White Sox vs. Angels Pick
Can the Chicago White Sox put an end to their losing ways when they face the Los Angeles Angels tonight at 10:07PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Angels are the clear favorite in this game, as they are getting odds of -160 to win, while the White Sox are getting odds of +145 to win. The over/under total for the game is listed at 7.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Miguel Gonzalez (3-3, 3.83 ERA) on the mound to face Matt Shoemaker (2-2, 4.50) of the Angels. Gonzalez has struggled in his last three starts. He had a 2.00 ERA on April 24, which has shot up to 3.83 now. He has allowed 13 earned runs over his last 17.2 innings and now has a WHIP of 1.41. Shoemaker is coming off his best outing, a six-inning scoreless effort against the Tigers that dropped his ERA by 0.7. He has a WHIP of 1.25 in 2017.
The Angels have won the first two games of the series, including a 7-6 win in 11 innings last night. The Angels have now won six straight against the Sox. Chicago is now 17-20 on the season and 9-12 on the road. Los Angeles is 21-21 overall and 14-8 at home.
Tuesday’s game featured plenty of drama. The Angels led 5-2 entering the ninth, but the White Sox rallied for three runs on David Hernandez. The Sox would then take a 6-5 lead in the top of the 11th on a Tim Anderson home run, but the Angels responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning. Cameron Maybin doubled in a run on his fifth hit of the game while Albert Pujols had the game-winning hit moments later. David Robertson took the loss after allowing the two runs in the 11th.
On paper, the pitching matchup favors the Sox. However, when you break it down, Gonzalez has been very poor over the last few weeks and Shoemaker is coming off his best showing. The Angels seem to be the better team in this series, especially at home. The White Sox have been in a funk for the last couple of weeks and I don’t see Gonzalez lifting them out of it.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: LOS ANGELES ANGELS -160