Rangers vs. White Sox Pick
Will the Texas Rangers pick up a series win on the road against the Chicago White Sox when the two conclude their games today at 2:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the White Sox are the slight favorite at home, as they are getting odds of -125 to win, while the Rangers are listed with a money line of +105 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup in this game has Tyson Ross (1-1, 6.14 ERA) on the mound for Texas to face Jose Quintana (4-8, 4.37) of the White Sox. Ross is making just his fourth start. He has had two starts where he allowed a combined three runs and one start where he gave up seven. He has 12 strikeouts with six walks and a 1.16 WHIP over 14.2 innings. Quintana has not allowed a run in his last two starts, spanning 13 innings. He has 94 strikeouts this season with 36 walks and a 1.30 WHIP.
These two have split the first two games of the series. Chicago had an 8-7 win on Friday while the Rangers picked up a 10-4 win on Saturday. Texas is now 40-41 overall and 18-24 on the road. Chicago is 35-45 overall and 18-18 at home.
Texas fell behind 2-0 on Saturday but then rallied for multiple runs in the fifth, sixth and eighth innings. Cole Hamels went 6.2 innings to rebound from a poor start in his last outing. He allowed just two runs to improve to 3-0 on the season. Derrek Holland gave up five runs over 5.1 innings to fall to 5-8 on the season. Nomar Mazara drove in three runs to lead Texas while Mike Napoli and Elvis Andrus each homered and drove in a pair of runs. Jose Abreu had his 15th home run of the season to lead Chicago.
Quintana has been on a roll lately and I think he will carry that into today’s game. He is facing a pitcher without much experience on the mound this year, who has been shaky in the limited action he has seen. Quintana has a higher ERA, but when on his game, he is still a great pitcher. I think he continues his hot streak today against this up-and-down Texas lineup.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CHICAGO WHITE SOX +105