Wednesday, April 9, 3:10 PM on CSCh

Coors Field, Denver, Colorado

Chicago - Johnson, E (0-1) vs. Colorado - Nicasio, J (1-0)

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Coors Field will host an interleague showdown between the Chicago White Sox and the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday at 3:10 p.m. The White Sox will send rookie right hander Erik Johnson to the mound in what will be his seventh career start against the native of the Dominican Republic, Juan Nicasio.

The White Sox will rely on their young starter a lot this season, but he will need to perform better than he did in his 2014 season debut last week. He was lit up for 7 earned runs on 10 hits and 3 walks in 4 2/3 innings in the loss, dropping his career record to 3-3. He threw 98 pitches in his short time in the game, which will hurt the team as the season continues. Johnson has never pitched against any member of the current Colorado roster, which could help him get off to a good start on Wednesday.

Nicasio has started more games than his counterpart with 56 and has a 16-16 record. He hasn’t pitched consistently for the team heading into this season, but had a great season debut, allowing just 1 earned run on 4 hits in 7 strikeouts. He has had limited exposure against current members of the White Sox with Matt Davidson (1-for-2) and Adam Eaton (1-for-2) being the only Sox hitters to know what it is like to stand in the box against him.

Chicago Betting Trends

Chicago is 4-2-0 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Chicago is +0.5

Colorado Betting Trends

Colorado is 5-1-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Colorado is +0.1

Injuries to Watch

Chicago

04/07/14 DH Adam Dunn None questionable
04/04/14 P Nate Jones Hip 15-day DL (4/4)
03/30/14 2B Gordon Beckham Oblique 15-day DL (3/21)
03/30/14 2B Jeff Keppinger Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)

Colorado

04/03/14 P Tyler Chatwood Hamstring 15-day DL (3/29)
03/29/14 P Boone Logan Elbow 15-day DL (3/21) questionable
03/28/14 P Jhoulys Chacin Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado

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