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<b>Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox</b><br />
<b>Date:</b> Thursday, May 26th, 08:10 ET<br />
<b>Location:</b> Guaranteed Rate Field<br />
<b>TV:</b> NESN<br />
<b>Money Line:</b> Red Sox -105 / White Sox -115<br />
<b>Total Line:</b> 9.0
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The Chicago White Sox host the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, May 26th at Guaranteed Rate Field. The first pitch in this matchup is scheduled for 08:10 ET. The MLB Odds Board places Chicago as the favorite (-115), with an OU line set at 9.0.
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STARTING PITCHING<br />
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Boston: Michael Wacha (3-0, 1.76) Chicago: Dallas Keuchel (2-4, 6.9)
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Red Sox Projected Lineup<br />
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Alex Verdugo LF Bobby Dalbec 3B Trevor Story 2B Christian Vázquez C Christian Arroyo 2B Rafael Devers 3B J.D. Martinez LF Xander Bogaerts SS Enrique Hernández CF Michael Wacha P
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White Sox Projected Lineup<br />
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Leury García CF Andrew Vaughn RF Yasmani Grandal C Gavin Sheets 1B Yoán Moncada 3B Adam Engel CF AJ Pollock LF José Abreu 1B Tim Anderson SS Dallas Keuchel P
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STRAIGHT UP/ OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS<br />
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Boston Red Sox: 20-23-0 SU / OU 17-23-3 / Run Line W/L 23-20-0 Chicago White Sox: 22-21-0 SU / OU 17-24-2 / Run Line W/L 21-22-0
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The Chicago White Sox host the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, May 26th at Guaranteed Rate Field. The first pitch in this matchup is scheduled for 08:10 ET. The MLB Odds Board places Chicago as the favorite (-115), with an OU line set at 9.0.
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Recent Form<br />
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The Red Sox come into this game having suffered a 3-1 loss to the Chi Sox. Even in the loss, the pitching staff gave up just 3 runs while allowing 5 hits. On offense, the Red Sox finished with 7 hits. The loss came as Boston was the betting underdog, getting 135.0 on the moneyline. This matchup remained below the over-under line set at 7.5 runs. This outcome pushed Boston's over-under record further below .500 at 17-23-3.
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In the Red Sox's last 5 games, they are above .500, going 4-1. During this time, they have an average scoring differential of +20. Their hot play has been driven by an offense that typically averages 4.44 runs per game. But, over this stretch, this figure has bumped up to 7.6. Boston's overall series record is just 4-7-3.
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In their last game, Chicago took down the Red Sox by a score of 3-1. In the win, the pitching staff allowed just 1 run on hits 7 hits. With their 5 hits, the White Sox could only muster 3 runs. Chicago picked up the win while being favored at -150.0. So far, the team has won 56.9% of the games in which they were favored. Combined, the White Sox and the Red Sox's run total fell below the OU line of 7.5 runs. Now, Chicago had an over-under record of 17-24-2.
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In their last 5 games, the White Sox have put together a record of 3-2. They have managed to pick up these wins despite having a negative run differential in their last 5 games (-6). Chicago is still playing winning baseball, even with their offense averaging just 3.8 runs per game, compared to a season-long mark of 3.58. On the season, Chicago has won more than half of their series, going 7-4-3.
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Pitching Matchup<br />
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The Boston Red Sox will send <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/48251&quot; title="Michael Wacha Pitching Game Stats">Michael Wacha </a>to the mound with an overall record of 3-0. In his previous outings, Wacha is lasting an average of 5.03, putting together an ERA of just 1.76. So far, batters are hitting just 0.162 against him. Wacha is giving up home runs at a rate similar to the league average, allowing 0.89 per 9 innings. Up to this point, Wacha has a strikeout percentage of just 18.0% and a per game average of 3.66. Leading into the game, he has shown a strong command of his pitches, averaging just 4.11 walks per contest.
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Chicago will roll with <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/40315&quot; title="Dallas Keuchel Pitching Game Logs">Dallas Keuchel</a> (2-4) as their starter. To date, Keuchel has an ERA of 6.9 while lasting an average of 4.29 innings per appearance. Teams have been able to rack up runs against him, as he has a batting average allowed of 0.323. Opposing batters have been able to drive the ball with power against Keuchel, averaging 1.2 homers per 9 innings pitched. Keuchel is in the bottom half of the league in strikeouts, averaging just 2.28 K's per game. This includes a strikeout percentage of 11.0%. Command has been a problem for Keuchel, as he is giving up 5.4 walks per outing.
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Boston vs Chicago History<br />
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Today's matchup between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox will be their 5th meeting of the season. Chicago holds the edge in the series at 4-1. The over-under record in this series sits at 1-4. The average run total in these games is 9.14 runs per game. In these matchups, the average scoring differential sits at 4.0 runs. Chicago won last year's head-to-head series grabbing 4 wins to 3. The over-under record in last year's matchups was 3-4, with the average run total being 9.14 runs per game. On average, the winning team won by a margin of 2.57 runs per contest.
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<span style="font-size:14px; color:#008000;">Get more details:</span> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/matchup/15982911">Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox 5/26/22 Betting Stats</a>
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Betting Trends<br />
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Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
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Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
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Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
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The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Boston
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