The Cleveland Guardians (81-62) are -214 favorites for their Monday meeting with the Chicago White Sox (33-111). The matchup between the first- and fifth-place teams in the AL Central begins at 7:40 p.m. ET on NBCS-CHI.
Joey Cantillo takes the mound for Cleveland while Jared Shuster is Chicago’s starter for the contest.
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The Guardians have won 65.1% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (56-30).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -214 or shorter, Cleveland has gone 5-2 (71.4%).
This season, the White Sox have been the underdog 135 times and won 28, or 20.7%, of those games.
Chicago has a record of 11-48 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +178 on the moneyline.
The Guardians have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 65 times this season for a 65-67-11 record against the over/under.
The White Sox and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 62 of their 143 opportunities.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians are the 14th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.5 runs per game (641 total).
Cleveland averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 13th in baseball with 164 total home runs.
The Guardians have the 22nd-ranked batting average in the majors (.238).
Cleveland strikes out 7.3 times per game, the third-best mark in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 8.8 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
Cleveland’s 3.82 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
White Sox Stats & Insights
The White Sox have scored the fewest runs in the league this season with just 444 (3.1 per game).
Chicago has hit just 114 homers this season, which ranks last in the majors.
The White Sox have a team batting average of just .222 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 Ks per contest.
The White Sox strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
Chicago has pitched to a 4.87 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Cantillo starts for the first time this season for the Guardians.
Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (34) and runs batted in (106) this season while batting .271.
Josh Naylor has 120 hits and an OBP of .322 to go with a slugging percentage of .464 this season.
Steven Kwan’s batting average of .288 leads all Cleveland hitters this season.
Andres Gimenez is batting .255 with an OBP of .305 and a slugging percentage of .344 this season.
White Sox Key Players to Watch
Shuster will get the start for the White Sox, his third of the season.
Andrew Vaughn has put up a team-best batting average of .242, and paces the White Sox in home runs (17) and runs batted in (62).
Andrew Benintendi is batting .222 with 19 doubles, 16 home runs and 38 walks.
Gavin Sheets has a team-high batting average of .242.
Nicky Lopez has 12 doubles, three triples, a home run and 34 walks while batting .241.
Guardians and White Sox Injuries
Guardians: Carlos Carrasco: 15 Day IL (Hip), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sam Hentges: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
White Sox: Brooks Baldwin: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Mike Soroka: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Drew Thorpe: 15 Day IL (Flexor), Steven Wilson: 15 Day IL (Back), Jordan Leasure: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Max Stassi: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jimmy Lambert: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Clevinger: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dominic Leone: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yoán Moncada: 60 Day IL (Abductor)
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