BOSTON vs. CHI WHITE SOX 8/30/2018 MLB Odds, Pick & Preview

The BOSTON and the CHI WHITE SOX will both be gunning for a victory on 8/30/2018 at 8:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup.

GAME: Boston Red Sox (91-42) at Chicago White Sox (52-80)
DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 30 – 8:10 PM EST
WHERE: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois

ROT TEAM PS OU RL
967 BOSTON 9.5 (180)
(180)
9.5 (-110) -190
180
968 CHI WHITE SOX

TV: 8:10 PM
LINE: 180
PREDICTION: CHI WHITE SOX , BOSTON

Oddsmakers currently have the CHI WHITE SOX listed as 180 point favorites versus the BOSTON, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.5.

The Boston Red Sox saw their high-octane offense kick it up a notch, igniting for 11 runs on 12 hits — including five for extra bases (four doubles, triple) — in the seventh inning on their way to a season sweep of Miami. The Red Sox hope that offense travels well Thursday in the opener a four-game series against the host Chicago White Sox (52-80), who took two of three from the club in June.

Eduardo Nunez joined Mookie Betts with three hits and three runs scored as Boston rode its most productive inning of the season in a 14-6 romp on Wednesday. Nunez is 11-for-27 with five RBIs and as many runs scored during a seven-game hitting streak, although he went 1-for-8 as the Red Sox mustered just six runs against Chicago from June 8-10. Boston received an assist from the White Sox on Wednesday, as the latter’s 4-1 triumph over New York allowed the Red Sox to take a 7 1/2-game lead over the second-place Yankees in the American League East. Ryan LaMarre, who homered to highlight his three-hit, four-RBI performance on Wednesday, went 3-for-7 with two runs scored in a series against Boston earlier in the season while he was still with Minnesota.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, NESN (Boston), CSN Chicago

PITCHING MATCHUP: Red Sox RH Rick Porcello (15-7, 4.18 ERA) vs. White Sox RH Lucas Giolito (10-9, 5.85)

Porcello lost for the third time in four starts on Saturday while allowing three runs in five innings of a 5-1 setback at Tampa Bay. The 2016 AL Cy Young Award winner also fell short in his last outing against Chicago on June 10, taking the loss after permitting three runs (two earned) and walking three in six frames of a 5-2 setback. Avisail Garcia is 7-for-20 versus Porcello, who owns an 11-9 mark with a 4.30 ERA in 24 career encounters with the White Sox.

Giolito won his third straight start and improved to 5-1 in his last eight trips to the mound on Saturday after yielding one run on three hits in seven innings of a 6-1 romp over Detroit. “It was definitely the best fastball command I’ve had all season. Warming up in the bullpen, I was hitting both sides of the plate super consistently,” the 24-year-old said. Giolito, who will face Boston for the first time this season, has recorded three consecutive quality starts and four in his last five outings.

WALK-OFFS

1. Boston 2B Ian Kinsler has four multi-hit performances in his last six outings.

2. Chicago 2B Yoan Moncada has six hits, six RBIs and four runs scored in his last six games.

3. The White Sox announced a special online charity auction in honor of Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy, who went on medical leave to focus on his treatment after recently being diagnosed again with cancer.

PREDICTION: Red Sox 7, White Sox 2

STATS AND RECORDS

TEAM COMPARISON

W/L Strk Home Away East Central West IL
Boston 91-42 W1 47-18 44-24 45-19 16-10 20-10 10-3
Chi. White Sox 52-80 L1 25-40 27-40 11-13 26-34 10-21 5-12

LAST MEETING

Boston Chi. White Sox
Date Away Home Avg HR OPS Avg HR OPS
6/10/18 CHW 5 BOS 2 .206 0 .636 .229 0 .639

PLAYER STATS

SEASON SERIES
Batting Player Avg Hits OPS
BOS I. Kinsler .455 5 1.448
CHW J. Abreu .200 2 .785
Offense Player HR Runs RBI
BOS I. Kinsler 1 4 2
CHW J. Abreu 0 2 2
Pitching ERA Avg K
BOS 2.33 .186 35
CHW 1.04 .204 30
SEASON
Batting Player Avg Hits OPS
BOS J. Martinez .338 162 1.064
CHW J. Abreu .272 129 .821
Offense Player HR Runs RBI
BOS J. Martinez 38 98 110
CHW J. Abreu 22 67 78
Pitching ERA Avg K
BOS 3.56 .269 1268
CHW 4.84 .244 1013

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