Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox MLB Betting Preview | September 22

The Cleveland Guardians (82-67) carry a three-game winning streak into a road contest against the Chicago White Sox (76-73) on Thursday at 8:10 PM ET. The Guardians are favored (-138) over the White Sox (+116). 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: Thursday, September 22, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Guardians Stats & Trends

Guardians Batting

• The Guardians have hit 118 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in baseball.
• The Guardians have the ninth-best batting average in the league (.253).
• The Guardians’ .316 on-base percentage is 13th in the league.
• The Guardians strike out the least in the league, averaging 6.8 per game.
• The Guardians have hit 73 home runs on the road this season (0.9 per game).
• The Guardians are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game while slugging .398 away from home.
• Away from home this season the club averages 9.1 hits per game and is batting .256.

Guardians Key Batters

• Jose Ramirez has 153 hits, which is tops among Cleveland hitters this season, while batting .277 with 74 extra-base hits.
• Ramirez is 32nd in batting average, 28th in on-base percentage, and 10th in slugging among qualified hitters in MLB.
• Steven Kwan leads Cleveland with an OBP of .375 this season while batting .298 with 59 walks and 80 runs scored.
• Kwan’s batting average ranks 14th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 11th, and his slugging percentage 104th.
• Kwan enters this game looking to extend his five-game hit streak. In his last five games he is batting .538 with a double, a triple, a home run, two walks and four RBI.
• Amed Rosario has an OPS of .717, fueled by an OBP of .314 and a team-best slugging percentage of .403 this season.
• Rosario has logged a hit or more in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .308 with two home runs, two walks and seven RBI.
• Andres Gimenez is batting .299 with a .370 OBP and 65 RBI for Cleveland this season.
• Gimenez brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .294 with a triple, a walk and three RBI.

White Sox Stats & Trends

White Sox Batting

• The White Sox rank 21st in Major League Baseball with 139 home runs.
• The White Sox have a team batting average of .260 this season, which ranks second among MLB teams.
• The White Sox have the 15th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.315).
• The White Sox have shown patience at the plate this season with the seventh-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.
• They’ve hit 70 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 74 home contests this season.
• They are slugging .385 in 74 home games this season.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .254 with 8.6 base hits per contest.

White Sox Key Batters

• Jose Abreu has racked up a team-high OBP (.382) and slugging percentage (.450).
• Including all qualified players, Abreu is seventh in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks ninth and he is 50th in slugging.
• Abreu heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .190 with a double, a walk and three RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn has racked up 136 hits to lead his team.
• Including all qualified players, Vaughn is 25th in batting average, 53rd in on-base percentage and 42nd in slugging percentage.
• Elvis Andrus has 31 doubles, 14 home runs and 38 walks while hitting .256.
• A.J. Pollock is hitting .243 with 24 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 29 walks.

Guardians vs. White Sox Probable Pitchers