Mat Latos (5-1, 4.00 ERA) and Mike Clevinger (0-0, 6.75 ERA) take the hill in the first of a four-game series between the Chicago White Sox (26-18) and the Cleveland Indians (22-19) at U.S. Cellular Field. Action begins at 5:10 p.m. ET on Monday, May. 23 and can be seen on STOh and CSN+.
Latos pitched 5.1 innings in his last outing, surrendering five runs, striking out three and walking two in a 5-3 defeat to the Astros. Todd Frazier (.228, 26 Rs, 13 HRs, 33 RBIs, 3 SBs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 3 with one run, one home run, and one RBI. Clevinger went 5.1 innings, surrendering four runs, striking out five and walking one in an 8-7 win over the Reds in his most recent start. Jason Kipnis (.283, 24 Rs, 6 HRs, 26 RBIs, 3 SBs) has been successful at the plate, going 2 for 4 yesterday with two RBIs.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Chicago is 12-9, while Cleveland is 9-7.
The Indians managed to give up five walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the White Sox who are heading in with a 9-2 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Indians are 14-5. The White Sox have a 20-2 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 17th in runs, Chicago has earned 183 this season. Cleveland ranks 12th with 193 runs.
Chicago and Cleveland both rank in the bottom half of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Chicago sits at 19th with an OPS of .716, and Cleveland ranks 16th with an OPS of .721.
The Indians are 14-15 when they allow at least one home run. The White Sox perform similarly when they allow one or more homers with an 11-12 record.
