Guardians vs. White Sox Probable Starting Pitching Matchup – August 5, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 5, 2023 - Last Updated on September 25, 2024

The Chicago White Sox (43-68) carry a five-game losing streak into a road matchup against the Cleveland Guardians (54-56) at 7:10 PM ET on Saturday. The Guardians will call on Noah Syndergaard (1-4) against the White Sox and Michael Kopech (4-10).

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Cleveland vs. Chicago Pitcher Matchup Info

  • When: Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 7:10 PM ET
  • Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio
  • How to Watch on TV: BSGL
  • Probable Pitchers: Syndergaard – CLE (1-4, 6.68 ERA) vs Kopech – CHW (4-10, 4.49 ERA)

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Guardians vs. White Sox Starting Pitcher Stats (2023)

Syndergaard Kopech
13 GS 20
1-4 W-L 4-10
6.68 ERA 4.49
60.2 IP 102.1
11 BB 63
38 SO 109

Guardians Probable Starting Pitcher: Noah Syndergaard

  • The righty last pitched on Tuesday against the Houston Astros, when he went 5 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up two hits.
  • In 13 games this season, the 30-year-old has put up a 6.68 ERA and 5.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .286 to opposing hitters.
  • Syndergaard enters this outing with three quality starts under his belt this year.
  • In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
  • Syndergaard and his team are 4-9-0 ATS this season when he starts.
  • Games started by Syndergaard have a 9-4-0 record at hitting the over this season.

Syndergaard’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
at Astros Jul. 31 5.1 2 1 1 0 2
at Reds Jun. 7 3.0 7 6 6 3 0
vs. Nationals May. 31 5.0 7 5 5 2 2
at Rays May. 26 6.0 8 6 6 3 1
at Cardinals May. 20 5.0 4 3 3 4 1

White Sox Probable Starting Pitcher: Michael Kopech

  • The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed four hits in five innings pitched against the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.
  • The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.49, a 1.73 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.436 in 20 games this season.
  • He has five quality starts in 20 chances this season.
  • He has made 20 appearances and finished three of them without allowing an earned run.
  • The White Sox have a 10-10-0 ATS record in Kopech’s 20 starts with a set spread.
  • Kopech has had 20 starts that bookmakers set a total for this season, and six of those outings hit the over.

Kopech’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
vs. Guardians Jul. 30 5.0 4 3 3 2 5
vs. Cubs Jul. 25 5.0 9 5 4 5 1
at Mets Jul. 20 5.2 2 1 1 5 4
at Braves Jul. 14 0.2 1 4 4 0 4
at Angels Jun. 27 4.0 4 2 2 3 7

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