Today’s matchup is between the Chicago White Sox (33-21) and the Cleveland Indians (29-24). The White Sox have won 4 of their last 5 games & the Indians have won 2 of their last 5 games.
The White Sox are starting Dylan Cease (RHP), on the mound who is 3-1 on the season pitching a 2.98 ERA, 3.25 FIP, .279 wOBA, K% of 30.3%, BB% of 11.9%, 88.1 MPH average exit velocity, and a 1.27 WHIP in 51.1 innings pitched.
The Indians are starting Shane Bieber (RHP), who is 5-3 on the season with a 3.13 ERA, 2.93 FIP, .300 wOBA, K% of 36.4%, BB% of 8.9%, 90.0 MPH average exit velocity, and a 1.21 WHIP in 72.0 innings pitched.
The White Sox are 4th in the Majors in Relieving Pitching (WAR) while the Indians are 10th.
On the hitting side, the White Sox have a .332 wOBA and a .344 OBP. The Indians have a .293 wOBA and a .289 OBP. The White Sox have 51 HRs this season while the Indians have 57 HRs.
This should be a fairly low-scoring game. The starting pitchers/relievers will do well enough to keep this total under 7.5.
