Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox 7/30/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Cleveland Indians open a three-game series on the road Friday against American League Central rival the Chicago White Sox. Cleveland is 50-49 following a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. However, the Indians have lost four of the last six and have fallen to 8 ½ games behind the first-place White Sox in the AL Central.

Amed Rosario is batting .261 to lead Cleveland and the shortstop has a team high 90 hits. Third baseman Jose Ramirez is the leader in home runs with 22, RBIs with 16 and on-base percentage at .343. On Friday, the Cleveland Indians will send J.C. Mejia to the mound. The right-hander is 1-6 with an ERA of 7.52, 41 Ks and 15 BBs.

The Chicago White Sox dropped to 60-42 following a 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Chicago has lost two of the first three games of its four-game set against Kansas City that concludes on Thursday. Nevertheless, Chicago is first in the American League Central with a lead of 8 ½ games over the second-place Indians.

Tim Anderson is batting .299 to lead Chicago and the shortstop has a team high 108 hits. First baseman Jose Abreu is leading Chicago in home runs with 18 and RBIs with 75, while third baseman Yoan Moncada is the leader in on-base percentage at .386. On Friday, Chicago will send Lance Lynn to the mound. The right-hander is 10-3 with an ERA of 1.91, 115 and 32 BBs.