Guardians and White Sox open ALDS in Cleveland
Cleveland is scheduled to host Chicago in Game 1, with Parker Messick and Hagen Smith listed as the projected starters.
The Cleveland Guardians are scheduled to host the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field on Saturday, 3 October. CBS Sports reports first pitch is set for 1 p.m. ET.
The best-of-five series opens with Cleveland’s Parker Messick projected to start against Chicago’s Hagen Smith. The preview lists both as left-handers.
Chicago reached the division series after sweeping Houston in the wild-card round, according to CBS Sports. Cleveland had a bye.
The outlet’s preview lists Cleveland as a -149 betting favourite and the total at seven runs. Those figures are betting-market snapshots reported by CBS Sports.
CBS Sports also reports that SportsLine’s model projects 8.8 combined runs and gives the over a 61 per cent chance. The projection is attributed to the model and does not establish the game’s eventual result.
