Padres vs. White Sox Pick
Can the Chicago White Sox avoid another loss at home when they take on the San Diego Padres today at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Padres are favored on the road, as they are getting odds of -140 to win. The White Sox are getting a money line of +120 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 9 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today’s game has Trevor Cahill (3-2, 3.06 ERA) on the mound for the Padres to face Dylan Covey (0-3, 8.28) of the White Sox. Cahill is coming off back-to-back starts without allowing a run. He has 44 strikeouts in 35.1 innings. His WHIP in 2017 is 1.16. Covey has struggled this year. He has given up at least six runs in three of his five starts. He has given up 23 runs in 25 innings in 2017. His WHIP is 1.92.
The Padres opened up the series with a 6-3 win at Chicago on Friday. San Diego is now 14-23 overall and 7-14 on the road while the White Sox is now 15-18 overall and 6-8 at home.
The Padres got to Migel Gonzalez on Friday. He lasted just five innings, allowing eight hits and five runs in the game. Jhoulys Chacin wasn’t tremendous, but did his part, allowing three runs over 6.1 innings with seven hits and five strikeouts. Austin Hedges led the Padres at the plate, picking up a pair of hits and driving in three runs. Allen Cordoba had three hits in the win as well. Leury Garcia was 3-of-4 at the plate and drove in three runs to lead the White Sox.
San Diego doesn’t have a great road record but the Padres have a favorable matchup today. Covey has been a dumpster fire for most of this season. The Padres should be able to rack up the hits once again. Cahill has been steady for San Diego on the mound. He is earning a lot of strikeouts and those should continue to grow today against the Sox.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: SAN DIEGO PADRES -140