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Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers: A matchup between two teams with completely different seasons
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox will start a three-game series today at Guaranteed Rate Field.
The Dodgers are starting a six-game road trip
The Los Angeles Dodgers are on top of the NL West with a 48-31 record, including 23-15 on the road. They have won 5 of the last 7 games and are coming after splitting the two-game series against the Los Angeles Angels. The Dodgers have a 3.34 ERA, a .212 batting average, a .283 on-base percentage, and 1.11 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Shohei Ohtani is the best player on the team with 97 hits, 61 runs and 23 home runs.
The White Sox have a terrible season
The Chicago White Sox are at the bottom of the AL Central with the worst record in the league of 21 wins and 58 losses and are 13-25 at home. They have lost 4 of the last 5 games and are coming off an 11-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The White Sox have a 4.73 ERA, a .247 batting average, a .329 on-base percentage, and 1.41 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Paul de Jong is the best player on the team with 56 hits, 30 runs and 14 home runs.
Betting Trends
The White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games overall, 1-7 SU in their last 8 games against teams from the NL and 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the NL West. The White Sox have played under the total run line in 5 of their last 6 games overall and 4 of their last 5 home games. The Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games overall, 8-2 SU in their last 10 games against the White Sox, 4-1 SU in their last 5 games in Chicago against the White Sox and 8-3 SU in their last 11 games against teams from the AL Central. The White Sox have played over the total run line in 4 of their last 6 games overall and 5 of their last 7 games against teams from the AL.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Dodgers are in a comfortable situation sitting on top of the division, and they will try to improve their record as they are visiting the worst team in the league. The Dodgers will start James Paxton today, who is 7-1 for the season with a 3.65 ERA, 43 K, 66.2 IP, and 1.31 WHIP. The White Sox will try to be competitive with one of their best pitchers, Garrett Crochet, who has a solid individual season, being 6-6 with a 3.25 ERA, 124 K, 88.2 IP, and 0.95 WHIP. Crochet will be able to keep the White Sox in the game to a certain point, but the Dodgers will win this one quite easily.
