Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/07/2022

Game Time: 4:10 pm ET, Saturday, May 7, 2022

Venue:  Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NESN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox -125, Red Sox +105; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox -125, Red Sox +105; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox -120, Red Sox +100; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Chicago White Sox:  11-13 (3rd place, AL Central)

Boston Red Sox:  10-16 (4th place, AL East)

 

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Chicago White Sox:  5-5 last 10

Boston Red Sox:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The White Sox are coming into this game with a 11-13 record overall and they are 4-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak. They just won their 2-game series against the Chicago Cubs 2-0 completing the sweep, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Saturday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Vince Velasquez was the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Dallas Keuchel is on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 1-3 with a 8.40 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 4 ER, 1 HR, and 5 BB with 1 K on 6 hits in 5 IP against the Los Angeles Angels. They scored 7 runs in their last series averaging 3.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 4 runs against them averaging 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game with a 10-16 record overall and they are 4-6 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the White Sox on Saturday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Nathan Eovaldi is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Nick Pivetta will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 0-4 with a 7.84 ERA this season. His team lost all 5 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 5 Ks on 6 hits in 4.1 IP against the Baltimore Orioles. They scored 9 runs in their last series averaging 4.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging 5 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The White Sox are coming into this game playing very well in their recent games as they have started to put together a run and have been winning a lot of their games recently. They are going up against a Red Sox team that has had an awful start to the season and is looking like one of the worst teams in the AL right now. They have been getting their hits at home but they have not been able to score runs and their pitching has been awful in this span as well. They have Pivetta on the mound as well and he has not been pitching well this season. The White Sox have won a few games straight already and they will likely keep on winning. The best bet here is on the White Sox to win this game as they have been playing much better than the Red Sox have been recently.

White Sox Red Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, May 7, 2022 (4:10 pm ET start time) is White Sox 6 Red Sox 1.

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Chicago White Sox: 141-112 (-6.3 Units) ML in all games. 62-65 (-13.4 Units) ML in road games. 19-14 UNDER against AL East opponents.

Boston Red Sox: 60-47 (+8 Units) ML in the first half of the season. 24-16 (+5 Units) ML against AL Central opponents. 9-2 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

Chicago White Sox:  Y. Moncada (3B) Prob Mon - Oblique injury. E. Jimenez (LF) Late June - Hamstring injury. Y. Mercedes (1B) Mid May - Hand injury.

Boston Red Sox:  E. Hernandez (CF) Out Thurs - Illness. J. Taylor (RP) Out indefinitely - Back injury. J. Arauz (2B) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

"Well, he's strong, but he's not as strong as that brick wall out there. He kept saying he's OK. He hit himself pretty hard." - Tony La Russa after his team’s win against the Cubs on Wednesday.

 

 

"I've been terrible ... So, I got to figure my (stuff) out. We're going to get there. I'm working on it every day and feeling better every day. I know the results are terrible, but we're not going to stop. It's definitely frustrating." - Matt Barnes after their loss against the Angels on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Tim Anderson (R) SS

AJ Pollock (R) RF

Jose Abreu (R) 1B

Luis Robert (R) CF

Yasmani Grandal (S) DH

Gavin Sheets (L) LF

Jake Burger (R) 3B

Reese McGuire (L) C

Leury Garcia (S) 2B

 

Jarren Duran (L) CF

Trevor Story (R) 2B

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) RF

Kevin Plawecki (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Tim Anderson (.329)

Hits:  Tim Anderson (28)

Home Runs:  Tim Anderson (4)

RBI:  Andrew Vaughn (12)

Stolen Bases:  Luis Robert (5)

Wins:  Dylan Cease (3)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (7)

ERA:  Matt Foster (0.77)

 

Batting Average:  Jaylin Davis (.500)

Hits:  Xander Bogaerts (34)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (4)

RBI:  Alex Verdugo (13)

Stolen Bases:  Xander Bogaerts (1)

Wins:  Michael Wacha (3)

Saves:  Jake Diekman (1)

ERA:  John Schreiber (0.00)

 

Managers:

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

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)