Trevor Bauer (1-0, 0.00 ERA) and the Cleveland Indians (2-5) go up against John Danks (0-1, 6.35 ERA) and the Chicago White Sox (3-4) in the second of a two-game division series at Progressive Field. The White Sox won the last game 4-1 and Chicago leads the series 1-0. The game gets underway at 12:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Apr. 15 and will air on CSN-CHI and STO.
In his last start, Bauer pitched 6.0 innings, allowing zero runs, striking out 11 and walking five in a 5-1 victory over the Astros. In his career against the Indians, Danks is 5-11 with a 5.10 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and 91 strikeouts. Tyler Flowers (.312 ) has been doing well to start the season for the White Sox, going 2 for 4 yesterday with one RBI.
Cleveland is a -142 favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at eight runs. The Indians are 1-2 as the favorite and have an overall money line of -230. Don’t expect the Cleveland hitters to swing wildly. They average only 7.2 strikeouts per game.
Switching gears, 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 teams in their division, they are 2-4 SU and have a poor 0-3 record when they were an underdog to win.
So far this season, the White Sox are 1-0 against the Indians.
Predictions: SU Winner – CLE, O/U – Over
Notes
While the Indians have never recorded more than a single error in a game this season, the White Sox just recorded their second instance of two or more errors following their latest outing.
The Indians are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The White Sox have a 3-4 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
It looks like the White Sox have a slight leg up on the Indians, as the White Sox have won their last three games while the Indians have lost their last four.
When they outhit their opponents, the Indians and the White Sox are both undefeated. Cleveland has a 2-0 record in these situations while Chicago is 3-0.
Both falling near the bottom of the league based on total runs this season, Cleveland ranks 22nd with 23 runs and Chicago is 24th with 22.
Ranking 30th, Chicago is at the bottom of the league in walks, notching eight this season. Cleveland ranks in the bottom half at 19th with 20.
When the Indians hit at least one home run, they are 2-0. When the White Sox hit at least one homer, they have a 3-2 record.
