking 351 times and scoring 444 runs. The Chicago White Sox have compiled a team on-base percentage of .279 as well as a batting average of .222 on the year. The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .340 and they score 3.08 runs per game (30th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,239 occasions (12th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,057 base hits.

The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 746 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.85 (678 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 185 home runs and they surrender 5.34 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.451 in addition to having a FIP of 4.66 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,197 strikeouts vs 567 free passes). They are sitting at 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,257.

Chicago has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 49 save opportunities and they have earned 18 saves. They sit at 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 36.7%, and they have sent 471 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 142 times in high leverage situations in addition to 155 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of 243 inherited runners. With 108 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 57 holds and also 31 blown saves.

In 11,319 innings on the field, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (25th in the majors). The Chicago White Sox have turned 98 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in baseball). The White Sox have 1,142 assists, 85 errors and have earned 3,773 putouts on the season.

Cannon (3-9 career mark) holds a 4.54 ERA and has surrendered 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and he has gone up against 433 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has conceded 51 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.395 and a FIP of 4.5. During his MLB career, Cannon has surrendered 108 hits while tallying 70 punch outs in 101 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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