White Sox vs Guardians Predictions, Odds & Starting Pitchers (May 23)

• The White Sox and Guardians continue a three-game set Tuesday
• Cleveland took the series opener on Monday
• Find the White Sox vs Guardians odds and prediction below

Tuesday evening brings some more American League Central baseball as the Chicago White Sox (19-30, 7-17 away) and Cleveland Guardians (21-26, 10-12 home) continue their three-game series at Progressive Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:10 PM ET.

Cleveland took the opener 3-0 on Monday and will send Logan Allen to the mound here. The Sox counter with Dylan Cease, who is struggling early on.

White Sox vs Guardians Odds

With just three games separating these two in the AL Central, there isn’t really a clear favorite. The White Sox sit at -105 moneyline odds while the Guardians come back at -115. The total is set at eight runs, with the over being hit in five of the last eight meetings.

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Chicago vs Cleveland Probable Pitchers

After a Cy Young-caliber campaign in 2022, Cease has fallen back down to earth. He’s 2-3 with a 4.79 ERA in 10 starts and control has been an issue. Cease has walked 22 batters in 52.2 innings but has struck out 57.

Dylan Cease, Wicked Sliders. 🤢 pic.twitter.com/2w4B5AStwe

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 14, 2023

The last two starts for the righty have been a mile better, though. He held the Astros scoreless across six frames on May 13th and then actually faced the Guardians on May 18th, limiting them to three earned in 6.1 innings. Improvement.

Cease vs Allen Stats

Allen is enjoying a solid campaign for the Guardians. In five starts, he owns a 3.04 ERA, striking out 29 in 26.2 innings and walking just eight. His WHIP also sits at 1.46.

The left-hander even faced the White Sox in his most recent outing, containing their lineup to one run in 5.2 innings of work.

White Sox Are Struggling

No one thought Chicago would be this bad in 2023 but unfortunately, it’s been a nightmare for them. Pedro Grifol’s squad is 11 games below .500 and basically struggles in every category imaginable.

Their offensive woes were on full display Monday as the Guardians’ arms held the White Sox scoreless on just three hits. It wasted a solid effort from Chicago’s staff, who also gave up only three runs on four hits, but one was a home run that proved to be costly.

Guardians End Skid

Cleveland finally put to bed their three-game losing streak Monday with a victory but they’re still just 4-6 in their last 10. Thankfully the AL Central is wide open at the moment, therefore the Guardians still have every opportunity to turn things around.

SEE YA! Mike Zunino home run!pic.twitter.com/VCDi3leB2n

— Barstool Cleveland (@BS_Cleveland) May 23, 2023

Hunter Gaddis threw a gem in the opener, tossing six scoreless and surrendering a mere two hits. At the dish, Cleveland didn’t do a whole lot but Mike Zunino’s two-run bomb was just enough offense to get his team a much-needed win. Unfortunately, that doesn’t change the fact that the Guardians have one of the worst MLB lineups around, slashing .228.

CHW vs CLE – Last 10 Games

White Sox vs Guardians Prediction

With two guys on the hill who are throwing the ball well against a pair of offenses who aren’t exactly consistent, I’m taking the under here.

Pick: Under 8 runs (-105)