Monday, May 29, 2017

U.S. Cellular Field

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Probable Pitchers: David Price vs. Jose Quintana

U.S. Cellular Field is the site of the matchup between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox on Monday, May 29, 2017. The probable starting pitchers are David Price for the Red Sox and Jose Quintana for the White Sox.

Boston opens at -175 while Chicago opens at +165. The Red Sox have a 23-23-2 over/under record and a 25-23-0 run line mark. The White Sox are 28-20-0 against the run line and have a 22-23-3 over/under record.

Valuable Boston Red Sox Betting Trends

The Boston Red Sox are 23-23-2 against the over/under

The Boston Red Sox are 25-23-0 against the run line

Important Chicago White Sox Betting Trends

The Chicago White Sox are 22-23-3 against the over/under

The Chicago White Sox are 28-20-0 against the run line

Key Boston Red Sox Injuries

05/25/17 P David Price Elbow 10-day DL (4/1) expected to be activated to start Monday vs Chicago White Sox
05/06/17 P Tyler Thornbur Shoulder 60-day DL (4/1)
05/04/17 SS Marco Hernandez Shoulder 10-day DL (5/3)
05/01/17 P Steven Wright Knee 60-day DL (4/30)
04/25/17 3B Pablo Sandoval Knee 10-day DL (4/24)
04/21/17 LF Brock Holt Vertigo 10-day DL (4/21)
04/03/17 P Carson Smith Elbow 60-day DL (4/1)
04/03/17 P Roenis Elias Oblique 10-day DL (4/1)

Key Chicago White Sox Injuries

05/28/17 3B Tyler Saladino Back 10-day DL (5/27)
05/26/17 P Dylan Covey Oblique 10-day DL (5/26)
05/15/17 C Geovany Soto Elbow 60-day DL (5/08)
05/04/17 P Nate Jones Elbow 10-day DL (5/1)
04/25/17 P Zach Putnam Elbow 10-day DL (4/23)
04/23/17 CF Charlie Tilson Foot 60-day DL (3/30)
04/21/17 P James Shields Back 10-day DL (4/18)
04/06/17 P Jake Petricka Arm 10-day DL (4/5)
03/31/17 P Carlos Rodon Arm 60-day DL (3/30)

Useful Pitching Statistics

The Red Sox have a 27-21 overall record this season. Starting pitcher David Price will be making his season debut for Boston. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.98 and they have given up 116 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .215 against the bullpen and they've struck out 152 hitters and walked 48 batters. As a team, Boston allows 8.4 hits per nine innings while striking out 9.7 batters per nine innings. They are 7th in the league in team earned run average at 3.79. The Red Sox pitchers collectively have given up 402 base hits and 181 earned runs. They have allowed 56 home runs this season, ranking them 19th in the league. Boston as a pitching staff has walked 125 batters and struck out 462. They have walked 2.6 men per 9 innings while striking out 9.7 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.23 and their FIP as a unit is 3.51.

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Hitting Statistics

As a team Boston is hitting .272, good for 2nd in the league. The Red Sox hold a .409 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .346, which is good for 1st in baseball. They rank 2nd in MLB with 9.3 hits per game. Mitch Moreland is hitting .274 with an on-base percentage of .369. He has 46 hits this season in 168 at bats with 26 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .458 and an OPS+ of 120. Mookie Betts is hitting .275 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .359. He has totaled 50 hits and he has driven in 30 men in 182 at bats. His OPS+ is 119 while his slugging percentage is at .467. The Red Sox have 446 hits, including 90 doubles and 41 home runs. Boston has walked 177 times so far this season and they have struck out 318 times as a unit. They have left 343 men on base and have a team OPS of .755. They score 4.81 runs per contest and have scored a total of 231 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

Chicago has a 22-26 overall mark this year. With an earned run average of 4.82, Jose Quintana has a 2-6 record and a 1.30 WHIP. He has 60 strikeouts over the 61.2 innings he's pitched. He's also given up 56 hits. He allows 8.2 hits per nine innings and his FIP stands at 3.8. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.50 and they have given up 103 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .191 against the White Sox bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 166 batters and walked 56 opposing hitters. As a team, Chicago allows 7.8 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.9 batters per nine innings. They are 6th in the league in team earned run average at 3.68. The White Sox pitchers as a team have surrendered 367 base knocks and 173 earned runs this season. They have given up 57 home runs this year, which ranks 18th in Major League Baseball. Chicago as a staff has walked 167 hitters and struck out 373 batters. They give up a walk 3.6 times per 9 innings while they strike out 7.9 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.26 while their FIP as a staff is 4.27.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .251, good for 14th in the league. The White Sox hold a .402 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .311, which is good for 23rd in baseball. They rank 13th in MLB with 8.6 hits per contest. Avisail Garcia comes into this matchup batting .331 with an OBP of .374. He has 59 hits this year along with 37 RBI in 178 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .556 with an OPS+ of 156. Jose Abreu is hitting .298 this season and he has an OBP of .350. He has collected 56 hits in 188 at bats while driving in 28 runs. He has an OPS+ of 141 and a slugging percentage of .527. The White Sox as a unit have 412 base hits, including 64 doubles and 54 homers. Chicago has walked 126 times this year and they have struck out on 385 occasions. They have had 305 men left on base and have an OPS of .714. They have scored 4.54 runs per game and totaled 218 runs this season.

Who will win tonight's Red Sox/White Sox MLB game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the White Sox +165

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