In the first of a two-game series between the Cleveland Indians (2-4) and the Chicago White Sox (2-4) at Progressive Field, Carlos Carrasco (1-0, 0.00 ERA) and Jose Quintana (0-0, 9.00 ERA) get the ball. The game starts at 7:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Apr. 14 and will air on WPWR and STO.
Carrasco is 2-4 with a 5.03 ERA and 1.25 WHIP against the White Sox in his career. Carlos Santana (.333 ) kept up his strong start Sunday, going 2 for 5 with one run and one RBI. In his career against the Indians, Quintana is 3-0 with a 3.24 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and 47 strikeouts. Avisail Garcia (.368 ) has been hitting the ball well to start the season for the White Sox, going 2 for 4 Sunday with one run and one stolen base.
Cleveland is a -129 favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at eight runs. When playing as the favorite, the Indians have a 1-2 record and overall money line at -230. The Indians rank fifth in the AL in hits at home with 9.0 per game.
Moving on to the away team, the White Sox are coming into the game in dire straits. They are winless so far this season as the underdog (0-3) and have an overall money line of -210. Against divisional rivals, they are 2-4 SU and have a poor 0-3 record when they were an underdog to win.
Predictions: SU Winner – CLE, O/U – Over
Notes
When leading after 7 innings, Cleveland is 1-2, while Chicago is 0-2.
The Chicago batters brought in a solid 12 hits last game. Cleveland has a record of 0-2 when their opponents get that many hits or more.
When outhit, both the Indians and the White Sox have records of 0-3.
Cleveland ranks in the bottom half of the league at 18th when it comes to home runs, hitting four this season. Chicago ranks in the top half at 12th with six.
Cleveland and Chicago both rank in the top 10 of the league in hits. Cleveland sits at seventh with 8.00 hits per game and Chicago ranks 10th with 7.50.
Cleveland and Chicago both rank in the bottom half of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Cleveland sits at 19th with an OPS of .647 and Chicago ranks 17th with an OPS of .659.
The White Sox are 0-4 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Indians are 1-3 when they allow at least one homer.
