The Cleveland Guardians (48-45) face the Chicago White Sox (47-48) in the finale of their four-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday, July 24 at 2:10 pm ET.

The Guardians have won the first two games of the series, including Saturday's 7-4 victory where Triston McKenzie pitched 5.2 strong innings and Steven Kwan went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs.

Game Odds:

• White Sox: -134
• Guardians: +116
• Run line: Guardians +1.5 (-192)
• Over/Under: 7.5 runs

Pitching Matchup:

• Guardians: Shane Bieber (4-5, 3.24 ERA, 106 K)
• White Sox: Dylan Cease (9-4, 2.15 ERA, 150 K)

Key Stats:

• Guardians have won 7 of their last 10 games
• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland hitting .287 with 19 HR and 78 RBI
• Franmil Reyes is batting .333 with a HR vs Cease
• Jose Abreu has 3 HR and .278 average vs Bieber

Analysis: A low-scoring pitcher's duel is expected between two aces. The Guardians are hot, going 5-1 in their last 6 games and 8-4 in their last 12 vs Chicago. While Cease has been dominant, if Cleveland's offense can scratch across a couple runs, Bieber has shown he can shut down the White Sox lineup, coming off a complete game win against them his last start.

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