Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians Pick For 4/10/2024

Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Overview

• Date: April 10, 2024
• Venue: Progressive Field
• Starting Pitchers:
  • Erick Fedde - White Sox
  • Tanner Bibee - Guardians
• Run Line: White Sox 1.5 100, Guardians -1.5 -120
• Money Line: White Sox 200, Guardians -235
• Total (Over/Under):8.5 -110

Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Win Probabilities

Implied Win %:

• Chicago White Sox - 32%
• Cleveland Guardians - 68%

Projected Win %:

• Chicago White Sox - 31.6%
• Cleveland Guardians - 68.4%

Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Game Preview & Prediction

The Cleveland Guardians will take on the Chicago White Sox in an American League Central matchup scheduled for April 10, 2024, at Progressive Field. The Guardians, who have an impressive record of 8-3 this season, are having a great year, while the struggling White Sox hold a disappointing record of 2-9.

The Guardians, as the home team, will have the advantage of playing in front of their home crowd. They are projected to start right-handed pitcher Tanner Bibee, who has been performing well this season with a 1-0 win/loss record and a solid ERA of 3.86. According to our advanced-stat Power Rankings, Bibee is ranked as the #46 best starting pitcher in MLB, indicating his skill and contribution to the team's success.

Opposing Bibee on the mound will be Erick Fedde, also a right-handed pitcher, for the Chicago White Sox. Fedde has started two games this year, holding a win/loss record of 0-0 and an impressive ERA of 2.79. However, his peripheral indicators suggest that he may regress in future performances.

The Guardians' offense has been solid this season, ranking as the 12th best in MLB. They have shown good batting average, but their home run production lags behind. On the other hand, the White Sox offense has struggled, ranking as the 30th best in MLB. They have faced difficulties in both batting average and home run production.

In terms of pitching, the Guardians' bullpen ranks as the 14th best in MLB, while the White Sox bullpen ranks as the 30th best. This indicates that the Guardians have a slight advantage in terms of relievers.

The Guardians' best hitter this season has been Steven Kwan, who has been on fire over the past seven games. He has recorded 11 hits, 6 runs, and has an impressive batting average of 0.478, along with a 1.000 OPS. For the White Sox, Gavin Sheets has been their standout hitter over the past week, recording 5 hits, 1 home run, and a batting average of 0.313, with a 1.046 OPS.

Considering the projections, the Guardians are favored to win this game with a high implied team total of 5.10 runs, while the White Sox have a low implied team total of 3.40 runs. However, it's important to note that projections are not always accurate, and the outcome of the game may differ.

Quick Takes Chicago White Sox:

Out of every team today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

• Defense is an integral part of preventing hits and runs.

Andrew Benintendi has been cold in recent games, posting a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to study power) over the past 14 days.

• Barrel% measures how often a player hits the ball at the optimal exit velocity and launch angle and is a terrific measure of underlying power.

The worst projected lineup of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the Chicago White Sox.

• A pitcher who faces a weak opposing offense will be more likely to exceed his usual performance, particularly in terms of hits and runs, in that game.

Quick Takes Cleveland Guardians:

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) forecasts that Tanner Bibee will rack up an average of 17.3 outs in today's game.

• THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors like ballpark, weather, umpire, defense, and more.

Jose Ramirez has shown some good exit velocity metrics of late, averaging 100.9-mph on the top 5% of his batted balls in the past two weeks' worth of games.

• Average exit velocity can be misleading. By focusing on a hitter's best-hit balls, we can better isolate his underlying talent and what he will do in the future.

Final Score Prediction: Chicago White Sox 3.13 vs Cleveland Guardians 4.42

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