Andrew Vaughn leads the Chicago White Sox (24-63) into Wednesday’s matchup with the Cleveland Guardians (53-30) on a two-game homer streak. His White Sox are underdogs for the contest, however, with sportsbooks naming the Guardians as -218 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 6:40 PM ET from Progressive Field, live on BSGL.
Cleveland’s Gavin Williams gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Erick Fedde.
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The Guardians have won 37 of the 53 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (69.8%).
Cleveland has gone 3-1 (winning 75% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -218 or shorter.
The White Sox have been underdogs in 81 games this season and won 19 (23.5%) of those contests.
This season, Chicago has won five of its 27 games, or 18.5%, when it’s the underdog by at least +183 on the moneyline.
The Guardians have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 40 times this season for a 40-37-6 record against the over/under.
The White Sox’s games have gone over the total in 39 of their 87 chances.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians are the sixth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging five runs per game (414 total).
Cleveland is 10th-best in MLB action with 97 total home runs.
The Guardians have the 13th-ranked batting average in the majors (.244).
Cleveland strikes out 7.4 times per game to rank fourth in baseball.
The nine strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Guardians pitching staff ranks third in MLB.
Cleveland has a 3.63 team ERA that ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
White Sox Stats & Insights
The White Sox have scored the fewest runs in the league this season with just 273 (3.1 per game).
Chicago has hit just 77 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the majors.
The White Sox have a team batting average of just .220 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 21st in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
The White Sox average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the big leagues.
Chicago pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.57 ERA this year, which ranks 26th in MLB.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Williams takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Guardians.
Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 23, runs batted in with 76 and his batting average of .276 is also best on his team.
Josh Naylor has collected 71 hits this season and has an OBP of .320. He’s slugging .498 on the year.
Steven Kwan has 84 hits this season and a slash line of .362/.420/.526.
Andres Gimenez has collected 75 hits this season and has an OBP of .304. He’s slugging .341 on the year.
White Sox Key Players to Watch
The White Sox’s Fedde (5-3) will make his 18th start of the season.
Vaughn leads the White Sox in runs batted in (40) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .244.
Gavin Sheets has 17 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 33 walks while batting .235.
Paul DeJong has hit a team-best 15 home runs.
Tommy Pham is hitting .263 with nine doubles, four home runs and 22 walks.
Guardians and White Sox Injuries
Guardians: Will Brennan: 10 Day IL (Rib), Nick Sandlin: 15 Day IL (Back), Matthew Boyd: 15 Day IL (Elbow), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
White Sox: Dominic Fletcher: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Mike Clevinger: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Max Stassi: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jimmy Lambert: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Matt Foster: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dominic Leone: 60 Day IL (Right elbow), Yoán Moncada: 60 Day IL (Abductor)
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