Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+110) Chicago (-130)

The Chicago White Sox (14-14) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (15-14) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Guardians at +110 while the White Sox are at -130. The betting total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Aaron Civale and Vince Velasquez.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 5.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 2nd in MLB. They have accounted for 144 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .322. The Guardians have accumulated 53 doubles as a squad and have hit 26 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 141 RBI's in addition to 255 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .257. Cleveland is slugging .404 and have been called out on strikes 219 times, while taking a walk on 92 occasions.

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Guardians pitchers have surrendered 26 long balls and also 131 runs in total (26th in baseball). They have walked 94 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.79 as a squad this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.19. The Guardians have a team ERA of 4.04 over the course of the season (24th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 239 batters.

The Guardians have sent 99 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 37 runners on the season and 21.6% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 7 saves so far this season and have blown 3 out of their 10 save chances. The Guardians bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 70.0% and has entered the game in 20 save situations. The relief pitchers have 9 holds on the year (29th in the league). Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 28 times as well as having 36 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 770 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 250 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which ranks 19th in professional baseball, and have earned 17 double plays. The Guardians have turned 71.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,310 innings, which ranks them 9th in pro baseball.

Civale has taken the mound for 276 innings and has earned 236 punch outs thus far in his career. Civale (20-17 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.33 and he has gone up against 1,136 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.17 (128 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.199. He has conceded 262 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 69 free passes.

The Chicago White Sox have recorded a team on-base percentage of .281 as well as a team batting average of .222 so far this season. They have been rung up on 202 occasions (29th in the league) and have a total of 205 hits. Chicago has hit 25 long balls for the season as well as 92 runs batted in. The White Sox have a slugging percentage of .350 and they have an average of 3.50 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have 41 two-baggers, while walking 65 times as well as scoring 98 runs.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.291 in addition to having a FIP of 3.42 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.42 (273 strikeouts vs 113 walks). They sit at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 211. They have allowed 20 HR's and they relinquish 4.09 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 114 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.33 (93 earned runs given up).

With 51 save situations, the White Sox have 33 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 18 save opportunities and they have earned 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 40 times in high leverage situations in addition to 36 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.5% of 51 inherited base runners. They are ranked 21st in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 114 relievers to the hill this season.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 22 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .974 (29th in pro baseball). The White Sox have accrued 225 assists, 26 errors and have earned a total of 753 putouts during this campaign. In 2,259 innings on the field, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (26th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Velasquez has surrendered 660 base knocks and he has 737 punch outs in 673 innings pitched. He has allowed 368 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.391 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.66 and he has faced 2,913 hitters so far in his career. Velasquez (33-46 career record) has earned a 4.92 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (+110)

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