Josh Bell’s Cleveland Guardians and the Chicago White Sox, who will be sending Dylan Cease to the hill, square off at Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday, May 18. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Bell
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -105 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- The White Sox will send Cease (2-2) to the mound for his 10th start this season.
- The right-hander allowed four hits in six scoreless innings pitched against the Houston Astros on Saturday.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 27-year-old ranks 59th in ERA (4.86), 60th in WHIP (1.446), and 15th in K/9 (10.5).
- The White Sox strike out 9.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- White Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.37 this year, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- The White Sox have a combined 1.481 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
- The White Sox have given up the second-most long balls so far this season with 66 home runs allowed.
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Josh Bell Stats vs. the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/17/2023 | Mike Clevinger | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/16/2023 | Lance Lynn | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Lance Lynn | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 10/1/2022 | Dylan Cease | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Davis Martin | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Bell Stats and Trends
- In 63.4% of his games this year (26-of-41), Bell has recorded a hit. In six of those games (14.6%), he’s recorded more than one hit.
- He has hit a home run in three games this season, leaving the ballpark in 1.7% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored in seven of 41 contests this season.
- In 19 of 41 games this season (46.3%), Bell has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 28 times this year in 41 games (68.3%), including six games with more than one strikeout (14.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GP | 20 |
| 13 (61.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (65.0%) |
| 3 (14.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (15.0%) |
| 2 (9.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (25.0%) |
| 1 (4.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (10.0%) |
| 9 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 10 (50.0%) |
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