The Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox meet on Saturday in MLB action from Rate Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a White Sox vs Angels Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Los Angeles Angels will send out Jose Soriano for the start here, and Soriano was 6-7 with a 3.42 ERA and 97 strikeouts last season. This will be Soriano’s first career start against the White Sox. Jonathan Cannon will get the start for the White Sox here and was 5-10 with a 4.49 ERA and 91 strikeouts last season. In his career, Cannon is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA and 14 strikeouts against the Angels.
Los Angeles Angels Recap
The Los Angeles Angels come into this game looking for some revenge after ending up with an 8-1 loss at the hands of the White Sox in their season and series opener on Thursday. After this series, the Angels will head on the road again for a game against the Cardinals.
Angels Looking To Even Series Up At One Win Apiece
Logan O’Hoppe went 2 for 4 at the dish with a solo home run that was the lone scoring output the Angels would have in the losing effort. Taylor Ward added a double, while Nolan Schanuel and Jo Adell each had a base hit as well to cap off the offense for Los Angeles in the losing effort, as the Angels would muster up just five hits as a team in the losing effort. The rest of the Angels would go 0 for 17 with 8 strikeouts, and the Angels as a unit would go 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position. Yusei Kikuchi took the loss, falling to 0-1 on the year after allowing three runs on five hits with five strikeouts over six innings of work.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The White Sox have lost 28 of their last 35 games at Rate Field.
- The Angels have won 11 of their last 12 Saturday games against the White Sox.
- The Angels have covered the run line in four of their last five games at Rate Field against teams that held a winning record.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Yoan Moncada has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
- Mike Trout has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Nolan Schanuel has recorded at least one Single in 10 of the Angels’ last 11 games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Taylor Ward has recorded at least one hit in each of the Angels’ last 14 road games.
- Tim Anderson has scored at least one run in each of his last seven Saturday appearances against AL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Anthony Rendon has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances with his team as a road favorite against AL Central opponents.
- Logan O’Hoppe ranks T9th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.500) this season.
Chicago White Sox Recap
The Chicago White Sox come into this game looking to win the series after picking up the win in Thursday’s opener. After this series, the White Sox will meet the Twins and Tigers.
White Sox Pushing For Series Win In First Try
Andrew Benintendi led the way with a three-run home run, while Lenyn Sosa had a two-run shot, and Austin Slater added a solo blast for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas added a 2 for 4 day at the dish with a double and two RBIs to round out the scoring for the White Sox in the winning effort, while Luis Robert Jr. had a double as well. Korey Lee, Jacob Amaya, and Michael Taylor each had a base hit as well for the White Sox in the winning effort. Sean Burke got the win to improve to 1-0 on the year after tossing six innings of three-hit shutout baseball with three strikeouts.
Why the Chicago White Sox will win
- The Angels have lost each of their last 12 games as road favorites.
- The White Sox have won each of their last six games as home underdogs.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 12 games as road favorites.
- The White Sox have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as home underdogs against the Angels.
Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts
- Austin Slater has hit a home run in each of his last two home appearances against the Angels.
- Andrew Benintendi has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances against the Angels.
- Austin Slater has scored at least one run in each of his last four appearances in day games against AL West teams that held a losing record.
- Josh Rojas has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 home appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Josh Rojas has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 10 home appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Miguel Vargas ranks T9th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.500) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the White Sox’s last eight day games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Angels’ last six games against AL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
White Sox vs Angels Prediction
I’m on the White Sox here. I just don’t see any value in laying this kind of price with the Angels when I really don’t see that much of a gap in talent or pitching between these two teams. If anything, the White Sox showed they were the better team with their performance in Thursday’s series opener. I think the White Sox are a team to keep an eye on early in the year before they fall off the map later this season. Last season’s stigma with the Pale Hose likely gives us some value this season. Give me Chicago and the plus money here.