Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 45-48 Cleveland Indians play host to the 42-50 Chicago White Sox tonight in MLB action on the grass of Progressive Field, July 23, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: White Sox +128/Indians -138
O/U Total: 7.5
Pitching Matchup
Jeff Samardzija (R) W/L 6-5 WHIP 1.23 ERA 4.08
Trevor Bauer (R) W/L 8-6 WHIP 1.25 ERA 4.03
Chicago was a 3-2 loser to St. Louis on Wednesday. They finished their homestand 1-5 and are 1-6 in their last 7 games. They are 18-28 away from home in 2015. Cleveland was a 7-5 winner at Milwaukee yesterday. They were 3-2 on their road trip and 6-4 in their past 10 games.
The Indians have a 5-4 lead in the season series and a 6-4 edge in the last 10 encounters between these AL central rivals.
Samardzija was a 4-2 loser to Kansas City in his last start. He went 7 innings and surrendered all 4 runs. He has 11 Q starts on the season.
Bauer was a 6-1 loser at Cincinnati in his last outing. He yielded 5 runs in 4 innings of work. He has 12 Q starts on the year.
White Sox C Tyler Flowers is 3-6 (.500) against Bauer while 1B Jose Abreu is 6-13 (.462). OF Avisail Garcia is 2-6 (.333) against the right-hander with an RBI while 2B Gordon Beckham is 1-4 (.250) with an RBI. The 7 other hitters to have faced Bauer before are a combined 4-47 (.085) with 2 RBIs. No one on Chicago has stolen a base against Bauer.
Cleveland OF David Murphy is 2-3 (.667) against Samardzija while OF Michael Bourn is 6-13 (.462) with a pair of stolen bases. 1B Brandon Moss is 2-5 (.400) against the right-hander but the 5 other hitters who have faced Samardzija before are a combined 1-13 (.077). No one has hit a HR or driven in a run against the veteran right-hander.
Chicago at Cleveland Betting Trends
The White Sox are 1-6 straight up in their last 7 games.
Chicago is 4-9 straight up in their last 13 games against Cleveland.
The game total has gone under in 5 of Chicago’s last 5 games on the road in Cleveland.
The Indians are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 home games.
Cleveland is 5-1 straight up in their last 6 home games against the White Sox.
Injury Report
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Nate Jones P 60-Day Disabled List
CLEVELAND INDIANS
Gavin Floyd P 60-Day Disabled List
Nick Hagadone P 15-Day Disabled List
Nick Swisher DH 15-Day Disabled List
Josh Tomlin P 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Betting (ATS)
Chicago: 39%
Cleveland: 61%
Free MLB Pick
Jeff Samardzija historical stats are poor against the Cleveland lineup And while he did pitch six scoreless innings against the roster back in April this season, that came at home. On the road he has struggled going 2-3 with a bloated 5.29 earned run average in 10 starts with the White Sox managing just three wins in those starts. Indians’ starter Trevor Bauer has good lifetime statistics against the White Sox batters holding the current roster to a .211 batting average in 85 plate appearances and his club has won four of his five career starts against Chicago.
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