White Sox vs Guardians Game Breakdown & Projections – Mon, Apr 8th 2024

Hey there, sports fans! We’re in for a helluva showdown as the struggling Chicago White Sox, sporting a 1W-8L record, are gearing up to storm the Progressive Field, the stomping ground of the red-hot 7W-2L Cleveland Guardians. It’s a classic tale of the underdog versus the top dog, with the White Sox trailing a whopping 6.0 games back while the Guardians are sitting pretty at the apex of the American League conference. The first pitch is set to fly at 05:10PM EST under partly cloudy skies, with a balmy 55° temperature and winds whipping from the SSE at 11.9 mph. The betting lines are buzzing with the over/under pegged at 7.5, the White Sox at 185, and the Guardians favored at -225. Our Guardians are still riding high from their 3-1 triumph over MIN, while the White Sox are looking to bounce back from their 3-5 tumble against KC. So, buckle up, folks! It’s time to see if the White Sox can clean up their act or if the Guardians will continue to protect their winning streak. After all, it’s not just about guarding the home field, it’s about guarding the glory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 08, 2024 05:10PM EST

Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SSE at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 55.0° with 59% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CWS ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+185	-225	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+190	-230	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+5	-5	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

1W-9L

AWAY

113W-129L

34.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

126W-111L

65.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

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

White Sox Vs Over/Under

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Garrett Crochet

ERA 3.553 | IP 13 | 0W-2L | KO 12

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-07-24	@KC	3-5L	5.0	3	2	5	Over
04-02-24	vsATL	2-3W	7.0	3	1	8	Under
03-28-24	vsDET	1-0L	6.0	5	1	8	Under
10-01-23	vsSD	2-1L	1.0	0	0	2	Under
09-27-23	vsARI	3-0L	1.0	0	0	0	Under
09-22-23	@BOS	2-3L	0.7	2	1	1	Under
06-15-23	@LAD	4-5L	0.0	1	1	0	Over
06-13-23	@LAD	1-5L	2.0	2	0	3	Under
06-10-23	vsMIA	5-1L	0.7	1	0	2	Under
06-08-23	@NYY	0-3L	1.0	0	0	0	Under

Triston McKenzie

ERA 5.063 | IP 16 | 0W-3L | KO 16

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-01-24	@SEA	4-5L	3.3	4	5	2	Over
09-30-23	@DET	0-8L	4.3	3	1	1	Over
09-24-23	vsBAL	5-1L	1.7	1	3	0	Under
06-10-23	vsHOU	6-4L	5.0	7	5	5	Over
06-04-23	@MIN	2-1W	5.0	1	0	10	Under
10-03-22	@KC	2-1W	5.0	4	1	4	Under
09-28-22	@TB	2-1W	6.0	3	1	6	Under
09-21-22	@CWS	2-1W	8.0	6	2	13	Under
09-16-22	@MIN	2-1W	7.0	7	3	8	Under
09-10-22	@MIN	2-1W	7.0	6	0	5	Under

White Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/09	vs KC	3-5L	12	0	Over
04/08	vs KC	0-3L	3	0	Under
04/07	vs KC	1-2L	4	1	Under
04/06	vs KC	1-10L	8	0	Over
04/04	@ ATL	3-2W	7	1	Under
04/03	@ ATL	0-9L	3	0	Over
04/02	@ DET	2-3L	5	2	Under
04/01	@ DET	6-7L	10	3	Over
03/30	@ DET	0-1L	3	0	Under
10/03	@ SD	1-2L	7	0	Under
10/02	@ SD	1-6L	6	1	Under
10/01	@ SD	2-3L	8	2	Under
09/30	@ ARI	3-1W	3	2	Under
09/29	@ ARI	0-3L	8	0	Under
09/28	@ ARI	4-15L	9	1	Over

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/08	vs MIN	3-1W	7	1	Under
04/06	vs MIN	4-2W	7	0	Under
04/05	vs SEA	8-0W	11	0	Over
04/04	vs SEA	5-2W	12	1	Under
04/03	vs SEA	4-5L	6	2	Over
04/02	vs OAK	3-4L	7	0	Under
04/01	vs OAK	12-3W	15	1	Over
03/31	vs OAK	6-4W	9	1	Over
03/30	vs OAK	8-0W	11	0	Over
10/03	vs DET	2-5L	5	1	Under
10/02	vs DET	0-8L	8	0	Over
10/01	vs DET	7-5W	13	2	Over
09/29	@ CIN	4-3W	11	0	Under
09/28	@ CIN	7-11L	9	3	Over
09/26	@ BAL	1-5L	5	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago White Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Robbie Grossman	9.7	13.0	0.241	0.398	41.0%	80.8%	2.9%
#2 Yoan Moncada	9.7	12.6	0.26	0.425	32.6%	75.1%	3.3%
#3 Gavin Sheets	7.9	10.4	0.203	0.332	29.7%	62.9%	3.2%
#4 Andrew Vaughn	7.9	10.3	0.262	0.434	34.5%	77.9%	3.7%
#5 Andrew Benintendi	7.9	10.1	0.262	0.356	35.9%	71.5%	0.9%
#6 Dominic Fletcher	7.2	9.3	0.301	0.441	37.6%	81.7%	2.2%
#8 Nicky Lopez	6.5	8.5	0.235	0.312	38.0%	69.2%	0.5%
#9 Korey Lee	4.3	5.8	0.092	0.154	16.9%	32.3%	1.5%
#9 Martin Maldonado	5.5	7.3	0.189	0.34	28.1%	62.1%	3.9%

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	8.7	11.2	0.27	0.372	38.5%	75.7%	0.8%
#2 Andres Gimenez	9.9	12.8	0.248	0.394	34.2%	73.6%	2.7%
#3 Jose Ramirez	10.8	14.0	0.28	0.473	40.2%	87.5%	4.0%
#4 Josh Naylor	8.5	11.2	0.31	0.493	39.1%	88.4%	3.8%
#5 Tyler Freeman	7.5	9.8	0.233	0.36	30.7%	66.7%	2.7%
#6 Will Brennan	7.2	9.0	0.269	0.36	31.8%	67.8%	1.2%
#7 Ramon Laureano	8.1	10.6	0.224	0.371	34.1%	71.2%	2.5%
#8 Bo Naylor	7.2	9.7	0.237	0.47	39.4%	86.4%	5.6%
#9 Brayan Rocchio	6.1	7.8	0.247	0.321	29.6%	61.7%	0.0%

White Sox Notable Injuries

Luis Robert Jr. OUT (OF): Avg: 0.263 SLG:0.541 Last game: 04/07/24. Impact: 3.4
Eloy Jimenez OUT (OF): Avg: 0.272 SLG:0.442 Last game: 04/02/24. Impact: 1.8