<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MLB_Odds_Astros_vs._White_Sox_prediction_odds_and_pick_-_8162022-1.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB Odds: Astros vs. White Sox prediction, odds and pick – 8/17/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-17T10:59:16-07:00">August 17th, 10:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-17T11:00:04-07:00">August 17th, 11:00am</time><address><a>Brendan Smith</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox will continue their four-game series in the windy city on Wednesday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/">series</a>, which includes an Astros-White Sox prediction and pick we have laid out below.</p><p>Houston is 75-43, the best record in the American League, squarely in first place in the AL West. Houston has been utterly dominant, outscoring their opponents by 138 runs. With an 11-game lead over Seattle in the AL West, Houston has all but clinched their division with two months of the season left.</p><p>Chicago has been up-and-down all season, with their 61-56 record sitting just one game out of a playoff spot. Manager Tony LaRussa has his group playing better baseball of late, going 7-3 in their last 10 games. As the injured players begin to return and rejoin the club, this team has the looks of a playoff club.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Astros-White Sox MLB odds, </i></b><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb"><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b></a><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Astros-White Sox Odds</b></h2><p>Houston Astros: -1.5 (+114)</p><p>Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (-137)</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-104)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-118)</p><h2><b>Why The Astros Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Simply put, Houston has one of the best rosters in the league. Slugger Yordan Alvarez has hit 31 home runs, with a .295 batting average and a .400 on-base percentage in 100 games. Kyle Tucker (21 home runs) and Jose Altuve (20 home runs) have also notched an impressive amount of home runs in their seasons. Alex Bregman has rebounded from his horrid first two months to hit 30 doubles and 16 home runs. On June 15, Bregman hit a low point of a .214 batting average but now owns a .261 batting average. Houston’s 160 home runs rank third in the league.</p><p>Tonight, lefty Framber Valdez will toe the rubber in Chicago. Valdez has pitched to a 2.73 ERA in 22 starts. Valdez has a 2.65 ERA in his last 15 starts. The lefty possesses an All-World, high spinning curveball that batters have managed to hit just .145 against. Houston has the lowest bullpen ERA in the league, with a 2.90 ERA. Ryne Stanek has been arguably the best setup man in the league, with a 1.12 ERA in his 43 appearances. Closer Ryan Pressley has impressed, with a 2.86 ERA and 23 saves on the season.</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Chicago’s lineup was finally beginning to get healthy, although now Tim Anderson will miss at least a month. Still, Jose Abreu, the healthiest White Sox player in 2022, has anchored the lineup with a .307 batting average and 14 home runs. Andrew Vaughn and Luis Robert are the only other White Sox that have amassed double-digit home runs. Despite the low power output, Chicago ranks fourth with a .260 team batting average. The team excels with their contact rate, striking out the seventh-lowest amount at 904. Luis Robert, in addition to his 12 home runs, is second with 11 stolen bases, trailing Tim Anderson’s 13 steals.</p><p>Michael Kopech, the flame-throwing right-hander, will be on the mound for Chicago in this one. Kopech owns a 3.18 ERA in his 21 starts. Batters have hit below .200 on both Kopech’s fastball and slider, two pitches he throws over 73% of the time. Chicago’s bullpen has been below-average, with a 3.92 ERA ranking 18th in the league. Still, closer Liam Hendriks has been dominant, with a 2.95 ERA and 27 saves in 42 appearances, striking out 61 in 42.2 innings.</p><h2><b>Final Astros-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Houston is just too good to pass up in this one.</p><p><b>Final Astros-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick: Houston -1.5 (+114), over 8.5 (-104)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB Odds: Astros vs. White Sox prediction, odds and pick – 8/17/2022

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MLB_Odds_Astros_vs._White_Sox_prediction_odds_and_pick_-_8162022.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Astros vs. White Sox prediction, odds and pick – 8/16/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-16T12:09:08-07:00">August 16th, 12:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-16T12:11:58-07:00">August 16th, 12:11pm</time><address><a>Griffin Conant</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros will look to avenge their loss from yesterday and continue to build off their AL-best record as they face off with the playoff-hopeful Chicago White Sox in the Windy City. It is time to take a look at our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/betting/">series</a>, where our Astros-White Sox prediction and pick will be made.</p><p>Despite the loss on Monday, Houston has won eight of twelve games and is in control of leading the way for home-field advantage at the moment with their overall record of 75-42. Getting the nod for the ‘Stros will be the dominant Justin Verlander, who is 15-3 with an extremely minuscule 1.85 ERA on the season.</p><p>An extremely important win for the White Sox yesterday, Chicago managed to even up their home record at 29-29 while remaining only two games out of first place in the American League Central. The White Sox will certainly have the right guy for the job for game two later this evening as the un-hittable Dylan Cease will start things off for Chicago. Like Verlander, Cease has been one of baseball’s best hurlers with a 12-5 record and a 1.96 ERA.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Astros-White Sox MLB odds, </i></b><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb"><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b></a><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Astros-White Sox Odds</b></h2><p>Houston Astros: -1.5 (+134)</p><p>Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (-162)</p><p>Over: 7 (-108)</p><p>Under: 7 (-112)</p><h2><b>Why The Astros Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Outside of the fact that they remain quite possibly one of the best teams in baseball, Tuesday’s pitching duel is expected to be a masterpiece. With the likes of Verlander opposing Cease in his home ballpark, it is without question that the Astros will need to bring the bats and piece together strong at-bats to even up this series at one apiece.</p><p>With a phenomenal road mark of 36-24 on the year, the Astros have proven to the rest of the baseball world that they are just as destructive as visitors then they are in front of their home fans. While this wasn’t the case yesterday, the Astros clearly have championship DNA written all over them which is why they have faired so wonderfully away from Minute Maid Park.</p><p>Not to mention, no team in baseball has been as effective from the mound as the Astros during the 2022 regular season. Alas, the Astros as a team has accumulated the second-best ERA in the league at 3.03 and led the way with 69 quality starts and a microscopic .213 batting average against. Simply put, the Astros have the chance to single handily make a run this postseason with their gritty starting pitching staff and cutthroat bullpen. With the expectation that Verlander will most likely perform like he usually does, the Astros are in good hands to cover the spread on Tuesday.</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Benefitting from strong pitching and opportunistic offense in yesterday’s triumph, the White Sox have reeled off four-straight victories and have pushed themselves to the brink of playoff euphoria. Not only is Chicago right on the heels of Cleveland for the AL Central lead, but the White Sox have also become one of the many teams that are in the race for a Wild Card spot. With multiple paths possible leading to postseason play, each game from here on out for Chicago will possess major playoff implications.</p><p>Like the Astros, the White Sox will be sending out their ace in Dylan Cease in what should have a feel of a middle October matchup between both sides. With each team fighting for something before the regular season concludes, Chicago will need to be prepared for whatever wrinkles Houston throws their way. To begin, can the White Sox generate enough offense against Verlander? While opportunities will most likely be limited, Chicago needs to have their best hitters come up big for them.</p><p>Over the years, the White Sox have become quite familiar with Verlander as he has made 46 starts against them since the 2006 season. In those starts, the former Tiger has kept Chicago’s bats in check by posting a 3.72 ERA in those appearances. As a whole, the White Sox will need to use their fourth-best in the majors .259 batting average to their advantage to get Verlander’s pitch count up so he can make a swift exit and they can start getting after the Houston bullpen.</p><p>Additionally, Cease is more than due for a tremendous outing against the ‘Stros. He has lost all three of his starts versus Houston and has posted a porous 6.60 ERA when facing off with Houston.</p><h2><b>Final Astros-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>On paper and in comparison to the rest of the MLB scheduled slate on Tuesday, this epic matchup has the makings of being one of the more competitive contests that baseball has to offer. At the end of the day, this one comes down to Cease’s struggles against the Astros while Verlander has remained steady in keeping the White Sox off-balanced throughout his career. Side with the team fighting for the best record in the American League in this one, as it isn’t often that Houston drops back-to-back games.</p><p><b>Final Astros-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick: Astros -1.5 (+134)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Astros vs. White Sox prediction, odds and pick – 8/16/2022

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/It_ll_be_fun__Justin_Verlander_excited_for_showdown_with_Dylan_Cease_in_matchup_that_hasn_t_been_seen_since_2005.jpeg"></figure><h1>‘It’ll be fun’: Justin Verlander excited for showdown with Dylan Cease in historic matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-16T07:52:08-07:00">August 16th, 7:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-16T07:52:08-07:00">August 16th, 7:52am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A monumental clash is set to take place on Tuesday night as the Houston Astros take on the Chicago White Sox on their home field. While the two teams are pretty far off in the standings, their two aces are dealing at an almost identical rate this season. Justin Verlander gets set to take on Dylan Cease in what would be the pitcher’s duel of the season and potentially one for the ages.</p><p>Both pitchers have absolutely mowed down hitters all season as the two own the only sub-2.00 ERAs in the American League with Verlander clocking in at an absurd 1.85 with Cease not far behind at 1.96.</p><p>The Astros ace definitely welcomes the challenge. Verlander spoke out on the opportunity to face off against his biggest threat to the Cy Young award and wants to relish the moment more than anything, <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/yoan-moncada-johnny-cueto-lead-white-sox-past-astros-4-2">via NBC Sports:</a></p><blockquote>“It’ll be fun,” Verlander said. “I don’t think you get a lot of moments like this, where you get two guys having great years like this that match up. Things have to align, so it’s very exciting.”</blockquote><p>The matchup was slated to be the first wherein the two ERA leaders in the majors would square off in over a decade up until Sandy Alcantara jumped in between them to drop his ERA at 1.92.</p><p>Still, fireworks are destined to go off with Justin Verlander absolutely dealing with an ERA approaching 1.00 in his last eight starts while Dylan Cease hasn’t allowed more than one run in his last 14 starts. It’ll be interesting to see who gives first – or if neither do as the game gets decided by the bullpens.</p><p>It’s likely going to be a long night for hitters from both sides, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-did-tony-la-russa-actually-take-fans-advice-on-big-decision-during-comeback-vs-astros/">that’s for sure.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘It’ll be fun’: Justin Verlander excited for showdown with Dylan Cease in historic matchup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Johnny-Cueto-White-Sox-Astros.jpg"></figure><h1>‘That’s what we need to do every game’: Johnny Cueto ‘definitely’ sees fire after thrilling White Sox comeback vs. Astros</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-16T07:09:55-07:00">August 16th, 7:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-16T07:14:03-07:00">August 16th, 7:14am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are roaring again. They are coming off a sensational 4-2 win over the mighty Houston Astros to not only kick things off the right way in this four-game series at home but also extend their undefeated run to four games. Veteran pitcher Johnny Cueto, who knows a thing or two about what it takes to win a World Series being a former World Series champion himself, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-we-need-to-show-the-fire-that-we-have-if-we-have-any-johnny-cueto-sounds-alarm-chicago-season/">recently wondered aloud</a> whether the White Sox still had t he burning desire to win. He seems to have finally gotten an answer to that, a strong one, in the form of this current Chicago win streak.</p><p>Via <a href="https://allchgo.com/2022/08/16/johnny-cueto-breathing-fire-with-urgent-talk-in-addition-to-pitching-heroics-for-white-sox/">Vinnie Duber of allchgo.com</a>:</p><p>“Yes, definitely,” Cueto said through team interpreter Billy Russo, asked if he saw the fire he was looking for from the White Sox on Monday night. “That’s what we need to do in every game, just try to compete and have the same energy level and excitement that we had today.</p><p>Johnny Cueto and the White Sox entered the Houston outing Monday following a three-game sweep of the lowly Detroit Tigers at home. It looked like Chicago was about to get back in the win column when it trailed 4-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, but that’s where the White Sox turned things around, scoring four unanswered runs before the end of that frame and holding on to that lead until the final out was made.</p><p>On Aug. 11, Fangraphs gave Johnny Cueto and White Sox just <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds-graphs?lg=AL&amp;div=C&amp;stat=poff&amp;year=2022">32.9 percent to make the 2022 MLB postseason</a>. That is now up to 50.1 percent and could even increase with a win this Tuesday when they send ace Dylan Cease to the mound for what should be an electric pitching duel against the Astros’ Justin Verlander.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘That’s what we need to do every game’: Johnny Cueto ‘definitely’ sees fire after thrilling White Sox comeback vs. Astros

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Did Tony La Russa actually take White Sox fan’s advice on big decision during comeback vs. Astros?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MLB_Odds_Astros_vs._White_Sox_prediction_odds_and_pick_-_8152022.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB Odds: Astros vs. White Sox prediction, odds, pick – 8/15/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-15T08:29:36-07:00">August 15th, 8:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-15T08:31:35-07:00">August 15th, 8:31am</time><address><a>Matthew Zemek</a>Matt Zemek has written for various sports websites and publications since 2001. He was the editor of the NBA site Crossover Chronicles in the 2016 NBA season. He was a contributing editor to the now-defunct site FanRag Sports in 2017. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros take on the Chicago White Sox. Check out our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> for our Astros White Sox prediction and pick.</p><p>Jose Urquidy goes to the mound for the Astros, while Johnny Cueto gets the start for the White Sox.</p><p>Jose Urquidy, from June 21 through Aug. 3, made eight starts in which he was outstanding for the Astros. In those eight starts, he pitched 53 innings and allowed only 12 earned runs. That’s an ERA of close to two runs, which is an elite track record. Why is Urquidy’s season ERA at 3.85? He lets some starts get away from him, such as his most recent one on Aug. 9 against the Rangers. He allowed five runs in five innings, coughing up three home runs. In late May and early June, he allowed 17 runs in four consecutive starts. Are we going to see the pitcher who flourished throughout July, or will we see the pitcher who gives up the big blast and can’t contain the opposition in this Monday night game in Chicago?</p><p>Johnny Cueto has a 2.91 ERA. He is the workhorse the White Sox have sorely needed this year, given the injuries to their high-end relief pitchers such as Joe Kelly. Cueto has pitched at least six full innings in each of his last eight starts, sometimes going seven innings and occasionally going eight. That has been a godsend for a team whose bullpen has been overextended for much of the year. The White Sox know what to expect when Cueto takes the ball: They’re going to get close to seven innings of work, generally with two or three runs allowed. Cueto always gives the White Sox a chance to win. The obvious problem is not with Cueto himself, but with a Chicago batting order which has chronically underachieved this year. When Cueto gives up three runs in seven or eight innings, that should almost always be enough to win, but in 2022, it hasn’t been. The White Sox are 7-9 in games Cueto starts this year. Given his ERA, that’s a clear indictment of the White Sox’ hitting this season.</p><p><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener"><b><i>Courtesy of FanDuel</i></b></a><b><i>, here are the Astros-White Sox </i></b><b><i>MLB odds.</i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds</b><b>: Astros-White Sox Odds</b></h2><p>Houston Astros: -1.5 (+128)</p><p>Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (-154)</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-106)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-114)</p><h2><b>Why The Astros Could Cover the Spread</b></h2><p>They’re a better team, and more precisely, they get the most out of their talent. Houston beat the White Sox in the playoffs last season, and has come back and replicated its excellence the way everyone expected. The White Sox have not replicated last year’s excellence and cannot be trusted to get the big hit in big games. Chicago has been playing the Royals, Rangers, and Tigers in recent weeks. Facing the Astros is a significant increase in the quality of the opponent. The White Sox usually don’t handle good opponents in 2022. Jose Urquidy can match Johnny Cueto and get this game into the bullpens, where Houston figures to have an advantage.</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Could Cover the Spread</b></h2><p>Johnny Cueto is a reliable pitcher who dominated the Astros in Houston a few months ago. He gives the Sox a great chance to win. On top of that, Jose Urquidy, while certainly a solid pitcher, is not a dominant one. The White Sox could tag him for a few home runs and assert themselves. What should encourage White Sox fans is that the offense finally came alive over the weekend against the Tigers. The White Sox feasted on a bad opponent, something they haven’t consistently done this year. They’re right in the hunt in the A.L. Central race and have everything to play for.</p><h2><b>Final Astros-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is a stay-away game, if only because the White Sox might be finding themselves. The White Sox are not a trustworthy team by any means, but if they’re beginning a surge in the standings, you don’t want to pick Houston here, especially with Urquidy and not a more proven starter on the hill. If you insist on a pick, though, lean Astros.</p><p><b>Final Astros-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick: Astros -1.5</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB Odds: Astros vs. White Sox prediction, odds, pick – 8/15/2022

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/White-Sox-2-post-MLB-trade-deadline-moves-Chicago-must-make.jpg"></figure><h1>2 post-MLB trade deadline moves the White Sox must make</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-14T09:38:40-07:00">August 14th, 9:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-14T09:38:40-07:00">August 14th, 9:38am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>My name is Owen Crisafulli, and I’m currently a graduate student at Nichols College pursuing my Masters in Business Administration. Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to them. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and enjoy discussing topics involving those teams and the major professional sports leagues</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are trying to prevent the 2022 season from being a complete loss. Heading into the season, they were widely expected to run away with the American League Central, but that hasn’t been the case. They are currently in third place in the AL Central behind the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins, while also being two games out of the final wild card spot in the American League.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-lucas-giolito-reveals-his-2-keys-to-success-amid-chicagos-stretch-run/">There is still time for the White Sox to turn things around</a>, but they are going to have to start now. Their roster as a whole has underperformed quite drastically this season, and changes may need to be made in order to salvage the season.</p><p>Chicago had a fairly low-key trade deadline, but it’s clear there are some moves that need to be made on their roster now that the trade deadline has come and gone. Let’s take a look at two of those moves and analyze how they could help the Sox improve down the stretch of the season.</p><h2><b>2 moves the Chicago White Sox need to make</b></h2><p><b>2. Bench Yoan Moncada</b></p><p>Much of Chicago’s lineup has underperformed during the 2022 season, but maybe the biggest disappointment is Yoan Moncada. Moncada had quietly become a key contributor in the White Sox lineup over the past few seasons, and was counted on to be a big piece of the puzzle in 2022.</p><p>Instead, Moncada has been awful. He’s hitting just .202 with six home runs and 32 RBIs, and his .587 OPS is the lowest total he’s had since 2016 when he played in eight games with the Boston Red Sox. It’s been tough to justify keeping his bat in the lineup, and it may be time to send Moncada to the bench in favor of other options.</p><p>The problem is that Chicago doesn’t really have a clear cut option that they could throw in at third base over Moncada. Leury Garcia hasn’t been great off the bench this season, and even then he’s filling in for Tim Anderson at shortstop right now. Lenyn Sosa is young and could start at second base while Josh Harrison moves over to third, but he’s hitting just .107 in limited action so far. Jake Burger, who was hitting .250 with eight home runs and 26 RBIs, could be recalled to spell Moncada some playing time.</p><p>There are a couple of solutions here, and it may be time to explore them in hopes of finding a spark. Giving Sosa an extended run could be an option given he was tearing the cover off the ball in the minors earlier this season, and if he struggles, you still have Moncada on the bench to turn to. But right now, it’s time for Yoan Moncada to hit the bench, and the White Sox should look into exploring their other options while they are still in the playoff hunt.</p><p><b>1. Send Lance Lynn to the bullpen</b></p><p>A big reason for Chicago’s struggles this season has been their starting rotation. The primary culprit is Lance Lynn, who chose a bad time to put together the worst season of his career. Lynn got a late start after opening the season on the injured list, and he’s never settled in. The result has been a massively disappointing season from one of the White Sox supposed top starters.</p><p>In his 11 starts, Lynn has a 2-5 record with a 5.88 ERA. This is a massive drop off in production from Lynn after he had three straight seasons where he finished in the top six for Cy Young voting. Lynn has gotten hit hard all season long, and there’s been no real solution to his struggles to this point.</p><p>It’s becoming clearer and clearer that Lynn just does not have it this season, and the White Sox cannot afford to keep trotting him out every fifth day to start for them. They need to get him out of the rotation as soon as possible, and the best solution would be to send him to the bullpen to work on his mechanics and figure out why he is struggling so much. Putting Lynn in low leverage situations would give him the opportunity to build himself back up, hopefully in time for a potential playoff run for the Sox.</p><p>Similar to Moncada, though, there aren’t many great options to replace Lynn. They could turn to Jimmy Lambert to be an opener of sorts, or just wait for Vince Velasquez to return, although it sounds like the Sox want to <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/white-soxs-vince-velasquez-likely-to-return-as-reliever/">use him as a reliever</a> when he returns. Either way, Lance Lynn can’t reasonably used as a starter considering his ERA is nearly at six, and Chicago needs to send him to the bullpen as soon as possible.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 post-MLB trade deadline moves the White Sox must make

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Lucas Giolito reveals his 2 keys to success amid White Sox’ stretch run

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Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to them. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and enjoy discussing topics involving those teams and the major professional sports leagues</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sports fans around the world are typically very superstitious. They will do whatever it takes to help their team, such as the old “knock on wood” trick, or wearing their lucky jersey. In some cases, that has led to the formation of curses. And it appears they may be another curse in the MLB that is destroying Bryce Harper and a slew of other MLB stars during the 2022 campaign.</p><p>Bob Nightengale of USA Today notes that the four players selected to market Dairy Queen’s new products (Bryce Harper, Fernando Tatis Jr., Tim Anderson, and Cody Bellinger) have struggled throughout the 2022 MLB campaign. Could it be a coincidence, or a new curse that will plague MLB players who choose to work with the popular ice cream franchise moving forward?</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Curse of Dairy Queen? They selected 4 players this season to market their ice cream and sandwiches:</p><p>Bryce Harper: Broken thumb, out since June 26.</p><p>Tim Anderson: Broken finger, out 6 weeks.</p><p>Cody Bellinger: Hitting .210 with 668 OPS.</p><p>Fernando Tatis: Suspended for PED use.</p><p>— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1558480937217757186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Nightengale certainly raises an interesting point here. While Bryce Harper and Tim Anderson have both been effective when they have played, their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-gets-brutal-tim-anderson-injury-blow-amid-playoff-race/">injuries</a> have resulted in them being cursed. Fernando Tatis Jr. <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34390702/san-diego-padres-star-fernando-tatis-jr-suspended-80-games-ped-violation">won’t even take the field this season</a>, and Cody Bellinger has been awful this season for the Dodgers.</p><p>Curses have been a part of sports for a long time. The “Curse of the Bambino” haunted the Boston Red Sox for 86 years, and the “Madden curse” haunts the cover star in the NFL who has the misfortune of earning the honor. Now it appears that if MLB players market Dairy Queen products, they could become the victim of a new curse themselves.</p><p>It could very well be a coincidence, but sports fans are always crazy to note new curses, and it appears as if the MLB may have a new one to add to it’s history. Bryce Harper and company probably won’t make much of it, but if MLB players who work with Dairy Queen continue to struggle, a new curse could end up being born.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The ‘Dairy Queen curse’ reason behind Bryce Harper, Fernando Tatis Jr., Tim Anderson struggling in 2022 season

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He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are still in reach of both the AL Central title and a Wild Card spot. However, they were handed a concerning injury on Friday night as star Luis Robert sprained his left wrist.</p><p>Thankfully, his X-rays came back negative and <a href="https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1558260739412041729">he’s just listed as day-to-day for now.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Luis Robert left the game with a sprained left wrist. X-rays were negative and he is day-to-day.</p><p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1558260739412041729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This is definitely good news and a best-case scenario. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-dealt-mixed-bag-of-updates-on-tim-anderson-luis-robert/">Robert recently missed time after being put on the IL with blurred vision.</a> But, he’s still likely to be out for a bit, which is definitely a blow to their offense.</p><p>Robert is easily one of the White Sox’s best hitters this year, slashing .301/336/454 with 12 home runs and 56 RBI in 81 games played. With Chicago fighting every single day to make the postseason, the timing is brutal here.</p><p>Thankfully, the White Sox do have one of the better lineups in baseball. They’re hitting .257 as a group (5th in the Majors, but are scoring just 4.3 runs per contest. There’s a good chance now that AJ Pollock moves over to center field from left to replace Robert, with Eloy Jimenez now an option where Pollock usually plays.</p><p>On a more positive note, the White Sox did win on Friday, beating Detroit 2-0. Michael Kopech threw six no-hit innings but was pulled. Reynaldo Lopez came in and gave up a hit immediately to Javier Baez.</p><p>Chicago finishes up the three-game set this weekend before hosting the Houston Astros on Monday, which is surely going to be a very tough series. Hopefully, Luis Robert could potentially return at some point next week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox dealt Luis Robert injury blow amid playoff push

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‘It’s better to be discussed within the family’: Tony La Russa not pleased with Johnny Cueto’s White Sox criticism

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/we-need-to-show-the-fire-that-we-have-if-we-have-any-johnny-cueto-sounds-the-alarm-on-white-sox-season.jpg"></figure><h1>‘We need to show the fire that we have – if we have any’: Johnny Cueto sounds the alarm on White Sox season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-11T07:49:13-07:00">August 11th, 7:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-11T07:50:23-07:00">August 11th, 7:50am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt has been an editor at ClutchPoints since 2018. He also covers the Bulls for Forbes and SB Nation's Blog a Bull. In addition, he co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network. If you couldn't tell, he's from Chicago.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox have been a major disappointment this season after entering 2022 with World Series expectations. The latest blunder came in the form of an 8-3 loss to the lowly Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night, dropping the White Sox to 56-55 on the year. Chicago saw a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning quickly turn into an ugly defeat.</p><p>After the game, starter Johnny Cueto implored the White Sox to show more fight. There have been far too many letdowns this season.</p><p>“We can’t get comfortable,” Cueto said of his White Sox,<a href="https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/1557575635349929984" rel="noopener"> via Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times</a>. “We need to go out and play and play hard and show what we can do. We need to fight. We need to show the fire that we have – if we have any.”</p><p>That’s a rather ominous statement given we’re heading into mid-August and 111 games have been played. Everybody has been waiting and waiting for the White Sox to play to their potential, but they just can’t find a consistent rhythm. They’re in the midst of an easy stretch of their schedule but haven’t been able to make any big moves in the standings.</p><p>Luckily for Chicago, the AL Central is a total dumpster fire. The White Sox <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/standings/" rel="noopener">are just 2.5 games behind the first-place</a> Cleveland Guardians, who just overtook the slumping Minnesota Twins. They’re also just 2.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot.</p><p>There’s still a good amount of season left for Chicago. As disappointing as they’ve been, the White Sox could make a push into the playoffs and anything can happen in the postseason. But things will have to change after months of mediocre play. We’ll see if they have that fire in them to turn things around.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘We need to show the fire that we have – if we have any’: Johnny Cueto sounds the alarm on White Sox season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MLB-Odds-White-Sox-vs-Royals-prediction-odds-and-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB Odds: White Sox vs. Royals prediction, odds and pick – 8/11/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-11T07:32:15-07:00">August 11th, 7:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-11T07:34:05-07:00">August 11th, 7:34am</time><address><a>Brendan Smith</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox will finish their four-game series with the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/">series</a>, which includes our White Sox-Royals prediction and pick we have laid out below.</p><p>The Chicago White Sox are squandering a great opportunity in this series. Losing two of the first three, Chicago is 56-55 and two and a half games out of a playoff spot. The inconsistency of this team’s play has been frustrating for the entire fan base.</p><p>Kansas City is still in the depths of rebuilding, their 46-66 record is a far cry from contention. After trading some veteran stars at the deadline, Kansas City is showcasing their possible future down the stretch. Winning a series against division-rival Chicago would be a great moral victory for the club.</p><p><b><i>Here are the White Sox-Royals MLB odds, </i></b><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb"><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b></a><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: White Sox-Royals Odds</b></h2><p>Chicago White Sox: -1.5 (-108)</p><p>Kansas City Royals: +1.5 (-113)</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-118)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-104)</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Chicago will send their best to the mound in this one, with Dylan Cease getting the start. Cease has been unhittable this season, with a 1.98 ERA in 22 starts, striking out 166 batters in his 122.2 innings. Batters have swung and missed at 35.8% of the pitches that Cease throws, ranking in the 86th percentile. Even more impressive, batters have managed just a .121 batting average against Cease’s slider, which he throws 41.9% of the time. Chicago’s bullpen has a 3.95 ERA, ranking a respectable 18th in the league. Offseason addition Kendall Graveman has been great, with a 2.64 ERA in his 46 appearances. Closer Liam Hendriks has been electric at the end of games, notching 23 saves and striking out 57 batters across 38.2 innings.</p><p>At the plate, Chicago is starting to get their fully healthy lineup back. Well, almost. Tim Anderson is set to miss at least a month with a hand injury. In his absence, the void will be filled by Lenyn Sosa, who was hitting .316 in the minor leagues this season. Jose Abreu has continued his reputation as a hitter, with a .299 average, 14 home runs and 28 doubles this season. Abreu has been the only White Sox position player to stay consistently healthy, and has helped keep the team in contention. Luis Robert and Andrew Vaughn are both healthy, and the pair have combined to hit 23 home runs. Chicago is hitting an impressive .256 which ranks fifth in the league.</p><h2><b>Why The Royals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Kansas City will send the veteran Zack Greinke to the mound this afternoon. After signing a one-year contract to reunite with his original team, Greinke has pitched to a 4.58 ERA in 18 starts. Gone are the days when Greinke could run his fastball near triple-digits, instead relying on mixing his pitches and movement to get hitters out. Greinke has struck out only 52 in 92.1 innings, but his 5.1% walk rate ranks in the 89th percentile. The bullpen behind him has struggled at times this year, but feature some bright young players. Dylan Coleman has navigated control issues to a 2.91 ERA, and closer Scott Barlow owns a 2.19 ERA to go with 17 saves.</p><p>Speaking of long-time veterans, Salvador Perez has battled injuries, only playing in 70 games. Still, Perez leads the team with 16 home runs. Perez is spending less time behind the plate, but that may save his legs enough to keep up his power production. Bobby Witt, Jr., who arrived with enormous hype, has lived up to that billing, launching 15 home runs and swiping 21 bases in his rookie year. Another heralded prospect, MJ Melendez, has seen time at catcher and in the outfield, has enjoyed a fine rookie season, with 14 home runs and a .322 on-base percentage. Melendez and Perez should form a strong catching duo in the years to come. Vinnie Pasquantino and Nick Pratto, two more hyped prospects, have combined to hit 8 home runs in 209 at-bats.</p><h2><b>Final White Sox-Royals Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Hard to bet against Dylan Cease.</p><p><b>Final White Sox-Royals Prediction &amp; Pick: Chicago -1.5 (-108), over 7.5 (-118)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB Odds: White Sox vs. Royals prediction, odds and pick – 8/11/2022

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/When-they-hit-it-it-goes-over-the-fence_-Sarcastic-Lance-Lynn-a-joy-to-talk-to-after-serving-up-taters-to-Royals.jpeg"></figure><h1>Lance Lynn drops hilarious sarcastic response after serving up taters to Royals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-09T16:53:54-07:00">August 9th, 4:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-09T16:53:54-07:00">August 9th, 4:53pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox continue to flounder and fall short of expectations this season. On Tuesday, Lance Lynn took the hill for Chicago against the lowly Kansas City Royals. Despite the relative lack of talent in the lineup, Lynn struggled once again, this time allowing two home runs in a 4-2 loss.</p><p>After the game, Lynn addressed the media and was clearly not very happy.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lance Lynn postgame. Short and none too sweet. <a href="https://t.co/WHpDAKJeSy">pic.twitter.com/WHpDAKJeSy</a></p><p>— Daryl Van Schouwen (@CST_soxvan) <a href="https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/1557142055079612416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Lynn was asked why the home run ball has been a problem this season.</p><p>“Yeah, when they hit it, it goes over the fence,” Lynn said. “Don’t make two horse s**t pitches that cost you four runs.”</p><p>In the 3rd inning, Lynn gave up a two-run shot to Royals’ Vinnie Pasquantino. A few batters later, Nick Pratto took Lynn deep for another two-run home run. Those mistakes ended up being the difference in the game. Pratto and Pasquantino have seven combined <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/39641">home runs</a> this season after each hitting one Tuesday.</p><p>Earlier Tuesday, it was revealed that the White Sox will be without their All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson due to a hand injury. He is slated for surgery and will likely miss an extended amount of time.</p><p>Lance Lynn also addressed the Anderson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-gets-brutal-tim-anderson-injury-blow-amid-playoff-race/" rel="noopener">injury and its impact</a> on the club. “That’s a huge blow. He’s one of our All-Stars and one of our leaders,” Lynn said.</p><p>The White Sox are still in the thick of the AL Central race. After the loss, they fell 2.5 games behind the Minnesota Twins. The Cleveland Guardians sit between the two teams as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lance Lynn drops hilarious sarcastic response after serving up taters to Royals

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White Sox get brutal Tim Anderson injury blow amid playoff race

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Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to them. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and enjoy discussing topics involving those teams and the major professional sports leagues</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox have been one of the more disappointing teams in the MLB this season. They were widely expected to run away with the American League Central division, but that just hasn’t been the case.</p><p>Despite that, the White Sox are still in the thick of the AL playoff picture. They sit just three games behind the Minnesota Twins a top the AL Central, and three games behind the Seattle Mariners for the final wild card spot. Chicago has been very inconsistent this season, but their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-we-are-a-good-team-eloy-jimenez-reveals-key-for-chicago-to-turn-season-around/">playoff hopes</a> are still very much alive.</p><p>Of course, they could have helped themselves out a bit by swinging some deals at the 2022 MLB trade deadline, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/white-sox-quiet-at-2022-trade-deadline">but they mostly stood pat</a>. They added relief pitcher Jake Diekman in exchange for catcher Reese McGuire, but that was just about all the White Sox did. There were a few moves that the Sox could have made to improve their playoff chances, but the move they should have made, but didn’t, could end up ending Chicago’s season earlier than expected.</p><h2><b>The 1 move the Chicago White Sox should have made the 2022 MLB trade deadline</b></h2><p><b>Trade for Jose Quintana</b></p><p>A big reason for Chicago’s struggles this season has been their starting rotation. Two of their best pitchers in Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn have struggled mightily, and both spot ERAs above five right now. Dylan Cease has emerged as the team’s new ace, and he’s been spectacular with a 1.98 ERA. Michael Kopech and Johnny Cueto have been solid behind Cease, but without Giolito or Lynn pitching like they have throughout their careers, it hasn’t really mattered.</p><p>Adding another starting pitcher would have given the Sox the ability to have some leeway when it came to filling in their starting rotation. Among the starting pitchers that made the most sense as a trade target was Pittsburgh Pirates veteran starter (and former White Sox ace) Jose Quintana. Quintana would have balanced out a righty-dominated rotation, and provided some support as Giolito and Lynn continue to struggle.</p><p>Quintana isn’t the flashiest pitcher to set foot on the mound, but his numbers this season (3-5, 3.39 ERA, 96 K, 1.23 WHIP) would be a pretty drastic improvement over what Giolito or Lynn have offered this season. He’s also familiar with the White Sox, having started his career there, making it reasonable to think a reunion would be in both parties interest.</p><p>Instead, the St. Louis Cardinals did what the White Sox should have done, and snagged Quintana up in a fairly cheap trade with the Pirates. This was the type of move Chicago should have been looking to make, but instead, they stood pat and watched other teams with playoff aspirations make their moves for them.</p><p>Quintana wouldn’t have immediately turned Chicago’s fortunes around, but it would have allowed manager Tony La Russa to send Lynn to the bullpen to figure things out. La Russa doesn’t have that option now. He’s practically forced to keep trotting out Lynn every fifth day because the White Sox don’t have another option to replace him right now. And unfortunately, Lynn isn’t really giving his team the best shot to win when he pitches.</p><p>Quintana also would have balanced out Chicago’s righty-dominated rotation. The only lefty they have had start games for them this season was Dallas Keuchel, who posted a 7.88 ERA in his eight starts and was promptly designated for assignment.</p><p>When Chicago encounters a team that has a lot of left-handed hitters they can rely on, they are at an immediate disadvantage because they don’t really have any left handed pitchers they can count on. Acquiring Diekman may have been an attempt to help the bullpen in that regard, but he was pretty bad for Boston this season, which is why they traded him despite signing him as a free agent just last offseason.</p><p>Picking up Quintana would have helped the White Sox sort out their rotation, and salvage something in what has been a massively disappointing season so far. Instead, they made virtually no moves at all, and seem resigned to the fact they are going to come up well short of the expectations they had for themselves entering the season.</p><p>Quintana would have been the perfect option to help shore up Chicago’s rotation given he has experience playing for the White Sox, and would balance out their rotation, and to a lesser extent their pitching staff as a whole. But Chicago doesn’t really seem to know what the direction of their franchise is as they labor through the 2022 season. Their inability to establish themselves as a playoff contender by pulling off a trade for Jose Quintana could lead to a bumpy offseason if they end up missing the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 MLB trade deadline move the White Sox should have made

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‘We are a good team’: Eloy Jimenez reveals key for White Sox to turn season around

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MLB-Odds-White-Sox-vs-Rangers-prediction-odds-and-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB Odds: White Sox vs. Rangers prediction, odds and pick – 8/5/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-05T09:57:10-07:00">August 5th, 9:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-05T09:58:15-07:00">August 5th, 9:58am</time><address><a>Brendan Smith</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox, clinging to playoff contention, square off with the Texas Rangers in a four-game series this weekend. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/">series</a>, which includes our White Sox-Rangers prediction and pick we have laid out below.</p><p>Chicago, at 53-52, sit just two games out in the AL Central, and three games out in the AL Wild Card. Key injured players are finally returning, and things may be looking up in the Windy City. Chicago has gone 6-4 in their last 10 games.</p><p>Texas is still on the outside looking into playoff contention, their 47-58 record is good for third in the AL West. Texas has made some headline moves, including Marcus Semien and Corey Seager, hopefully speeding up their rebuilding timeline.</p><p><b><i>Here are the White Sox-Rangers MLB odds, </i></b><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb"><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b></a><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: White Sox-Rangers Odds</b></h2><p>Chicago White Sox: -1.5 (-108)</p><p>Texas Rangers: +1.5 (-111)</p><p>Over: 8 (-104)</p><p>Under: 8 (-118)</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Chicago will send out their best Friday night, as Dylan Cease will take the mound in the Lone Star state. Cease owns a 2.01 ERA, striking out 161 batters in just 116.2 innings. Cease has struck out 33.3% of the batters he has faced, ranking in the 95th percentile. Cease’s slider is one of the nastiest pitches in baseball, as batters have hit just .122 against it, with 94 strikeouts. Anytime Cease takes the mound, it is appointment television for die-hard pitching fans. Despite ranking 15th in bullpen ERA, the Chicago bullpen has some of the better relievers in the game. Kendall Graveman has a 2.76 ERA as a setup man, while closer Liam Hendriks has a 3.19 ERA and 21 saves, striking out 54 batters in just 36.2 innings.</p><p>Chicago’s offense is rounding into form, and that should alarm opposing teams. For the first time all season, Luis Robert, Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez, Yoan Moncada, and Yasmani Grandal were all in the same lineup (credit James Fegan). Chicago is hitting .258 as a team, the third-highest total in baseball. Abreu, Robert, and Anderson all own batting averages north of .300. Abreu, Robert, and Andrew Vaughn all have launched double-digit home runs. As this lineup continues to get healthier, Chicago will look more and more like a playoff team.</p><h2><b>Why The Rangers Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Texas is a team full of interesting parts but has not seemed to put it all together yet this season. Tonight’s starting pitcher is Glenn Otto, who was acquired in the lopsided Joey Gallo trade. Otto has been so-so this season, with a 5.50 ERA in his 15 starts. Otto has struggled mightily in Texas, with a 7.39 ERA at home. Still, there are signs of encouragement, as Otto has limited batters to a .188 batting average against his sinker, which he throws 26.4% of the time. Texas’s bullpen is average, ranking 13th in ERA with a 3.84 mark. Brock Burke has been masterful, with a 1.13 ERA in his 55.2 innings.</p><p>Offense has not been an issue for Texas, their 470 runs scored places them 15th in the league. Key offseason additions Corey Seager (24 home runs) and Marcus Semien (15 home runs, 19 steals) have been key components of this offense. Adolis Garcia, the breakout Texas star in 2021, has continued that success, with 18 home runs and 15 steals this season. Seven Rangers hitters have reached double-digit home run totals, culminating in 131 home runs as a team, eighth in baseball.</p><h2><b>Final White Sox-Rangers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is a sneaky good matchup this weekend, but Cease is too tough a task for Texas.</p><p><b>Final White Sox-Rangers Prediction &amp; Pick: Chicago -1.5 (-108), over 8 (-104)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB Odds: White Sox vs. Rangers prediction, odds and pick – 8/5/2022

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MLB_Odds_White_Sox_vs._Rangers_prediction_odds_and_pick_-_842022.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB Odds: White Sox vs. Rangers prediction, odds, pick – 8/4/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-04T14:01:23-07:00">August 4th, 2:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-04T14:02:15-07:00">August 4th, 2:02pm</time><address><a>Matthew Zemek</a>Matt Zemek has written for various sports websites and publications since 2001. He was the editor of the NBA site Crossover Chronicles in the 2016 NBA season. He was a contributing editor to the now-defunct site FanRag Sports in 2017. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox take on the Texas Rangers. Check out our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> for our White Sox Rangers prediction and pick.</p><p>Johnny Cueto takes the bump for the White Sox, while Cole Ragans goes to the hill for the Rangers.</p><p>Johnny Cueto has a 2.86 ERA. In a four-start sequence in late May and early June, Cueto allowed 14 earned runs in 23 2/3 innings. That was his worst four-start sequence of the year. Since then, he has been superb. His July ERA was just 2.12. In his most recent start, he pitched seven strong innings against the A’s on July 30, allowing two solo home runs and nothing more. He is giving the White Sox what they need as they try to win the American League Central Division or snag the third and final wild card spot in the American League.</p><p>Cole Ragans is making his major-league debut for the Rangers. He is one of the team’s top-30 prospects and is getting a chance to prove himself here, with Texas clearly removed from the postseason hunt. The Rangers need to spend August and September developing younger players for next year. Ragans is definitely part of that process, and he should be. Texas has signed big-name veterans Marcus Semien and Corey Seager. Building around them with younger players is part of the Rangers’ long-term plan. Ragans’ main job is not to win — not right now — but to learn and develop so that when the 2023 season begins, he’ll have a much better understanding of how to do his job. Then the Rangers will need him to win, but this is on-the-job training on Thursday night against the White Sox.</p><p><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener"><b><i>Courtesy of FanDuel</i></b></a><b><i>, here are the White Sox-Rangers</i></b><b><i> MLB odds.</i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds</b><b>: White Sox-Rangers Odds</b></h2><p>Chicago White Sox: -1.5 (+125)</p><p>Texas Rangers: +1.5 (-150)</p><p>Over: 9 (-106)</p><p>Under: 9 (-114)</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Could Cover the Spread</b></h2><p>Jose Abreu has a .345 batting average since June 1, the second-best average over the past two months in Major League Baseball. He and the White Sox played two really good games against the Royals on Tuesday and Wednesday after losing 2-1 to Kansas City on Monday. The White Sox have been one of the most frustrating and disappointing teams in the big leagues this year, but they come to Arlington knowing they’re right in the middle of the division race and the wild card hunt. They still have everything to play for, and they still have a very legitimate chance of making the playoffs.</p><p>They’re going up against a Ranger team which just got swept at home by the Orioles and has not played well in the second half of the season. Texas is sending a minor-league prospect to the mound for his MLB debut, while Chicago has a proven starter, Johnny Cueto, on the hill. The White Sox have to love the pitching matchup here.</p><h2><b>Why The Rangers Could Cover the Spread</b></h2><p>Corey Seager has a .366 average, four home runs, and two doubles in his career against Johnny Cueto. That’s more home runs than Seager has hit against any other pitcher. This is a great reason to think the Rangers can score several runs against the White Sox. Cole Ragans is a complete unknown. It could mean he will get shelled, but it could also mean the White Sox’ hitters won’t know how to attack him, since they don’t have a lot of game tape on him. The White Sox have been a surprisingly bad hitting team in 2022, so a bad performance here could certainly emerge.</p><h2><b>Final White Sox-Rangers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>If you want to trust the White Sox, that’s you choice. Sure, they have the advantage against a youngster making his big-league debut, but this is best viewed as a stay-away game. If you insist on a pick, take the White Sox, but staying away is the best move.</p><p><b>Final White Sox-Rangers Prediction &amp; Pick: White Sox -1.5</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB Odds: White Sox vs. Rangers prediction, odds, pick – 8/4/2022

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MLB-Odds-Royals-vs-White-Sox-prediction-odds-and-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Royals vs. White Sox prediction, odds and pick – 8/3/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-03T08:13:32-07:00">August 3rd, 8:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-03T08:15:15-07:00">August 3rd, 8:15am</time><address><a>Josh Criswell</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are set to host the Kansas City Royals today in the final matchup of a three-game set at Guaranteed Rate Field. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/">MLB odds series</a>, which includes our Royals-White Sox prediction and pick we have laid out below.</p><p>Chicago dominated Kansas City 9-2 on Tuesday after dropping the first game of the series 2-1, improving to 52-51 in the process to move ever so slightly above .500. The White Sox are two games back of both the AL Central lead and the final American League wild-card spot. Kansas City, meanwhile, is a distant thought in the playoff hunt at 41-63. The Royals are currently 13 1/2 games back of the Tampa Bay Rays for the league’s final wild card spot, and would need nothing short of a miracle — and then some — to become a factor in the postseason picture.</p><p>Both teams are 5-5 against each other this year.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Royals-White Sox MLB odds, </i></b><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb"><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b></a><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Royals-White Sox Odds</b></h2><p>Kansas City Royals: +1.5 (-156) ML: +132</p><p>Chicago White Sox: -1.5 (+130) ML: -156</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-118)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-104)</p><h2><b>Why The Royals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>2022 has easily been the most productive season in Kansas City starting pitcher Brady Singer’s three years in the majors, with an ERA of 3.51 and an average of just over one strikeout per inning, and he’s picked up this pace as of late. After posting a 5.97 ERA and allowing opponents to hit .272 against him in June, Singer was downright dominant in July. He gave up just 23 hits and seven earned runs in 30 2/3 innings last month, good for a 2.05 ERA and .217 opponent’s batting average, with just two earned runs allowed and 28 strikeouts over his last three starts. He’s faced the White Sox twice this season, once out of the bullpen and once as the starter, allowing five hits in nine shutout innings.</p><p>There’s also a presumed advantage in who Chicago is slated to send out to the mound. Coming off a career year in 2021, this season has been nothing short of forgettable for White Sox starting pitcher Lance Lynn. The 35-year-old right-hander has a 6.42 ERA on the year, and gave up four earned runs — including three long balls — in 5 2/3 innings during a loss to a bad Oakland Athletics team last week. With only nine starts, he doesn’t qualify for MLB’s statistical rankings. If he did, however, his .279 opponent’s batting average would be the second-highest in the American League.</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>While starting pitching certainly doesn’t seem to favor the White Sox, they could have an advantage once the game gets to the bullpen. Chicago relievers have a 4.01 ERA this season — not stellar by any stretch, but significantly better than Kansas City’s 4.60 bullpen ERA, which is the third-worst in baseball.</p><p>Both teams have been pretty bad against right-handed pitching this season, with the White Sox and Royals ranking 23rd and 27th in the MLB, respectively, in OPS against righties. Nonetheless, Chicago has a slight advantage in this department. With 327 runs driven in off righties this season, the White Sox rank 10th in the MLB. Kansas City, meanwhile, ranks among the bottom five in baseball with 265 RBIs off right-handers. The Royals posted a .723 OPS overall during the month of July, which was one point higher than Chicago. However, the White Sox have a considerable edge over the long haul, ranking 17th in the MLB this year, compared to Kansas City at 24th.</p><p>Jose Abreu has been a force at the plate for Chicago this season, with a .300 batting average, 13 home runs, 56 runs scored, 52 RBIs, and 47 walks in 101 games this year. Eloy Jimenez has also picked up his production lately, going 13-for-30 with three home runs and seven RBIs over his last 10 games.</p><p>Bobby Witt Jr. has been one of Kansas City’s more reliable hitters in 2022, posting a .743 OPS with 14 home runs, 51 RBIs, 51 runs scored, and 20 stolen bases. He’s struggled since returning from a minor injury, though, going 1-for-12 with five strikeouts over his last three games. It also doesn’t help the Royals’ cause that veteran infielder Whit Merrifield, a valuable defender and team leader who had recovered nicely after a rocky start to 2022, was shipped to the Toronto Blue Jays for prospects at the trade deadline.</p><h2><b>Final Royals-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>While the White Sox have been the better team over the course of the season, there wasn’t much that separated them from the Royals in the hitting department last month. This, combined with what appears to be a substantial starting pitching advantage, makes Kansas City a worthwhile play on the money line at +132.</p><p><b>Final Royals-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick: Royals money line (+132)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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