Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/26/2022

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Thursday, May 26, 2022

Venue:  Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CHI

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -105, White Sox -115; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -105, White Sox -115; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -105, White Sox -115; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

 

Boston Red Sox:  20-22 (4th place, AL East)

Chicago White Sox:  21-21 (2nd place, AL Central)

 

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Boston Red Sox:  8-2 last 10

Chicago White Sox:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game with a 20-22 record overall and they are 10-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 6 game winning streak. They just won their 4-game series against the Seattle Mariners completing the sweep 4-0, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the White Sox on Thursday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Thursday with the 2nd game still to be played on Wednesday. Rich Hill is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Michael Wacha is on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 3-0 with a 1.76 ERA this season. His team won their last 5 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 3 BB with 3 Ks on 4 hits in 4.2 IP against the Seattle Mariners. They scored 33 runs in their last series averaging just over 8 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 18 runs against them averaging just over 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The White Sox are coming into this game with a 21-21 record overall and they are 12-11 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 3-game series against the New York Yankees 2-1, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Thursday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Thursday with the 2nd game still to be played on Wednesday. Lucas Giolito is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Dallas Keuchel will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 2-4 with a 6.60 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 6 earned runs, 1 homer, and 3 BB with 0 strikeouts on 6 hits in 4 innings played against the New York Yankees. They scored 13 runs in their last series averaging just over 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 8 runs against them averaging just under 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. The Red Sox have been playing very well in their recent games as they have won 8 of their last 10 games and are starting to really heat up as they have been scoring a lot of runs in their games. They are going up against a White Sox team that they just wrecked on the road scoring 16 runs against them in that first game of the series. The White Sox also have Dallas Keuchel pitching in this game and he has been awful this season, being a big reason why they have lost so many games so far as he allows a lot of runs in their games and their bullpen is not any better to help take the load off. The Red Sox have Wacha starting in this game and he is coming off of an injury but he has pitched very well in the games he has played in this season and will likely get right back to it here like he did not even miss a beat. The Red Sox have been heating up a lot more than the White Sox in recent games. The best bet here is on the Red Sox to win this game.

 

Red Sox White Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, May 26, 2022 (8:10 pm ET start time) is Red Sox 10 White Sox 4.

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Boston Red Sox: 47-55 (-13.2 Units) ML against left-handed starters. 12-6 UNDER as an underdog of +100 or higher. 21-16 UNDER in all games.

Chicago White Sox: 125-70 (+14.6 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 53-37 (+6.9 Units) ML when the total is 9 to 9.5. 23-17 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Boston Red Sox:  J. Paxton (SP) Early July - Elbow. J. Taylor (RP) Out indefinitely - Back. C. Sale (SP) Mid June - Ribs.

Chicago White Sox:  L. Lynn (SP) Mid June - Knee. E. Jimenez (LF) Late June - Hamstring. G. Crochet (RP) out for season - Elbow.

 

 

 

"We're working very hard to get to the next step. We're almost there, like reset the season and still believe we have a good team and can compete with the big boys in this division and the league." - Alex Cora after his team’s win against the White Sox on Tuesday.

 

 

"They definitely had some comfortable swings in there. We'll have to see. I don't really want to say it's one way or the other without knowing for sure. But it's possible." - Dylan Cease after his team’s loss against the Red Sox on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Enrique Hernandez (R) CF

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Trevor Story (R) 2B

Franchy Cordero (L) 1B

Christian Vazquez (R) C

Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) RF

 

Tim Anderson (R) SS

Yoan Moncada (S) 3B

AJ Pollock (R) LF

Jose Abreu (R) 1B

Yasmani Grandal (S) C

Gavin Sheets (L) DH

Leury Garcia (S) 2B

Andrew Vaughn (R) RF

Adam Engel (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Jaylin Davis (.500)

Hits:  Rafael Devers (59)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (10)

RBI:  Trevor Story (33)

Stolen Bases:  Trevor Story (5)

Wins:  Michael Wacha (3)

Saves:  Hansel Robles (2)

ERA:  John Schreiber (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Tim Anderson (.365)

Hits:  Tim Anderson (54)

Home Runs:  Luis Robert (6)

RBI:  Tim Anderson (19)

Stolen Bases:  Tim Anderson (7)

Wins:  Reynaldo Lopez (4)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (13)

ERA:  Johnny Cueto (0.00)

 

Managers:

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)

Chicago White Sox: Tony La Russa (2nd season)