Chicago White Sox (84-64) vs. Texas Rangers (55-93)
September 19, 2021 2:35 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Rangers +205 / Chicago White Sox -294; Over/Under: +9
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The Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers meet Sunday in MLB action at Globe Life Field. The White Sox look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Rangers look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Texas Rangers have scored three runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last six games. The Rangers have lost four of their last five games when scoring three or less runs. Isiah Kiner-Falefa leads the Rangers with 155 hits and 48 RBI while Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis Garcia have combined for 259 hits and 149 RBI. Jordan Lyles gets the ball, and he is 9-11 with a 5.20 ERA and 131 strikeouts this season. Lyles is 1-1 with a 3.75 ERA and five strikeouts in his career against the White Sox.
The Chicago White Sox have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. The White Sox have won 10 of their last 11 games when scoring four or more runs. Tim Anderson leads the White Sox with 143 hits and 53 RBI while Jose Abreu and Yoan Moncada have combined for 263 hits and 167 RBI. Lucas Giolito gets the ball, and he is 9-9 with a 3.77 ERA and 188 strikeouts this season. This will be Giolito’s second career game against the Rangers.
The White Sox are 7-3 in their last 10 Sunday games and 2-5 in their last 7 during game 3 of a series. The Rangers are 4-0 in their last 4 Sunday games and 5-14 in their last 19 during game 3 of a series. The under is 7-3-1 in White Sox last 11 overall. The over is 5-2-2 in Rangers last 9 overall. The over is 13-6-1 in the last 20 meetings in Texas.
Lyles has been dominant in his last two starts, allowing just one run in his last 14 innings, but he still has an ERA over five on the season and has lost seven of the last 11 games he’s pitched. It also doesn’t help the Rangers offense has scored three or less runs in five of their last six games. Giolito has been far and away more consistent this season. Only option for me is to take the White Sox and the RL for max betting value.
