In Major League Baseball, the Chicago Cubs will take on the Chicago White Sox for the first of two games on the Southside. The Chicago Cubs come into the game fresh off back to back wins at home over the Minnesota Twins. The Cubs are 57-60, which is fourth place in the National League Central.
For the White Sox, they snapped an epic 21 game losing streak with a win over Oakland on Tuesday, but fell again on Wednesday. The White Sox have the worst record in all of Major League Baseball. They come into this game with a 28-89 record on the season.
The Chicago White Sox are underdogs again in this game. The Cubs come into the game at -154 over the White Sox.
Chicago Cubs
Jameson Taillon will throw for the Chicago Cubs. The veteran comes into the game with a 7-6 record and a 3.25 earned run average. Taillon has thrown 110.2 innings, and struck out 86 batters, while walking 22.
In the Cubs back-to-back wins over the Twins, they scored 15 total runs, and in their last three wins, have scored 7 runs per game. The Cubs offense has moved to 17th in the league, scoring 4.2 runs per game. The team batting average for Chicago is at .235, while they have cranked 118 home runs this season.
Cody Bellinger is a little banged up, and could sit this game, but other guys have been home run threats. Ian Happ leads the team with 18, while newcomer Isaac Paredes has 17 on the season. Michael Busch hit his 16th of the season in the win on Wednesday.
Chicago White Sox
Garrett Crochet is on the mound for the White Sox. Crochet is just 25 years old. He is making his 24th start of the season. So far, he is 6-8 with a 3.19 earned run average. He has thrown 118.1 innings, and struck out 162 batters in 2024.
There are not many positives about a team that is 61 games below .500 in early August. THe White Sox are dead last in runs scored per game, batting average, on base percentage, slugging and OPS. Chicago is 29th in homeruns, still with less than 100 on the season.
The White Sox are led in home runs by Andrew Vaughn, with 13. Andrew Benintendi has 11, while Luis Robert sits with 12 on the season. In the recent win, the White Sox pounded out 7 hits, with Benintendi driving in two runs.
White Sox Top Cubs
The Chicago White Sox are going to win their second game in three! The White Sox finally got off the terrible losing streak, and now will win again, and hurt their rival’s chances to make a move in the wildcard. When we make our bet for this game, we are going to take the Chicago White Sox +130 over the Chicago Cubs. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting!
