White Sox vs. Mariners Pick
Will the Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners put up a big run total when the two struggling teams meet up tonight at 10:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Mariners are the clear favorite at home, as they are getting odds of -170 to win, while the White Sox are listed with a money line of +155 to prevail. The over/under total for the contest is listed at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for this game has Mike Pelfrey (0-4, 5.70 ERA) on the mound for the White Sox to battle Yovani Gallardo (2-3, 4.53) of the Mariners. Gallardo has been pretty consistent at giving up some runs. He has allowed at least three earned runs in six of his eight starts. He has gotten at least five innings in each start, but no more than 6.1. His WHIP is 1.38 due to 17 walks this season. Pelfrey has been a mess. He has not gotten through five innings in four of his five starts, allowing at least three runs in each outing. He has 10 walks with eight strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.39.
The White Sox picked up a 2-1 win in 10 innings on Friday night to even the weekend series at 1-1. These two hit the under last night be went with the over on Thursday in a 5-4 win for Seattle. Chicago is now 18-22 overall, 10-14 on the road and 19-18 with the under. Seattle is 20-23 overall, 13-7 at home and 22-21 with the over.
Friday’s game saw a great pitching matchup. Jose Quintana went eight innings for the Sox, allowing just one hit and one run with seven strikeouts. Ariel Miranda went seven innings for the Mariners, allowing one run on four hits with nine strikeouts. Jose Abreu hit a bomb of a home run for Chicago in the sixth inning and Melky Cabrera had a RBI double in the 10th to give the Sox the victory.
The two teams have had very different games through the first two games of the series. Tonight, I see this game being very high scoring. Pelfrey has been a mess for quite a long time and that won’t change tonight. Gallardo has also been reliable to allow a few runs as well. With the power both these lineups have, expect quite a few home runs and at least 9 total runs.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: WHITE SOX/MARINERS OVER 8.5