Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox MLB Betting Preview | August 20

A pair of MLB’s top hitters go head-to-head when the Cleveland Guardians (64-55) and the Chicago White Sox (61-59) play at 6:10 PM ET on Saturday at Progressive Field. Andres Gimenez has a .312 batting average (sixth in MLB) for the favored Guardians (-176), and Jose Abreu ranks seventh in MLB play batting .308 this season for the underdog White Sox (+149). Shane Bieber starts for Cleveland while Chicago will counter with Johnny Cueto.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Guardians vs. White Sox

• Game Day: Saturday, August 20, 2022
• Game Time: 6:10 PM ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

Guardians Stats & Trends

Guardians Batting

• The Guardians have hit the second-fewest home runs in baseball this season (94).
• The Guardians are eighth in the majors with a .253 batting average.
• The Guardians’ .316 on-base percentage is 14th in baseball.
• The Guardians strike out 6.9 times per game, the least Ks in baseball.
• The Guardians average 0.6 homers per game when playing at home this season (36 total in home contests).
• The Guardians are averaging 2.5 extra-base hits per game while slugging .369 in home contests.
• The club averages 8.2 hits per game and is batting .250 at home this season.

Guardians Key Batters

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in total hits (125) this season while batting .283 with 64 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualifying hitters in baseball, Ramirez is 30th in batting average, 31st in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging.
• Ramirez will look for his fourth straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with a double, a home run, a walk and six RBI.
• Amed Rosario leads Cleveland in slugging percentage (.413) thanks to 36 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified hitters, Rosario’s batting average ranks him 27th, his on-base percentage 86th, and his slugging percentage 83rd.
• Rosario brings a three-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a triple and two RBI.
• Steven Kwan is batting .301 with a .397 slugging percentage and 32 RBI this year.
• Kwan heads into this matchup with six games in a row with at least one hit. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .333 with a double, two triples, a home run, five walks and four RBI.
• Gimenez leads Cleveland with an OBP of .378 this season while batting .312 with 22 walks and 48 runs scored.
• Gimenez has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and seven RBI.

White Sox Stats & Trends

White Sox Batting

• The White Sox have hit just 102 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
• The White Sox have a team batting average of .260 this season, which ranks third among MLB teams.
• The White Sox have an on-base percentage of .314 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
• The White Sox are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking seventh with an average of 7.8 strikeouts per game.
• In 59 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 49 homers, an average of 0.8 per contest.
• They are slugging .393 in 59 road games this season.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .266 with 9.5 base hits per contest.

White Sox Key Batters

• Abreu has accumulated an on-base percentage of .382, a slugging percentage of .463, and has 139 hits, all club-highs for the White Sox.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, Abreu ranks seventh in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage and 38th in slugging percentage.
• Andrew Vaughn is batting .293 with 22 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 22 walks.
• Vaughn is 23rd in batting average, 55th in on-base percentage and 41st in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
• Luis Robert has 15 doubles, 12 home runs and 15 walks while batting .301.
• Elvis Andrus is batting .235 with 24 doubles, eight home runs and 30 walks.

Guardians vs. White Sox Probable Pitchers