Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction: Better Guardians side should display class

On Friday, Major League Baseball action will take place at Guaranteed Rate Field, featuring a matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and the Chicago White Sox. The series between the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals has just come to a close, with each team taking one of the first two games. With a five-run victory in the decisive game on Wednesday, Cleveland was able to win the series and take home the trophy. Regarding the Chicago White Sox, they faced their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Cubs, twice this past week in a pair of games. The Chicago White Sox were unsuccessful in both the game that opened the season and the game that took place on Wednesday. 

During their game against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, the Chicago White Sox managed only five hits. The Cubs won 7-3. The only other player to record more than one hit was Eloy Jimenez, who did it twice and also scored a run and walked. On Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox threw away a 7-2 lead and ultimately lost the game 10-7. In spite of the loss, Eloy Jimenez was able to drive in four runs while collecting two hits, and Tim Anderson also contributed two hits while scoring two runs. Dylan Cease will take the mound for the Chicago White Sox on Friday as the team's starting pitcher. Cease has made 21 starts this year and has a record of 4-3 with a 4.03 ERA, 138 strikeouts, and 113.2 innings pitched. On July 22, Cease made his final appearance, which was against the Minnesota Twins. He pitched 6.0 innings, allowed one earned run, and received no decision.

The Cleveland Guardians lost to the Kansas City Royals on Monday with a score of 5-3, but they were able to bounce back and win game two with a score of 5-1. Bo Naylor, who plays for the Cleveland Guardians, had a great game, helping his team win by hitting two home runs and driving in three runs. On Wednesday, Cleveland raced out to a 7-0 lead and went on to defeat their opponent by a score of 8-3. Jose Ramirez had a fantastic night, finishing 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored, and three RBI. On Friday, Tanner Bibee will take the field for the Cleveland Guardians as the team's starting quarterback. Bibee has a record of 6-2 with a 3.04 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 83.0 innings pitched over his 15 career starts. Bibee's most recent outing was a victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in which he had 7.0 innings pitched, two hits, one walk, and no earned runs.

Even though the Cleveland Guardians are now on the road, I have decided to stick with them here. Right now, Bibee is riding a wave of success. In his last three outings, which total 18.0 innings, he has allowed just three earned runs on 11 hits while also walking six batters. Bibee has a record of just 1-0 throughout that span, so the offence will need to give him some help if they want to take the win. On Wednesday, the bats for Cleveland started things off well and had no trouble propelling the team to a victory on nine hits collectively collected by the team. At least two run-scoring hits were contributed by three different individuals, and the team as a whole hit three home runs. The Cleveland Guardians have now won four straight games with three or more runs scored in each of those contests. I believe that the Cleveland Guardians have a good chance of winning their opening game, especially with Bibee on the mound.