White Sox vs Nationals Prediction - MLB Picks 9/18/23

Washington Nationals (66-84) vs Chicago White Sox (57-93)

Game Info: Monday, September 18, 2023 at 7:05 pm (Nationals Park)

Joan Adon (2-2) (5.92) vs Mike Clevinger (7-8) (3.61)

Betting Odds: Washington Nationals +102 / Chicago White Sox -122 --- Over/Under: 9.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Chicago White Sox will play the Washington Nationals in Game 1 of their series on Monday night at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. Washington has lost three series in a row, while Chicago has lost six in a row. 

White Sox Preview

The Chicago White Sox are 57-93 this season and they have lost five of their last six games. Chicago is coming off of a series loss to the Twins, where they lost three out of four games. The White Sox allowed 30 runs in their four game series with the Twins and they are only 27-48 on the road this year. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.93 ERA, a 1.42 WHIP, and a .250 opponent batting average this season. The White Sox offense has scored 612 runs with a .239 batting average and a .293 on base percentage. Andrew Vaughn is batting .259 with 20 home runs and 75 RBI’s for the White Sox. The projected starting pitcher for Chicago is Mike Clevinger, who is 7-8 with a 3.61 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP over 114.2 innings pitched this year. 

Nationals Preview

The Washington Nationals are 66-84 this season and they have lost five of their last six games. Washington is coming off of a series loss to the Brewers, where they lost two out of three games. The Nationals have allowed 5+ runs in four of their last six games. The Washington pitching staff has a 4.97 ERA, a 1.46 WHIP, and a .270 opponent batting average. The Nationals offense has scored 641 runs with a .253 batting average and a .313 on base percentage this year. Lane Thomas is batting .272 with 25 home runs and 79 RBI’s for the Nationals. The projected starting pitcher for Washington is Joan Adon, who is 2-2 with a 5.92 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP over 38 innings pitched this season.

Washington Nationals Team Facts

  • The Nationals have lost each of their last eight night games after going to extra innings.
  • The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 night games against American League opponents following a road win.
  • The Nationals have lost the first inning in each of their last four home games against opponents that held a losing record.
  • The Nationals have led after 7 innings in each of their last five games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
  • The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Nationals' last five night games at Nationals Park.

Chicago White Sox Team Facts

  • The White Sox have lost nine of their last 10 night games against National League opponents.
  • The White Sox have failed to cover the run line each of their last eight Monday games against teams that held a losing record.
  • The White Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games as favorites against National League opponents.
  • The White Sox have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
  • The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the White Sox's last three games as favorites against NL East opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

  • The Washington Nationals rank 2nd in the league for strikeouts against this season (1068).
  • The Washington Nationals rank 28th in the league for walks this season (388).
  • The Chicago White Sox rank 29th in the league for walks allowed this season (609).
  • The Chicago White Sox rank 28th in the league for runs scored this season (612).

Pick

Both of these teams have been pretty bad this season, but the White Sox haven’t won a series in their last 11 series. Washington is coming off of a win on Sunday against the Brewers, so they will look to build on that momentum here. Chicago is starting Mike Clevinger, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts. Washington is starting Joan Adon, who has allowed 11 earned runs in his last three starts (14 IP). Clevinger has been pretty solid for the White Sox recently and I am going to take them to get the win. 

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