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2022 MLB Handicapping
(61-59) Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians (64-55)
Date: Sunday, 8/21/2022
Time: 12:05 PM ET
Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH.
Projected Pitchers: Cease (CWS), Civale (CLE)
MLB Moneyline Odds: White Sox -130 / Guardians +110
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: White Sox +135 / Guardians -155
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 7.5
Chicago White Sox
After dropping Friday’s series opener, 5–2, Chicago stands 3.5 games back of the Guardians in the American League Central with the Twins in between.
The Sox are 3.0 games back of the final playoff spot in the Wild Card but with more teams to pass. Their best chance to sneak into the postseason will be by winning the division.
Such doesn’t appear likely. Tony La Russa intentionally walked another batter on a 1-2 count the other night. He’s losing the fans and perhaps some of his players in the clubhouse.
This is the second-to-last series between these two teams. If Chicago can beat Shane Bieber on Saturday evening and win this one with Dylan Cease on the bump, it will make things interesting.
But if it goes the other way, Chicago may not even give its fans much to hope for down the stretch.
If nothing else, the fans will continue to watch Cease, who is chasing the first Cy Young Award of his career.
He’s was good for the two seasons before this one but one was an abbreviated 2020 and last season his 112 ERA+ didn’t pop.
This season, he’s put it all together, especially after an uneven start. He’s got a 191 ERA+ despite losing to the Astros his last time out.
He gave up three runs in five innings, which was his worst start, by far, in three months.
Cease had a 4.24 ERA on May 24 after giving up seven runs in three innings. He had it under 2.00 prior to that outing against Houston.
He’s beat Cleveland twice last month, giving up no runs in 11 innings.
Cleveland Guardians
As soon as Cleveland got into Chicago’s bullpen on Friday night, it struck for four runs to take a 5–2 lead, which went on to be the final score.
Steven Kwan tripled and scored; Ahmed Rosario drove in the go-ahead run; and Andres Gimenez provided a huge two-run hit to provide the insurance.
Emmanuel Clase drove his ERA down to 1.22 with a scoreless ninth to notch his 28th save of the season, which leads the league.
Aaron Civale will oppose Cease in this game. He was not right early on this season and had an ERA up over nine in mid-May.
He’s starting to get it right of late, though. He’s been on the IL twice but through it all he’s given up more than three runs just once in his last eight outings.
In two starts this month, since returning from the IL, both against the Tigers, Civale has given up three runs in 10 innings. He has struck out 14 and walked just one.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- White Sox are 6-0 in their last 6 during game 2 of a series.
- White Sox are 7-1 in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings.
- White Sox are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Cleveland.
- Under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Cleveland.
Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Prediction:
It would be a stretch to say Cease is starting to go in the other direction after one unspectacular start against the best team in the AL.
But perhaps last time out broke up a little of his mojo.
Meanwhile, Civale won’t get much public love due to his poor overall numbers this season but he’s pitching better of late.
This is a guy who has looked very good for brief stretches of his career.
He’s certainly capable of going toe-to-toe with the White Sox’ ace. So I’ll take the Guardians at plus-money.
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