San Francisco Giants (63-63) vs Chicago White Sox (30-95)
Game Info: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 9:45 pm (Oracle Park)
The Line: Betting Odds: San Francisco Giants -270 / Chicago White Sox +222 — Over/Under: 7.5
The Chicago White Sox and the San Francisco Giants square off Tuesday in MLB action from Oracle Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Chicago White Sox vs San Francisco Giants Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Chicago White Sox will send out Davis Martin for the start here and Martin is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 17 strikeouts this season. This will be Martin’s first career start against the Giants. Robbie Ray will get the start for San Francisco here and is 2-2 with a 6.00 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. In his career, Ray is 0-1 with a 3.66 ERA and 31 strikeouts against the White Sox.
Chicago White Sox Recap
The Chicago White Sox will try to bounce back after starting the series on the wrong foot thanks to a 5-3 loss in Monday’s series opener. The loss wasn’t the best start for a White Sox team trying to snap a series losing streak that includes losses against the Cubs, Yankees and Astros in the last two weeks.
White Sox Trying To Avoid Worst Record In MLB History
Entering Monday, Gavin Sheets has a .234 batting average and a .310 OBP along with 24 doubles and 38 RBIs while Andrew Vaughn has 14 homers and 52 RBIs and Andrew Benintendi has 13 home runs and 41 RBIs with Vaughn logging 27 doubles as well as a team-high 105 hits.
Why the Chicago White Sox will win
- The Giants have lost 10 of their last 11 games as favorites against American League opponents following a home win.
- The White Sox have won five of their last six games as underdogs against the Giants.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 night games against American League opponents following a home win.
- The White Sox have covered the run line in each of their last six Tuesday night road games.
San Francisco Giants Recap
The San Francisco Giants will try to keep the momentum going after picking up the win in Monday’s series opener. The win helped San Francisco build on their series split with the Oakland A’s from this past weekend.
Giants Trying To Sneak Into NL Wild Card Picture
Going into Monday’s action, Thairo Estrada has 71 hits along with 9 home runs and 43 RBIs while also chipping in 14 doubles. Michael Conforto has 78 hits with 13 home runs, 22 doubles and 51 RBIs while Matt Chapman has 113 hits of his own alongside 31 doubles with 19 homers, 61 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. Chapman also has the dubious distinction of leading the Giants with 129 strikeouts this season. Heliot Ramos has 18 home runs and 57 RBIs as well this year.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The White Sox have lost 27 of their last 28 games after playing the previous day.
- The Giants have won seven of their last eight night games against AL Central opponents.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games after playing the previous day.
- The favorites have covered the run line in five of the White Sox’s last six games.
Chicago White Sox vs San Francisco Giants Prediction
I’m on the White Sox here. I think this is a decent shot for the White Sox to pick up a rare win as Robbie Ray hasn’t been able to find his footing yet, and his worst outings have actually come at home so far. The White Sox haven’t been very good against lefties, but Davis Martin has faced some tough lineups lately and held his own, and I think he can at least give the White Sox a fighting chance here. Give me Chicago in this one.