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2022 MLB Handicapping
(11-13) Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox (10-15)
Date: Friday, May 6, 2022
Time: 7:10 PM ET
Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Projected Pitchers: Velasquez (LAA), Eovaldi (BOS)
MLB Moneyline Odds: CWS +150, BOS -170
MLB run line Betting Odds: CWS -135, BOS +115
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
Chicago White Sox
So far, the White Sox haven’t been all they were cracked up to be.
Chicago comes into Boston two games under .500 but a winner of three in a row after sweeping a two-game series at Wrigley.
The offense (88 OPS+ as a team) has lagged behind the pitching (104 team ERA+) in large part because of all the weak spots.
Eloy Jimenez got hurt early and Andrew Vaughn hasn’t played since April 29 and was just put on the Injured List.
That has put stress on the outfield depth chart. AJ Pollock has stayed healthy but he is not hitting (33 OPS+).
He and Adam Engel, plus Leury Garcia, Gavin Sheets and Josh Harrison in the infield are all getting regular at-bats and none are producing even close to league-average.
Vince Velasquez has gone nearly 18 innings in four starts (1–2) and given up 10 runs (nine earned). He’s coming off his best outing of the season versus the Angels, though.
He pitched into the sixth inning for the first time since last July, in large part because he walked nobody. He gave up four hits and no runs to pick up the win.
Boston Red Sox
Like Chicago, Boston has received very little production from the bottom half of its lineup this season.
Jackie Bradley Jr. had two hits in Thursday’s 8–0 loss to the Angels but there was little more to write about. Shohei Ohtani struck out 11 in seven innings of work.
Only Raffy Devers, Xander Bogaerts and JD Martinez are above league-average this season, in terms of OPS.
Not only has the bottom of the lineup been extremely poor, so has the leadoff man, Trevor Story.
His performance at the start of the season has been the most concerning of all. He’s yet to homer and went into Thursday’s game with a team-leading 25 strikeouts.
Nathan Eovaldi has a 159 ERA+ in five starts but just one win to show for it. His strikeouts-to-walk numbers (32-to-3) are elite.
But where does Boston go in the bullpen? Eovaldi is only averaging about five innings a start this season.
Chicago’s clear advantage is in the bullpen.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- White Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 overall.
- Under is 7-3 in White Sox last 10 vs. American League East.
- Head to Head: Under is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings in Boston.
Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Prediction:
Boston must jump Velasquez early. If it can do that, Eovaldi can give his bullpen a large enough lead to work with.
If it can not, the White Sox have the upper hand in the later innings.
The price on Chicago looks much better than the one on Boston.
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