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The Cleveland Guardians (52-30), with Carlos Carrasco on the mound, host the Chicago White Sox (24-62) who will hand the ball to Chris Flexen, at 6:40 PM ET on Tuesday in a series opener.
The article below will give you everything you need to know to watch Cleveland play Chicago.
When is Guardians vs. White Sox and when does it start?
Where to watch Guardians vs. White Sox
The Guardians and White Sox will take to the field at Progressive Field for this matchup on July 2, and if you’d like to catch the event live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
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Guardians Stats, Odds & Insights
The Guardians have won 69.2% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (36-16).
Cleveland is 10th in baseball with 95 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Guardians rank 10th in MLB with a .410 slugging percentage.
Cleveland’s 3.60 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
Guardians pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in the majors (1.207).
White Sox Stats, Odds & Insights
This season, the White Sox have been the underdog 80 times and won 19, or 23.8%, of those games.
Chicago has hit just 75 homers this season, which ranks 28th in the majors.
The White Sox rank last in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .346 this season.
Chicago has the 27th-ranked ERA (4.57) in the majors this season.
White Sox pitchers have a 1.374 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
Guardians Starter Recent Performance: Carlos Carrasco
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Orioles | June 26 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| vs. Blue Jays | June 21 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| at Blue Jays | June 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| at Marlins | June 9 | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| vs. Nationals | June 2 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
White Sox Starter Recent Performance: Chris Flexen
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Dodgers | June 25 | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| vs. Astros | June 20 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| at Diamondbacks | June 14 | 3.1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| vs. Red Sox | June 9 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| at Cubs | June 4 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Guardians Key Players to Watch
The Guardians are sending Carrasco (3-6) to make his 15th start of the season. He is 3-6 with a 5.27 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 70 2/3 innings pitched.
His most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the right-hander threw five innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing six hits.
The 37-year-old has a 5.27 ERA and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .277 to his opponents.
Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in batting average (.280), home runs (23) and runs batted in (76) this season.
Josh Naylor has collected 70 hits this season and has an OBP of .321. He’s slugging .498 on the year.
Steven Kwan has collected 84 base hits, an OBP of .426 and a slugging percentage of .535 this season.
White Sox Key Players to Watch
The White Sox will hand the ball to Flexen (2-7) for his 16th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up four earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 30-year-old has pitched in 17 games this season with an ERA of 5.13, a 1.88 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.405.
Andrew Vaughn has racked up a team-high batting average of .244 and leads the White Sox in runs batted in (39).
Gavin Sheets has 17 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 33 walks while batting .239.
Paul DeJong paces the White Sox with 15 home runs.
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