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Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox Preview & Picks – Guardians To Win MLB Series Opener

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09 May 2024
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Leigh Copson 09 May 2024
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  • Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox picks for Thursday, May 9
  • MLB matchup is taking place at Guaranteed Rate Field
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox Preview & Picks
  • Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Cleveland Guardians Form
  • Chicago White Sox Form

Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox Preview & Picks

Cleveland are tipped to win this series-opening game in the 'Windy City'.

The Guardians are clearly the better overall team, and starting pitcher Ben Lively is off to a solid start this season.

  • Cleveland Guardians are 15-8 in their last 23 games
  • Chicago White Sox are 9-28 so far this season
  • Cleveland starter Ben Lively is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA
  • The Under has cashed in 3 of Ben Lively's 4 starts

Head To Head

  • Cleveland Guardians lead the regular season series 2-1
  • Cleveland Guardians won 7-6 when the two teams last met on April 10

Cleveland Guardians Form

Cleveland go into this series on the back of a win but in mixed form, having gone 5-5 in their previous 10 games.

The Guardians rollercoaster run started with a 4-3 defeat in Atlanta, which was followed by a 10-9 loss in Houston.

They avoided a third straight defeat with a 3-2 victory over the Astros, only to then lose 8-2 in Houston and 6-0 at home to the Los Angeles Angels.

Cleveland rallied against Los Angeles, recording 7-1 and 4-1 wins, and they then downed Detroit, 2-1 in the series opener.

The Guardians failed to make it back-to-back victories over the Tigers, losing 11-7 in the second meeting, but did rebound in the series finale, winning 5-4.

Chicago White Sox Form

Chicago enter this series having won last night, but they are in poor form overall with six defeats in their last nine games.

The White Sox swept the Rays in late April as they ended a seven-game losing skid with a 9-4 win over the Rays, which was followed by 8-7 and 4-2 victories.

They were swept at home by Minnesota though, as they were beaten 3-2, 6-5 and 10-5 by the Twins.

Chicago then lost 3-0 in St Louis, before rallying to win the next two meetings with the Cardinals, 6-5 and 5-1.

The White Sox failed to build on that in the first two games in Tampa, falling to 8-2 and 5-1 defeats, but they did avoid being swept thanks to a 4-1 victory last night.

Verdict

Cleveland are clearly the superior team, and with Ben Lively headed to the mound we expect them to draw first blood in this latest series.

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