Yankees vs. White Sox Pick
Will the New York Yankees or Chicago White Sox come away with a big rubber-match victory when the two meet up tonight at 8:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Yankees are favored on the road tonight, as they are getting odds of -135 to win. The White Sox are listed with a money line of +125 to prevail at home, while the over/under total for the game has been set at 9 runs.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Masahiro Tanaka (5-7, 5.74 ERA) on the mound for New York to face Carlos Rodon of the White Sox. Rodon is set to make his first start of the 2017 season. He has pitched 304.1 innings in his career and has a 3.90 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in his career. Tanaka is coming off his best start of the season, going eight scoreless innings against the Rangers with nine strikeouts. He has punched out 85 batters this season with 23 walks and a 1.41 WHIP.
The first two games in this series have been decided by one run. New York earned a 6-5 win on Monday while the White Sox had a 4-3 win on Tuesday. New York has won three of five meetings with Chicago this season. The Sox are now 33-43 overall and 16-16 at home. The Yankees are 41-34 overall and 17-21 on the road.
The White Sox rallied to score two runs in the ninth inning, earning the win on Tuesday. Jose Abreu had the game-winning two-run single in the ninth. He also had a RBI double in the first inning. Dellin Betances allowed the two runs in the ninth for the Yankees, his second blown save of 2017. Aaron Judge drove in his 60th run of the season thanks to his 12th double of 2017. Gary Sanchez drove in two runs for the Yankees as well.
While Tanaka is coming off a great start, he has not been able to string those together. The last two starts that he gave up just one earned run, he followed that up by allowing at least five runs in his next start. Rodon is a bit of an unknown as he comes off his injury, but he has been a competitive pitcher throughout his young career. I am going to roll the dice on the White Sox again, as I think their pitcher will give them the better start.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CHICAGO WHITE SOX +125