Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO (Interstat) -- The Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox meet Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Chicago (60-56) won Saturday 6-3 after Cleveland (58-60) took Friday’s opener 8-2. The forecast calls for clear skies and 84 degrees at game time.
Left-hander Anthony Kay is scheduled to start for the White Sox. Kay earned the win Saturday against Cleveland, allowing two earned runs on six hits over six innings with four strikeouts. He threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings at Tampa Bay on Aug. 2, and has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his past five starts.
Cleveland is expected to counter with right-hander Gavin Williams. Williams took the loss Saturday despite allowing two earned runs and striking out seven in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out 10 in 5 2/3 scoreless innings against Arizona on Aug. 2, and fanned 12 over seven innings at Cincinnati on July 28. Williams has struck out at least seven in each of his past five starts, with 51 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings.
In Saturday’s loss, Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer and Angel Genao added a solo shot for Cleveland. For Chicago, Tristan Peters drove in two runs.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-4 Chicago victory, while Interstat’s ELO system gives Cleveland a 50.10 percent win probability. Oddsmakers have installed Cleveland as a minus-1.5 run-line favorite, with the over/under at 8.
Cleveland opens a three-game series at Detroit on Tuesday. Chicago opens a three-game home series Tuesday against Cincinnati.