White Sox vs. Indians Pick
Will the Cleveland Indians hammer the Chicago White Sox enough again tonight to hit the over when they meet at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Cleveland is the clear favorite in the game, as the Indians are getting odds of -300 to win. The White Sox are listed with odds of +250 to prevail, while the over/under total has been set at 8 runs.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Corey Kluber (8-3, 2.74 ERA) on the mound for Cleveland to face Miguel Gonzalez (5-9, 4.60) of the White Sox. Gonzalez is coming off back-to-back 1-run outings on the mound to help his ERA drop. He has 53 strikeouts on the season with 34 walks and a 1.50 WHIP. Kluber has been one of the better pitchers in the league this season. He allowed just one run over 7.2 innings against the Jays in his last start. He has 149 strikeouts on the year with 26 walks and a 0.96 WHIP.
Cleveland opened the series on Friday with a 9-3 win behind 16 hits. The Indians are now 56-45 overall with the win and 28-21 on the road. Chicago has fallen to 39-61 overall and 19-26 at home.
Derek Holland was lit up again for the White Sox to fall to 5-10 on the season. He gave up six runs on nine hits over 4.1 innings. Danny Salazar last six innings and gave up just two runs on three hits to get his fourth win of 2017. Jose Ramirez led Cleveland at the plate with four hits, a home run, four runs scored and three RBI. Yan Gomes also had a pair of hits and drove in two runs.
These two hit the over on Friday thanks to Cleveland’s ability to light up Holland. I am not sure the Indians will be able to do that again tonight against Gonzalez, who has been on a nice run as of late. Kluber should continue his dominant numbers as well against a Chicago team that has clearly mailed it in. I could see Kluber pushing for a complete game shutout tonight, which should lead to an under.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: INDIANS/WHITE SOX UNDER 8