Chicago has one of the highest scoring offenses in the league but they are still milling about below .500.
Chicago has one of the highest scoring offenses in the league but they are still milling about below .500.
The Chicago White Sox walked into venerable Wrigley Field at took two games from the Cubs, and will look to avenge last year’s sweep when they host their bitter crosstown rival in game one of a four-game set at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday.
The White Sox have been a bit of a pleasant surprise thanks to a high octane slugging offense. The leader of that group has been cuban import rookie Jose Abreu who leads the Majors in homers and is second in RBIs.
Due to a steady deluge of rain in the Great Lakes area (the Tigers have had three rainouts already this year) stud hurler Justin Verlander has been pushed back to Tuesday and will face the White Sox in the south side of Chicago. Having Verlander take the bump is always good news for Detroit.
The Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays will face off in the fourth game of a four-game set at U.S. Cellular Field on Monday. The White Sox won game three in the series on Sunday by a score of 9-2, leaving the Rays looking for a win to salvage a split in the series.
On the season the Red Sox have an Over/Under record of 4-11 and a run-line W/L record of 6-9 and the White Sox have an Over/Under record of 10-5 and a run-line W/L record of 7-8.
This season the White Sox are 6-3 at home and the Red Sox are 4-5 on the road.
One team is worried about its record in the young season, while the other is thrilled with its mega offensive production from a Latino slugger. Can you guess which Sox team is which? The answer might surprise you.
After being competitive the previous couple of season the Chicago White Sox fell off the map last year. This was just an all around poor team that had weaknesses in their lineup and a pitching staff that was nowhere near good enough to compensate…it didn’t help that the Indians and Royals suddenly got good either.
The White Sox were a legitimate threat to Detroit in the AL Central last year, using a top 10 offense to a better than .500 record. They are the most likely challenger to the Tigers again this season, thought a Wild Card birth is the more reasonable goal.
The Yankees and White Sox are meeting in a showdown of two divisional leaders. The Yankees have dropped the first two games in this series, and they are in a bit of a slump right now.
The Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees are battling back and forth for the best record in the American League. Both of these are stacked offensively, and their pitching staffs are better than most realize.
Francisco Liriano was shelled in his last game facing the team that traded him this season in the Twins. Chicago has lost 2 straight, but they are still in first place in the AL Central with a 1.5 game lead over the Tigers.
This match up is one between a couple of division leaders, as the White Sox have a slight 1/2 game lead in the AL Central over the Tigers and the Rangers are 5 games up on the L.A. Angels.
This four-game series between the White Sox and Red Sox will conclude Thursday night at Fenway Park. The White Sox have outperformed expectations, while the Red Sox have been a bit of a disappointment.
The Chicago White Sox have been one of the best road teams in baseball so far this year. The Kansas City Royals have been one of the worst home teams in baseball this season.
How good is this pitching matchup? The posted total here is set at a mind boggling 5.5 runs. Sure, totals have come down over the last few years, but 5.5 runs as a game total is ridiculous.