Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians 8/19/2022 Picks

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The Chicago White Sox will go against the Cleveland Guardians in MLB action in Progressive Field, OH, on Friday, August 19, 2022, at 7:10 PM ET.

Chicago led the series against Houston after the first two matches but lost on Wednesday night. In the chase for first place in the AL Central heading into Thursday, the White Sox were third, two matches behind the Guardians.

The team trailed the Blue Jays and Rays, who were tied for the final two wild card berths in the AL, by two games in the standings.

Jose Abreu (run) had two hits for Chicago on Wednesday, but he was the only player to accumulate more than one hit.

In this game, Lance Lynn, pitching for the White Sox, is making his 13th start of the year. He pitched 65.2 innings this season and has a record of 3-5, a 5.62 ERA, a 1.249 WHIP, 11 walks, and 69 strikeouts.

In his previous start, which took place Sunday at home against the Tigers, Lynn was successful. He pitched five innings in a 5-3 White Sox victory, surrendering 2 runs on 5 hits, no walks, and 7 strikeouts.

Lynn is 2-1 with a 3.50 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, one walk, and 20 strikeouts in 18 innings over his last three appearances.

The Chicago White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 matches.
The Chi White Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 matches against Cleveland.
The White Sox are 3-6 SU in their previous 9 matches on the road.

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Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Predictions 8/19/2022

Cleveland recovered, winning against Detroit in a dramatic comeback to even the four-game series. On Thursday, the Guardians held a slim one-game lead over Minnesota in the race for first place in the AL Central.

On Wednesday, Cleveland rallied for the victory with six runs in the eighth inning. Each player who contributed to the win had two hits, including Andres Gimenez (run), Steven Kwan (run, RBI), and Oscar Gonzalez.

In this game, Triston McKenzie, who is pitching for the Guardians, makes his 23rd appearance and 22nd start of the year. He enters the game with a record of 8-9, a 3.14 ERA, a 0.965 WHIP, 35 walks, and 124 strikeouts in 134.2 innings pitched.

In his most recent start, which took place on the road against the Blue Jays on Saturday, McKenzie suffered a difficult defeat.

In six innings of work, he gave up two runs on five hits, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts as the Guardians lost 2-1.

The total went UNDER in 8 of the Guardians’ last 12 matches.
The Cleveland Guardians are 9-3 SU in their last 12 matches.
The total went UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 6 matches at home.

Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians. The MLB pick for this game is the Cleveland Guardians. On the strength of their rotation’s resurgence, Cleveland moved up to the top spot in the AL Central.

With Shane Bieber, McKenzie, Quantrill, and the snake-bit Zach Plesac, the Guardians have a strong team that might challenge for the championship.

The White Sox had high expectations for Lynn but he labored terribly this year and fell short of those expectations. He has a terrible road record, going 0-3 in five starts over 25.1 innings with a 7.46 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP.

In 51.1 innings thrown at home this year, McKenzie has a record of 4-2 with a 2.81 ERA and 0.88 WHIP. While the White Sox saw Lucas Giolito get pummeled early on Thursday, giving their bullpen a rest, the Guardians had the day off, providing their bullpen a break.

Watch for the Guardians to seize this opportunity to win. The Cleveland Guardians will win to a predicted score of 6-2.

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