Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians Prediction 7-30-23 MLB Picks
The Cleveland Guardians and the Chicago White Sox square off in the finale of their four-game AL Central division series in MLB action from Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday. Can the White Sox win the series or will the Guardians earn a split? Let’s dive in and find out.
Guardians Get Rung Up On Saturday
The Cleveland Guardians showed up on Saturday, but the White Sox jumped on the Guardians early and often, sending Cleveland to a 7-2 loss in game three. The loss dropped the Guardians to 52-53 on the year, 7 games back in the AL Wild Card race while sitting 1.5 games back in the AL Central division race. Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 116 hits along with a .358 OBP, 16 home runs and 60 RBIs. Josh Naylor has 15 home runs and a team-high 79 RBIs with a .309 batting average to lead Cleveland in that department as well. Aaron Civale will start this game for Cleveland and is 4-2 with a 2.54 ERA and 54 strikeouts this season.
White Sox Going For Rare Series Win
The White Sox have unloaded a fair bit of talent ahead of the trade deadline on Tuesday, but that hasn’t stopped the Pale Hose from showing up in this series and taking care of business after their win over the Guardians on Saturday. The win pushed the White Sox to 43-63 on the year and 11 games back in the AL Central and 16.5 games back in the AL Wild Card race. Luis Robert Jr. has a team-high 29 home runs, 60 RBIs and 107 hits this season. Jake Burger’s also taken a big step forward in 2023 with 25 home runs this season and Andrew Benintendi has a team-best .284 batting average along with 105 hits of his own this season. Michael Kopech will start for the White Sox here and is 4-9 with a 4.44 ERA and 107 strikeouts this season.
Chris’ Pick
I’m sticking with the under here. I just don’t think that we’re going to see a ton of runs being plated in this game and while Civale vs. Kopech wasn’t the most desirable pitching matchup early on this season, both have started to pick it up as of late and I think this could be a bit of an under-the-radar pitcher’s duel between two teams with inconsistent offenses as well. Give me the under.
