Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros 5/23/19 MLB Odds, Preview, and Prediction

The Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros conclude their four-game set on Thursday at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Entering Wednesday’s matchup, the Astros lead the series 2-0.

Lucas Giolito will open on top of the hill for the Chicago White So. The 24-year-old right-hander has started in a total of eight games this season and has picked up a record of 5-1 with an ERA of 3.35, a WHIP of 1.16 and BAA of .208. The White Sox are 6-2 in Giolito’s nine starts this season.

Giolito has pitched in a total of 43.0 innings and he has allowed a total of 18 runs (16 earned ) on 32 hits with three home runs. The Santa Monica, California native has walked a total of 18 batters and has struck out 50 hitters this season. In his last outing, Giolito got the win as he gave up one earned run on three hits in 5.0 innings of pitch work during the Astros’ 4-1 win over the Blue Jays last May 18th.

Tim Anderson leads the White Sox with his .323 batting average. Meanwhile, Jose Abreu tops Chicago with a total of 39 RBIs and 11 home runs scored. The White Sox are batting at a .249 clip as a team and they have scored a total of 200 runs on 392 hits so far this season.

For the Astros, it will be Corbin Martin who gets to start in the final game of their current set against the White Sox. The 23-year old from Houston, Texas has started in two games this season and has a record of 1-0 with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.39. Houston is 2-0 in his two starts this season.

Martin has pitched in a total of 9.1 innings and has allowed a total of five runs ( 4 earned ) on 8 hits with two home runs. He has struck out nine batters and walked five hitters this season. In his last outing, Martin gave up three hits ( 2 earned ) on five hits in 4.0 innings pitched and did not pick up the decision as the Astros beat the Red Sox 7-3 last May 18th.

Josh Reddick leads Houston with a batting average of .333. George Springer has been the Astros’ main man in scoring with a team-best 17 home runs and a team-high of 42 RBIs on the season. Houston is batting at a .279 clip and has scored a total of 266 runs on 462 hits this season.

Who Wins?

Chicago is 5-5 SU in their last 10 games played. The White Sox are 2-2 SU in their last four games played on the road. Houston is 9-1 SU in their last 10 games played. The Astros are 4-0 SU in their last four games played at home. Head to head, the Astros are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games against the White Sox. Houston is also 8-2 SU in their last 10 home games against Chicago.

The White Sox are 6-4 SU in Giolito’s last 10 starts. Chicago is 7-3 in Giolito’s last 10 starts on the road. Giolito is 0-3 SU in his career against the Astros. On the other hand, the Astros are 2-0 in Corbin’s two starts this season and 1-0 in his lone home start this year for the Astros. This will be Corbin’s first start against the White Sox. Chicago is 14-19 SU against right-handed pitchers this season and 13-19 as betting underdogs this year. The Astros are 23-12 SU against right-handers this season and Houston is an impressive 33-13 SU as favorites this season.

The White Sox are 0-4 SU in their last four Game 4s of a series, 0-4 SU in their last four games against right-handed starters and 0-4 SU in their last four games against a starter with a WHIP higher than 1.30. The Astros are 40-11 SU in their last 51 games against a team with a losing record, 52-15 in their last 67 home games against a team with a losing road record and 23-7 in their last 30 home games.

Giolito has been very good during the first quarter of the season and he’s the best arm that the White Sox have. But he’s been tagged in his career against the Astros as evidenced by his 7.31 ERA against them and his 0-2 record at Minute Maid Park. Also, the White Sox are facing an Astros team that is white hot win a 9-1 SU record in their last 10 games. Martin is still trying to prove himself in the big league but that’s not going to be a worry as Houston’s bats will have his back. The Astros are threatening to run away with the AL West even before June even with Jose Altuve and George Springer still banged up. I think they continue to roll at home here. I’m picking the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox on 5/23/19.

Other Bet To Make

The under is 7-3 in the White Sox’s last 10 games played. Chicago has seen the total go under in three out of their last four games on the road. The total has gone under in six out of the last 10 games played by the Astros. The under is 12-10 in Houston’s 22 home games played this season. Head to head, the under is 5-4-1 in their last 10 meetings. The total has gone under in eight out of the last 10 meetings between the White Sox and Astros.

The over is 4-2 in Giolito’s last six road starts and 6-4 in his last 10 starts overall. The under is 2-1 in Giolito’s three starts against the Astros. The under is 4-0 in Chicago’s last four games on grass, 7-1 in their last eight road games against a right-handed starter and 6-1 in their last seven games against an opponent with a winning record. The Astros have seen the total go 6-0 in their last six games on grass, 4-0 in their last four games against a right-handed starter and 5-1 in their last six Thursday games. There will be plenty of scoring here but with Giolito pitching well early, it won’t be enough to top 9 runs. These teams have combined for 3 and 6 runs in their first two games of this set. I think this one goes under as well. Prediction: Under 9

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