Guardians vs White Sox Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of fortunes as the soaring Cleveland Guardians swoop into the Windy City to battle the struggling Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field tonight at 07:40 PM EST. It’s a game of stark contrasts with the Guardians sitting pretty at the top of the American League, while the White Sox are, well, not exactly setting the league alight this season. With the Guardians looking to rebound from their recent slide against the Dodgers and the White Sox riding the high from their surprise victory over Boston, tonight’s matchup promises some serious sparks. The stakes? Just a breezy Chicago evening with a perfect pitch of 80 degrees, a gentle westerly wind nudging the ball around, and an over/under that suggests we might see more runs than a downtown rush hour. So, as the Guardians try to guard their lead and the White Sox look to clean up their act, it’s all to play for in a game that’s sure to slide into home with excitement!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 09, 2024 07:40PM EST

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the W at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 80.1° with 37% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	CWS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-225	+185	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-220	+180	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+5	-5	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

155W-159L

68.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

139W-174L

31.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/08/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	0	Under	-4.5
04/08/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Under	-4.5
04/09/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	7	Over	+3.5
04/09/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	5	Over	+3.5
04/10/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Over	+4.5
04/10/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	7	Over	+4.5
05/09/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-3.5
05/09/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-3.5
05/10/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Over	+0.5
05/10/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Over	+0.5
05/11/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	1	Under	-4.5
05/11/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-4.5
05/12/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	7	Under	-1.5
05/12/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	0	Under	-1.5
07/02/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Over	+4.5
07/02/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	7	Over	+4.5
07/03/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	8	Over	+1.5
07/03/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Over	+1.5
07/04/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	4	Over	+3.5
07/04/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	8	Over	+3.5
05/16/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Over	+2.5
05/16/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	8	Over	+2.5
05/17/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Over	+0.5
05/17/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	7	Over	+0.5
05/18/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-4.5
05/18/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Under	-4.5
05/22/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	0	Under	-5.5
05/22/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-5.5
05/23/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	4	Under	-2.5
05/23/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-2.5
05/24/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Under	-2.5
05/24/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	0	Under	-2.5
07/27/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	6	Over	+0.5
07/27/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Over	+0.5
07/28/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	0	Under	-5.5
07/28/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-5.5
07/29/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Over	+0.5
07/29/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	7	Over	+0.5
07/30/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	5	Under	-3.5
07/30/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	0	Under	-3.5
08/04/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	2	Under	-2.5
08/04/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Under	-2.5
08/05/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	7	Over	+2.5
08/05/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Over	+2.5
08/06/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	5	Under	-0.5
08/06/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-0.5

Guardians Vs Over/Under

White Sox Vs Over/Under

Joey Cantillo

ERA 7.714 | IP 18.7 | 0.0W-3.0L | KO 15.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-26-24	vsKC	4-3L	1.7	0	0	1	Under
08-21-24	@NYY	1-8L	4.0	6	7	5	Push
08-09-24	@MIN	2-4L	5.7	5	3	2	Under
08-03-24	vsBAL	7-4L	4.0	6	3	4	Over
07-28-24	@PHI	4-3W	3.3	4	3	3	Under

Jared Shuster

ERA 4.696 | IP 61.3 | 1.0W-3.0L | KO 44.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-03-24	@BAL	0-9L	1.7	4	7	2	Push
08-29-24	vsTEX	2-1L	6.0	3	1	3	Under
06-08-24	vsBOS	1-6W	4.3	2	1	5	Under
06-02-24	@MIL	3-6L	4.0	3	4	1	Push
05-27-24	vsTOR	5-1L	5.0	3	3	5	Under
05-22-24	@TOR	2-9L	3.3	7	9	0	Over
04-21-24	@PHI	2-8L	3.0	6	6	3	Over
04-15-24	vsKC	2-0L	5.0	3	2	5	Under
09-03-24	@BAL	0-9L	2.3	2	1	5	Push
09-01-24	vsNYM	2-0L	2.0	3	0	1	Under
08-28-24	vsTEX	4-3L	1.7	1	0	0	Under
08-26-24	vsDET	6-3L	1.3	4	4	3	Push
08-23-24	vsDET	5-2L	1.3	1	1	2	Under
08-17-24	@HOU	1-6L	2.0	4	1	2	Under
08-13-24	vsNYY	4-1L	2.0	1	0	0	Under
08-10-24	vsCHC	3-1L	2.0	3	1	1	Under
08-05-24	@OAK	1-5L	2.0	0	1	2	Under
08-03-24	@MIN	2-6L	0.3	1	0	0	Under

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/10	vs LAD	0-4L	6	0	Under
09/09	vs LAD	2-7L	7	1	Push
09/08	vs LAD	3-1W	5	2	Under
09/06	vs KC	1-4L	7	0	Under
09/05	vs KC	7-1W	10	1	Under
09/04	vs KC	4-2W	9	2	Under
09/03	@ PIT	6-1W	13	4	Under
09/02	@ PIT	0-3L	2	0	Under
09/01	@ PIT	10-8W	16	2	Over
08/30	@ KC	7-5W	13	1	Over
08/29	@ KC	1-6L	3	0	Under
08/28	@ KC	3-4L	7	0	Under
08/28	@ KC	4-9L	7	1	Over
08/27	@ TEX	4-2W	5	2	Under
08/26	@ TEX	12-5W	15	4	Over

White Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/10	vs BOS	7-2W	12	0	Push
09/09	vs BOS	5-7L	10	2	Over
09/08	vs BOS	1-3L	6	0	Under
09/06	vs BAL	8-1W	15	3	Push
09/05	vs BAL	0-9L	6	0	Push
09/04	vs BAL	3-13L	8	0	Over
09/03	@ NYM	0-2L	2	0	Under
09/02	@ NYM	3-5L	9	0	Under
09/01	@ NYM	1-5L	5	0	Under
08/31	@ TEX	1-2L	3	1	Under
08/30	@ TEX	3-4L	10	0	Under
08/30	@ TEX	1-3L	7	0	Under
08/28	@ DET	3-6L	6	1	Push
08/27	@ DET	4-9L	9	1	Over
08/26	@ DET	4-13L	12	0	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	10.1	13.0	0.289	0.422	0.396	0.818	0.332	0.028
#2 David Fry	10.0	13.2	0.262	0.444	0.422	0.866	0.346	0.042
#3 Jose Ramirez	10.6	14.1	0.270	0.518	0.360	0.879	0.357	0.062
#4 Josh Naylor	9.6	12.9	0.240	0.460	0.363	0.823	0.333	0.059
#5 Lane Thomas	9.8	12.7	0.237	0.382	0.357	0.738	0.302	0.025
#6 Jhonkensy Noel	10.0	13.4	0.246	0.563	0.352	0.915	0.371	0.092
#7 Andres Gimenez	7.2	9.2	0.248	0.338	0.326	0.664	0.277	0.016
#8 Bo Naylor	7.1	9.3	0.207	0.361	0.295	0.656	0.272	0.036
#9 Brayan Rocchio	6.7	8.8	0.217	0.333	0.348	0.682	0.281	0.024

Chicago White Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Corey Julks	7.3	9.4	0.219	0.319	0.312	0.631	0.262	0.019
#2 Luis Robert Jr.	8.4	10.9	0.216	0.389	0.283	0.672	0.279	0.043
#3 Andrew Benintendi	7.4	9.7	0.217	0.372	0.309	0.681	0.282	0.036
#4 Andrew Vaughn	7.6	9.9	0.242	0.400	0.324	0.724	0.299	0.034
#5 Korey Lee	5.4	6.9	0.216	0.352	0.257	0.609	0.255	0.030
#6 Lenyn Sosa	6.2	7.7	0.228	0.304	0.263	0.567	0.239	0.014
#7 Bryan Ramos	6.1	7.6	0.196	0.239	0.217	0.457	0.194	0.000
#8 Miguel Vargas	5.2	6.9	0.171	0.291	0.310	0.601	0.251	0.025
#9 Jake Amaya	5.5	6.7	0.269	0.308	0.308	0.615	0.258	0.000

Guardians Notable Injuries

Alex Cobb OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/03/24. Impact: 4.8

White Sox Notable Injuries

Brooks Baldwin OUT (2B/SS): Avg: 0.211 SLG:0.316 Last game: 09/05/24. Impact: 1.7
Steven Wilson OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/16/24. Impact: -0.2
Dominic Leone OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/16/24. Impact: 0.2