Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox 7/31/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/30/2021 at 8:22 PM ET

The Cleveland Indians play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Chicago White Sox. Cleveland is 50-49 following a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. The Indians traded away second baseman Cesar Hernandez to the Chicago White Sox and the Indians announced that manager Terry Francona would step down for the rest of the season due to on-going health issues.

Amed Rosario is batting .261 to lead Cleveland and the shortstop has a team high 90 hits. Third baseman Jose Ramirez is leading the Indians in home runs with 22, RBIs with 60 and on-base percentage at .343. On Saturday, the Cleveland Indians will send Triston McKenzie to the mound. The right-hander is 1-4 with an ERA of 4.61, 77 Ks and 42 BBs.

Chicago is 60-43 following a 5-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Chicago lost three out of four on the road against the Royals this week and have had their lead in the American League Central cut to eight games over the second-place Cleveland Indians the White Sox have lost six of the last eight. 

Tim Anderson is batting .299 to lead Chicago and the shortstop has a team high 108 hits. First baseman Jose Abreu is leading the White Sox in home runs with 18 and RBIs with 75, while Yoan Moncada is the leader in on-base percentage at .382. On Saturday, Chicago will send Dallas Keuchel to the mound. The left-hander is 7-4 with an ERA of 4.32, 67 Ks and 34 BBs.

Chicago has won just five of the last 17 versus Cleveland and the White Sox are coming off a series where they lost three out of four to the Kansas City Royals. Overall, the White Sox have lost six of the last eight and four of the last five against an opponent from the American League Central. The Indians catch the White Sox on a down and inch closer to first with a victory. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland Indians win 5-3.

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