The 77-73 Chicago White Sox and the 76-75 Cleveland Guardians are in a close race for the top spot in the AL Central. With last night’s 7-3 victory at Progressive Field the White Sox hold a slim 1.5 game lead over the Guardians. Tonight in Game 2 of their 3-game set, Cleveland evens the score. Tonight’s expected starters are Foster Griffin for Cleveland and Davis Martin for Chicago. Griffin is 15-5 with a 3.65 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Martin is 9-7 with a 4.05 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and Chicago is 0-4 in his last 4 starts against a team with a winning record. The Guardians usually bounce back following a loss and despite the White Sox victory last night they are still 34-42 away from the south side.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND GUARDIANS