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Chicago White Sox vs San Francisco Giants: A must- win series for the Giants
The Chicago White Sox and the San Francisco Giants are starting their series tonight at Oracle Park.
The White Sox are just terrible
The Chicago White Sox are at the bottom of the AL Central with the worst record in the league of 30 wins and 95 losses and are 12-51 on the road. They have won only three games in the month of August and are coming off a 2-0 loss to the Houston Astros. The White Sox have a 4.83 ERA, a .250 batting average, a .334 on-base percentage, and 1.43 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Andrew Vaughn leads the team with 105 hits and 47 runs, while Paul de Jong is on top 18 home runs.
The door is closing for the Giants
The San Francisco Giants are fourth in the NL West with a 63-63 record, including 36-27 at home. They have lost four of their last six games and are coming off a 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics in the extra inning . San Francisco has a 4.20 ERA, a .247 batting average, a .319 on-base percentage, and 1.30 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Matt Chapman is the best player on the team with 113 hits, 83 runs, and 19 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Giants are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games overall, 1-4 SU in their last 5 home games and 1-7 SU in their last 8 home games against the White Sox. San Francisco has played under the total run line in 5 of their last 6 games overall, 8 of their last 9 games against teams from the AL and 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the AL Central, while they have gone over in their last 5 games against the White Sox. Chicago is 3-17 SU in their last 20 games overall, 12-4 SU in their last 16 games against the Giants and 2-16 SU in their last 18 games on the road. The White Sox have played over the total run line in 10 of their last 14 games against teams from the NL West.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Chicago White Sox are having one of the worst seasons in MLB history and are the first team to be officially eliminated from the playoff run. The Gianst are at.500 but have only 7.4% of chances to make it to the postseason. San Francisco is struggling lately, and if they do not dominate this series, the season may be over. They will go with Kyle Harrison on the mound, who is 6-5 for the season with a 4.14 ERA, 103 K, 111 IP, and 1.31 WHIP. The White Sox will try to match that up with rookie Jonathan Cannon, who is 2-6 for the season with a 4.02 ERA, 55 K, 80.2 IP, and 1.30 WHIP. With their back against the wall, we go with the Giants to win the series opener.
