Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox 4/15/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Cleveland Indians come into this game 6-4 on the year after winning 4 of the last 5 games played. The Indians have a mediocre offense ranking 17th in the league averaging 4.2 runs on 6.2 hits per game. Franmill Reyes leads the team with a .278 batting average, while leading the team in RBI's and Homeruns as well.

Defensively the Indians are tops in the MLB allowing 2.6 runs on 4.6 hits per game. Cleveland has given up 10 total runs through the last 5 games with 4 of those runs coming in the only loss during that span.

The White Sox are 5-6 on the year after dropping 3 of the last 5 including the last game played against these Indians. Chicago boasts the 8th ranked offense in the league averaging 5 runs a game on 7.55 hits. Yermin Mercedes has torn the cover off the ball all year with a batting average of .485 on the year, while Adam Eaton leads the team with 10 Runs Batted In.

Lance Lynn (1-0 0.00 ERA) will get the ball Thursday night at home for the White Sox. Lynn has given up 2 runs on the year with neither earned on 11 hits, while striking out 17 batters in 13.2 innings pitched over the first 2 outings of the season.