Angels vs White Sox Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 14 (9/14): MLB
- Ajay
- Sep 14, 2021, 9:42:39 AM
Credit: photo by Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
Odds
Time | 8:10 p.m. EST |
Angels money line | +225 |
Angels run line | +1.5 (-102) |
White Sox money line | -294 |
White Sox run line | -1.5 (-135) |
Over / under | 8 (-110) |
Key stats
Angels | White Sox | |
Record | 70-73 | 82-61 |
Road / home record | 32-39 | 48-25 |
Last 10 record | 4-6 | 5-5 |
Streak | L1 | W1 |
Over / under record | 77-65-1 | 63-71-9 |
Runs / game | 4.48 | 4.95 |
Runs allowed / game | 4.98 | 4.01 |
Preview
The Angels begin a three-game series tonight at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago against the White Sox. LAA lost their last series 2-1 to the Astros. Their season is all but over at this point but they would still like to end their season strongly. The White Sox are closing in on the AL Central division crown. They're coming off of a 2-1 defeat of Boston at home. The White Sox actually began the season with a four-game series on the road at Angel Stadium. The Angels won that series 3-1.
Pitching matchup
Angels
Packy Naughton (0-1, 2.57 ERA) Packy Naughton will take the mound for his 3rd start and 5th appearance of the season. The first-year major league pitcher has a 2.57 ERA and 1.36 WHIP in 2021. Naughton has pitched for 14 innings so far giving up 13 hits for four ERs. He also walked seven batters and struck out nine.
White Sox
Lucas Giolito (9-9, 3.70 ERA) Lucas Giolito will start for the 28th time this season. The 6th year pitcher has an ERA in 2021 of 3.70 and had his career-best ERA of 2.38 back in 2017. Giolito played once against the Angels earlier this season where he pitched for 5.1 innings, surrendered two hits for two ERs and had eight strikeouts and only two walks. He had a 3.38 ERA in that game.
Prediction
LAA batting has struggled in the last five games averaging only 3.8 runs per game. The White Sox have also been struggling in the last few games, but expect them to bounce back at home as they close in on clinching their division.
PICK: White Sox (-286)
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