The Chicago White Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet Saturday in MLB action from Chase Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago White Sox Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Chicago White Sox will start Erick Fedde here and Fedde is 4-1 with a 3.10 ERA and 77 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Diamondbacks, Fedde is 2-2 with a 5.19 ERA and 20 strikeouts. The Arizona Diamondbacks did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted.
Chicago White Sox Recap
The Chicago White Sox will try to rebound after starting the series with a 7-1 loss at the hands of the Diamondbacks on Friday. The loss was another brick in the wall for the White Sox after their series loss to the Mariners earlier this week.
White Sox Back To Having Offensive Issues
Going into Friday’s opener, Gavin Sheets leads the White Sox with a .238 batting average and a .346 OBP along with a team-high 14 doubles and 28 RBIs while Andrew Vaughn also has 8 homers and 25 RBIs and Andrew Benintendi has 4 home runs and 18 RBIs with Vaughn logging 13 doubles as well as a team-high 55 hits. Paul DeJong also has a team-high 13 home runs and 28 RBIs with a team-high 73 strikeouts as well this season.
Why the Chicago White Sox will win
- The Diamondbacks have lost six of their last seven games against American League opponents following a home win.
- The White Sox have covered the run line in seven of their last eight road games following a road loss.
- The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six night games against American League opponents following a home win.
Arizona Diamondbacks Recap
The Arizona Diamondbacks will try to add to Friday’s series-opening win over Chicago, keeping the momentum going after kicking off their week with a series win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Diamondbacks Starting To Heat Up At The Dish
Entering Friday’s matchup, Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with 75 hits in addition to a .282 batting average and 15 doubles with 14 home runs and 37 RBIs while Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also has 9 home runs and 41 RBIs as well this season. Corbin Carroll has a team-high 12 stolen bases while Eugenio Suarez has a team-high 76 strikeouts this season. Christian Walker also has 15 home runs with a team-high 46 RBIs of his own in addition to 76 strikeouts this season.
Why the Arizona Diamondbacks will win
- The White Sox have lost each of their last eight games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Diamondbacks have won 11 of their last 12 games against the White Sox.
- The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against the White Sox.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight road games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The White Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last eight games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago White Sox Prediction
I’m leaning towards the White Sox here. It would be nice to know who the Diamondbacks are starting in this one, and there’s a definite possibility it could be a bullpen game, but it looks like the White Sox have a pair of pitchers that are their best shot at getting a win from starting pitching and that’s Garrett Crochet and Erick Fedde. Fedde’s been really good for the White Sox this season and while I do prefer backing Fedde at home, I think he can be competitive enough to help the White Sox steal one here. Not one I’m rushing to bet necessarily, but I’ll side with the White Sox in this one.