White Sox vs. Mariners Pick
After putting up 16 runs on Saturday night, will the Chicago White Sox have another big showing again today when it faces the Seattle Mariners at 4:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Mariners are the favorite at home, as they are getting odds of -125 to win, while the White Sox are getting a money line of +105 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 9 runs.
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Today’s pitching matchup has Derek Holland (3-3, 2.70 ERA) on the mound to face Dillon Overton (0-0 6.38) of the Mariners. Overton has just one start this year, which saw him give up 5 earned runs in 4.1 innings of work. He has worked out of the pen most of the season, pitching a total of 18.1 innings this year while allowing 13 earned runs with two walks and eight strikeouts. Holland has been pretty solid this season, but the Sox have lost his last two starts. He has given up 14 earned runs over 46.2 innings of work this season. He also has 38 strikeouts with 18 walks and a WHIP of 1.20.
The Mariners took the first game in this series back on Thursday night, but the White Sox have won the last two meetings. That includes a 16-1 victory last night. Chicago is now 19-22 overall and 11-14 on the road while Seattle is 20-24 overall and 13-8 at home.
The Sox racked up 16 runs on 19 hits, including four home runs in Saturday’s win. They chased Yovani Gallardo after just 3.2 innings of work after he allowed 10 runs. The Seattle bullpen wasn’t much better. For Chicago, Mike Pelfrey settled in with a big lead. He pitched six innings and allowed just one run to earn his first victory of the season. At the plate, Avasail Garcia had two home runs and six RBI to lead the White Sox. He has 34 RBI on the season. Willy Garcia and Matt Davidson also hit a home run in the victory.
The Mariners are just depleted with their pitching and that showed on Saturday. Too many starters on the DL have forced them to manufacture any starting rotation they can. It also has hurt the bullpen because some of their better arms have moved to starting roles. Overton isn’t a starter and now has to start today. He isn’t going to have much success against this Chicago lineup either. Holland should do well with early run support and lead his team to a victory.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CHICAGO WHITE SOX +105