Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Betting Preview | September 15

Myles Straw sits at 98 hits this season, and will look for his 100th when his Cleveland Guardians (76-65) meet the Chicago White Sox (73-70) on Thursday at 1:10 PM ET. The Guardians are the underdog (+129) in this matchup with the White Sox (-153). Chicago’s Lance Lynn and Cleveland’s Hunter Gaddis pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for White Sox vs. Guardians

• Game Day: Thursday, September 15, 2022
• Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
• TV Channel: Peacock
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

White Sox Stats & Trends

White Sox Batting

• The White Sox average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 23rd in MLB play with 129 total home runs .
• The White Sox have an MLB-best .262 batting average.
• The White Sox are 11th in baseball with a .317 on-base percentage.
• The White Sox strike out 7.8 times per game to rank seventh in the league.
• The White Sox average 0.9 home runs per road game this season (61 total away from home).
• The White Sox are slugging .396 with 2.8 extra-base hits per game in road contests.
• The team is batting .268 with 679 hits (9.6 per game) on the road this season.

White Sox Key Batters

• Jose Abreu has 167 hits and an OBP of .385 to go with a slugging percentage of .455. All three of those stats lead Chicago hitters this season.
• Among all qualified hitters in the majors, Abreu ranks sixth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and 43rd in slugging.
• Andrew Vaughn is hitting .289 with 28 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 28 walks.
• Vaughn’s batting average is 22nd among qualified players, his on-base percentage 50th, and his slugging percentage 45th.
• Vaughn has picked up at least one hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .444 with two doubles, two walks and three RBI.
• Elvis Andrus has collected 115 base hits, an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage of .406 this season.
• Andrus has recorded at least one base hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .400 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and five RBI.
• Luis Robert is batting .291 with a .327 OBP and 56 RBI for Chicago this season.

Guardians Stats & Trends

Guardians Batting

• The Guardians have hit just 111 homers this season, which ranks 29th in the league.
• The Guardians have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.
• The Guardians have an on-base percentage of .313 this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
• No team has fewer strikeouts this season than the Guardians, who have struck out only 6.8 times per game on average.
• In 66 games at home this season, they’ve hit 40 homers, an average of 0.6 per contest.
• In 66 home games this season, they’re slugging .361 with 155 hits going for extra bases.
• They are averaging 8.1 base hits per game and batting .248 as a team at home this season.

Guardians Key Batters

• Jose Ramirez has accumulated 147 hits, a team-high for the Guardians.
• Including all qualifying players, Ramirez ranks 28th in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 25th and he is ninth in slugging.
• Ramirez enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .438 with two doubles, a home run, six walks and three RBI.
• Steven Kwan has 21 doubles, five triples, four home runs and 56 walks while batting .290.
• Including all qualifying players, Kwan ranks 21st in batting average, 17th in on-base percentage and 112th in slugging percentage.
• Amed Rosario has a .392 slugging percentage, which paces the Guardians.
• Andres Gimenez leads his team with a .370 OBP.

White Sox vs. Guardians Probable Pitchers