Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians Predictions & Picks
Cleveland are tipped to follow back up last night’s win over Chicago with another.
The Guardians have a clear pitching advantage here – the Sox’s Anthony Kay has been hittable all season and comes into this game in poor recent form.
- Chicago White Sox are 4-9 in their last 13 road games
- Cleveland pitcher Parker Messick has a 2.10 ERA over his last 5 starts
- Chicago starter Anthony Kay has a 7.23 ERA over his previous 5 appearances
- The Over has cashed in 5 of the previous 6 meetings
Head To Head
- Cleveland Guardians lead the all-time series 1139-1138-17
- Cleveland Guardians won 7-6 when the two teams last met on September 15
Chicago White Sox Form
Chicago go into the final game of this series having once again failed to string together wins, and having now lost seven of their previous 10 games.
| Date | Opposition | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep-05 | vs Minnesota Twins | L | 4-6 |
| Sep-06 | vs Minnesota Twins | W | 10-1 |
| Sep-08 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | L | 3-9 |
| Sep-09 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | L | 2-4 |
| Sep-10 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | L | 0-2 |
| Sep-11 | at St Louis Cardinals | L | 3-7 |
| Sep-12 | at St Louis Cardinals | W | 6-5 |
| Sep-13 | at St Louis Cardinals | L | 1-3 |
| Sep-14 | at Cleveland Guardians | W | 7-3 |
| Sep-15 | at Cleveland Guardians | L | 6-7 W/O |
Cleveland Guardians Form
Cleveland's lack of consistency continues, with five wins and five defeats in their last 10 games, but they do enter this series finale on the back of a victory.
| Date | Opposition | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep-05 | vs Detroit Tigers | L | 0-6 |
| Sep-06 | vs Detroit Tigers | W | 3-2 W/O |
| Sep-07 | at Baltimore Orioles | L | 4-6 |
| Sep-08 | at Baltimore Orioles | W | 9-5 |
| Sep-09 | at Baltimore Orioles | L | 5-9 |
| Sep-11 | at Minnesota Twins | W | 5-2 |
| Sep-12 | at Minnesota Twins | L | 3-4 |
| Sep-13 | at Minnesota Twins | W | 9-2 |
| Sep-14 | vs Chicago White Sox | L | 3-7 |
| Sep-15 | vs Chicago White Sox | W | 7-6 W/O |
Starting Pitchers
| Player | Team | Record | ERA | Strikeouts | Innings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Kay | Chicago White Sox | 9-9 | 4.53 | 118 | 145.0 |
| Parker Messick | Cleveland Guardians | 11-9 | 2.51 | 178 | 172.1 |