Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox 5/18/2023 Picks

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The MLB American League Central Division three-game series will resume with the final match between the Cleveland Guardians and the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday afternoon.

Cleveland dropped to 19-23 overall, 10-11 when playing on the road, and placed third in the AL Central with four games behind Minnesota in the first place while posting a -33 run difference for the season.

The Guardians split the recent four contests played while losing the first two installments of a series to the White Sox.

On Wednesday night, Cleveland went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position in a 2-7 loss away from home facing the Chi White Sox.

The Cleveland Guardians will assign left-hander Logan Allen to start the closing game of a series versus the White Sox on Thursday afternoon.

The Southpaw starter is 1-1 on the season with a 3.43 ERA, a 1.48 WHlP, and 24 strikeouts while giving away 24 hits, seven free walks, and two home runs in 21.0 innings of work.

Lefty Allen (4.1 lP) conceded three runs on eight hits in a 4-5 loss at home against the Los Angeles Angels on May 12, 2023.

The totals went UNDER in 14 of Cleveland’s last 20 outings, while the Guardians are 2-4 SU in their previous six matches.

Cleveland is 1-6 in its last seven road games, while the totals went OVER in 6 of the Guardians’ last nine contests when playing on the road against the Chi White Sox.

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Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Predictions 5/18/2023

The Chicago White Sox will continue a homestand looking for their third straight victory with a win over the Cleveland Guardians in the series finale on Thursday.

The Chi White Sox improved to 16-28 overall, 9-12 when playing at home, and placed fourth in the AL Central with eight games behind Minnesota in the first place while posting a run difference of -61 for the year.

The White Sox won three of the last four contests played, including the first two installments of a series versus the Guardians.

On Wednesday, Designated Hitter Jake Burger made a two-run blast to enhance Chicago’s offense, while Andrew Vaughn and Gavin Sheets pitched in solo shots apiece for the White Sox.

The Chicago White Sox’s management will give a nod to righty Dylan Cease to start the final series match against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon.

The right-handed thrower is 2-2 on the year with an ERA of 4.86, a WHlP of 1.45, and struck out 54 hitters while relinquishing 45 hits, 22 free bases, and five home runs in pitching for 46.1 frames in his starts.

As the second finisher in American League Cy Young last season, Cease has retired 54 batters in finishing 46+innings pitched.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of the Chicago White Sox’s last six contests and also went OVER in 4 of the White Sox’s last six games played versus Cleveland.

The Chi White Sox are 6-3 SU in their previous nine home matches, while the totals went OVER in 6 of the White Sox’s last nine outings when playing at home against the Guardians.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox. The MLB Pick for this contest is Chicago -140.

The White Sox will be missing 2B Elvis Andrus (oblique) after he was put on a 10-day injured list and will probably get back early next month.

After finishing 42 games played, Cleveland ranked 30th in OPS and 29th in runs scored, while Chicago ranked 20th in OPS and 17th in runs scored for the season. The prediction is that the Chicago White Sox will win 4-2.

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