Padres vs. White Sox Pick
Can the Chicago White Sox handle an interleague matchup at home with the San Diego Padres when they play tonight at 8:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the White Sox are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -135 to prevail. The Padres are getting a money line of +115 to win, while the over/under total for the game is set at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for Friday’s game has Jhoulys Chacin (3-3, 5.26 ERA) on the mound for the Padres to face Miguel Gonzalez (3-2, 3.18) of the White Sox. Chacin has given up 23 earned runs and 39 hits in 39.1 innings of work. His WHIP on the season is 1.37. Gonzalez has had one poor outing, where he gave up six runs in six innings to the Tigers. Other than that, he has allowed just eight runs in five other starts. His WHIP this year is 1.29.
San Diego has lost three straight and seven of its last eight coming into today’s game. They are now just 13-23 overall and 6-14 on the road. San Diego is putting up just 3.53 runs per game while allowing 5.22. Wil Myers has been leading the offense with eight home runs, 23 RBI and a .299 batting average. Ryan Schimpf has added nine home runs, but is hitting just .173.
The White Sox are on a five-game losing streak right now, falling to the Orioles and Twins during the week. Chicago is now 15-17 overall and 6-7 at home. The Sox are putting up 4.03 runs per game while allowing just 3.94. Avisail Garcia is leading the team with a .342 average, five home runs and 24 RBI. Matt Davidson is adding six homers and 17 RBI.
Both teams don’t have much to be happy about right now, but the White Sox being at home should be enough for them to get a win. San Diego has really struggled to produce runs all season and are facing a tough pitcher in Gonzalez. Chacin hasn’t been great at stopping runs, so look for the White Sox to finally improve their recent hitting woes tonight.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CHICAGO WHITE SOX -135