Boston (28-23) at Chicago White Sox (24-27)
When: Wednesday, May 31st 2017
Where: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL
Time: 8:10 ET | TV: NESN, CSN Chicago
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The Boston Red Sox go for their third straight series win when they play the rubber-match of a three-game set with the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. It was not a good night for a couple of Boston stars on Tuesday as 2B Dustin Pedroia was placed on the 10-day DL prior to the game and ace Chris Sale had his worst outing of the season. Still, the Red Sox found some punch at the bottom of the order and came out with a 13-7 victory. They set a team season high with six home runs – two by No. 9 hitter Deven Marrero and another by No. 8 hitter Jackie Bradley Jr. – to survive Sale’s poor outing in his return to Chicago. Xander Bogaerts had one of the other home runs to highlight his four-hit game and he’s hitting .355 with 15 RBIs in May. Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel picked up his 14th save Tuesday while extending his scoreless streak to 15 innings. 3B Pablo Sandoval was activated from the 10-day disabled list to take Pedroia’s spot on the roster. The White Sox will be looking for a strong outing from tonight’s starter Mike Pelfrey after Jose Quintana was able to get through only 2.2 innings in suffering the loss Tuesday. Melky Cabrera had three of Chicago’s 14 hits and is 7-for-13 with two homers and five RBIs over his last three games. White Sox 3B Todd Frazier homered on Tuesday for his third homer in 10 games, although, that accounts for all of his hits in that span.
Pitchers: Red Sox – Drew Pomeranz (4-3, 4.70 ERA) | White Sox – Mike Pelfrey (2-4, 4.41)
Drew Pomeranz had his best outing of the month on Thursday when he went six innings in a win over Texas. He went only four innings or fewer in three straight starts before he tamed the Rangers. He allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while tying a career high with 11 strikeouts. Pomeranz, who is having the best strikeout rate of his career at 11.5 per nine innings, has seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts in two career games (one start) against the White Sox.
Mike Pelfrey has been pitching better, allowing only one earned run in each of his last two starts. He struck out a season-high seven in a win over Detroit on Friday and has a 3.12 ERA in four career starts against the Red Sox. Pelfrey did give up five runs in five innings at Fenway Park last July. The righty has gotten the best of Boston slugger Hanley Ramirez (10-for-56, eight strikeouts), while Mookie Betts (4-for-9, two doubles) has fared better.
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Boston is heating up offensively and now the bottom of the order is contributing. I don’t expect Pelfrey to last long and the White Sox bullpen will have to try and pick up the slack again. They won’t. Boston in a route.
Pick: Red Sox -1.5 +100
W/L TRENDS
| Boston |
- Red Sox are 5-1 in their last 6 games following a win.
- Red Sox are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Red Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Red Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Red Sox are 7-2 in their last 9 overall.
- Red Sox are 7-2 in their last 9 games on grass.
- Red Sox are 9-3 in their last 12 during game 3 of a series.
- Red Sox are 6-2 in their last 8 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Red Sox are 6-13 in their last 19 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Red Sox are 4-9 in their last 13 vs. American League Central.
- Red Sox are 5-1 in Pomeranzs last 6 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Red Sox are 1-4 in Pomeranzs last 5 road starts vs. a team with a losing record.
- Red Sox are 1-5 in Pomeranzs last 6 road starts.
- Red Sox are 1-6 in Pomeranzs last 7 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
- Red Sox are 0-4 in Pomeranzs last 4 starts with 5 days of rest.
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| Chi. White Sox |
- White Sox are 5-0 in their last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- White Sox are 9-3 in their last 12 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- White Sox are 6-2 in their last 8 home games.
- White Sox are 19-7 in their last 26 home games vs. a left-handed starter.
- White Sox are 4-10 in their last 14 games following a loss.
- White Sox are 3-8 in their last 11 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- White Sox are 3-8 in their last 11 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- White Sox are 2-6 in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- White Sox are 2-6 in their last 8 during game 3 of a series.
- White Sox are 1-4 in their last 5 Wednesday games.
- White Sox are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. American League East.
- White Sox are 1-9 in their last 10 vs. a team with a winning record.
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OU TRENDS
| Boston |
- Under is 4-0 in Red Sox last 4 games following a win.
- Under is 4-0 in Red Sox last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 5-1 in Red Sox last 6 overall.
- Under is 5-1 in Red Sox last 6 on grass.
- Under is 4-1 in Red Sox last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
- Over is 8-2 in Red Sox last 10 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 4-1 in Red Sox last 5 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Over is 10-3 in Red Sox last 13 road games.
- Over is 6-2 in Red Sox last 8 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Over is 6-2-1 in Red Sox last 9 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 8-3 in Red Sox last 11 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Over is 5-2 in Red Sox last 7 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Under is 11-5-1 in Red Sox last 17 during game 3 of a series.
- Under is 4-1 in Pomeranzs last 5 road starts vs. a team with a losing record.
- Under is 4-1 in Pomeranzs last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
- Under is 8-2 in Pomeranzs last 10 road starts.
- Under is 7-2-1 in Pomeranzs last 10 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Under is 6-2-2 in Pomeranzs last 10 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Under is 5-2 in Pomeranzs last 7 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
- Under is 13-6-2 in Pomeranzs last 21 starts overall.
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| Chi. White Sox |
- Over is 4-0 in White Sox last 4 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- Over is 4-1-1 in White Sox last 6 home games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Over is 8-2-2 in White Sox last 12 games following a loss.
- Over is 4-1 in White Sox last 5 during game 3 of a series.
- Over is 7-2-1 in White Sox last 10 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Under is 6-2-2 in White Sox last 10 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 6-2-1 in White Sox last 9 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Over is 5-2-2 in White Sox last 9 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Under is 15-7-2 in White Sox last 24 vs. a team with a winning record.
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HEAD TO HEAD
- Red Sox are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Chicago.
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