White Sox vs Red Sox Odds and Picks (April 17)
- The Boston Red Sox are -115 favorites over the Chicago White Sox in their MLB game slated for Saturday, April 17th
- Friday’s ChiSox-BoSox game was postponed
- Boston has won five of the last six games against the White Sox
After a Friday postponement due to snow, the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox will get back at it on Saturday afternoon.
The Red Sox are listed as -118 home favorites. Boston is 9-1 straight up over the past 10 games.
First pitch for Saturday’s game is slated for 4:05 pm ET at Fenway Park.
White Sox vs Red Sox Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Runline | Total at DraftKings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | +100 | -1.5 (+164) | O 9-0 (-110) |
| Boston Red Sox | -118 | +1.5 (-200) | U 9.0 (-110) |
Odds as of April 16th.
The forecast is for clouds, 7 mph wind and a temperature of 49 degrees. The game is being broadcast by NBCSCH, NESN and FS1.
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Run Up That Count
When the White and Red Sox clash on the diamond, the fellow who works the old-fashioned scoreboard inside Fenway Park’s Green Monster in left field doesn’t get much opportunity to take a seat and chill out.
Over the past 12 games between these two teams, the average runs per game during that span is 10.16.
In the most recent three-game series at Fenway, they combined for 35 runs. That’s 11.67 times touching home plate per game.
Both of Saturday’s starting pitchers – Chicago’s Dylan Cease and Boston’s Nick Pivetta – aren’t known to be control freaks. Cease is walking 12% of all batters he faces over his career.
Pivetta has issued seven base on balls through two starts this season. His walks per nine innings ratio with Boston is 5.1.
Anderson Returns
The White Sox welcomed back the guy who sparks everything for them at the top of the batting order when shortstop Tim Anderson was activated from the injured list on Thursday. Anderson went 2-for-5 in his season debut.
Anderson batted .322 last season and led the American League with 45 runs scored. He finished seventh in AL MVP balloting.
Cease And Resist
Righthander Cease has taken the mound twice already this season for the White Sox and he’s delivered similar performances. In both starts, he’s lasted exactly 4.2 innings.
He’s not recorded a decision in either start and is showing a 3.86 ERA. Cease has allowed four runs. He’s struck out nine while walking six batters.
Red Sox Career Stats vs Cease
| Player | AB | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Arroyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Franchy Cordero | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bobby Dalbec | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rafael Devers | 9 | 1 | 3 | .444 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Enrique Hernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| JD Martinez | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kevin Plawecki | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hunter Renfroe | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Christian Vazquez | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Vergudo | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Cease was activated Friday from the IL. He’d been placed there on Wednesday as a precautionary measure after exhibiting some symptoms of COVID-19. He’s since tested negative for the virus.
Chicago is 0-2 in Cease’s two starts this season. He’ll be facing the Red Sox for the first time in his three-season career.
Perfect Pivetta
Pivetta isn’t a knuckleballer, but lately, big-league ballclubs are knuckling under to his arsenal of pitches. He’s the first Red Sox starter since knuckler Tim Wakefield in 1995 to win his first four starts for the team.
Righthander Pivetta is 2-0 this season with a 3.27 ERA and 11 strikeouts. The Canadian was 19-30 in four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies prior to joining Boston.
White Sox Career Stats vs Pivetta
| Player | AB | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Abreu | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tim Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Zack Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adam Eaton | 11 | 0 | 0 | .455 |
| Leury Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Jake Lamb | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Nick Madrigal | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Danny Mendick | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Yermin Mercedes | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Yoan Moncada | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luis Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andrew Vaughn | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pivetta’s career work against the White Sox has been limited to a pair of relief appearances totalling three innings.
He’s not recorded a decision, or allowed an earned run while holding ChiSox batters to .231 OBP.
Pick: Over 9.0 (-110).
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An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
