Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T.
White Sox at Guardians 4PM ET—Shane Smith will start for Chicago. Smith in his MLB debut allowed two earned runs with three strikeouts in 5 2/3rd innings at home to the Twins. The righthander was drafted in 2021 out of Wake Forest that put up good numbers in the minors the past two seasons. Ben Lively will start for Cleveland. Lively started 29 games in 2024 posting an ERA of 3.81 with WHIP of 1.25. The righty fanned 18.7% with 7.8% walks. Grounders were 41.9% with 1.37 home runs per nine innings. In two starts he allowed seven earned runs with seven strikeouts in 9 1/3rd innings.