MLB Series Preview: Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians with Probable Starting Pitching 4/8-4/10

Chicago White Sox (2-7) at Cleveland Guardians (3-6)

Game 1:

Date: Tuesday, April 8th
Time: 4:10 PM EDT
Broadcast: CHSN+/GaurdiansTV

Game 2:

Date: Wednesday, April 9th
Time: 6:10 PM
Broadcast: CHSN+/GaurdiansTV

Game 3:

Date: Thursday, April 10th
Time: 1:10 PM
Broadcast: CHSN/GaurdiansTV

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Shane Smith (0-0, 3.18 ERA) vs. Ben Lively (0-1, 6.75 ERA)

Smith with get the ball to start the series for the White Sox. His last start came against the Twins. Smith pitched 5.2 innings, allowing two runs, two hits, four walks, and striking out three. Lively will go for the Guardians. Last time out against the Padres, he took the loss. He pitched 4.1 innings, allowed four runs, seven hits, two walks, and struck out four.

Game 2: Sean Burke (1-1, 5.23 ERA) vs. Logan Allen (0-1, 6.75 ERA)

Burke will get the second game for the White Sox. He lost his last start, giving up six runs on seven hits against the Twins. Allen will get the ball for the Guardians. He lost his first start in San Diego. He pitched 5.1 innings, allowing four runs, seven hits, and five walks.

Game 3: Jonathan Cannon (0-1, 3.12 ERA) vs. Gavin Williams (0-0, 4.50 ERA)

Cannon will finish the series for the White Sox. He lost the last start against the Tigers. He gave up three runs on three hits and three walks. Williams will go for Cleveland. Last time out against the Angels, he pitched three innings. He gave up five hits, two earned runs, and three walks. He also struck out five.

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Player To Watch:

Chicago White Sox

Brooks Baldwin comes into this series with a .280 batting average and a .709 OPS. The second baseman has one run scored, seven hits, one double, one home run, and five RBI this year. Baldwin did not face the Guardians last year in his time as a rookie with the White Sox. He played in 33 games last year with two home runs, eight RBI, six doubles and had a .211 batting average.

Cleveland Guardians

Jose Ramirez enters the series with a .320 batting average and a 1.318 OPS. He has five runs scored, eight hits,two doubles, four home runs, six RBI, and one stolen base. In 13 games last year against Chicago. Ramirez had a .204 batting average with 11 hits, three home runs, six RBI, and nine runs scored.