The Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark.
The White Sox will give the ball to starter JohnDanks in this one. LefthanderDanks is 2-1 this season with a 2.74 ERA.
Danks’s opponent in this one will be MattHarrison. The Rangers lefthander has a 7.89 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Rangers got up by eight runs and held on for a 9-6 victory over the White Sox on Saturday, as -135 favorites. That game’s 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (11.5).
Hank Blalock belted a three-run homer and drove in four runs to lead the Rangers. BrandonMcCarthy allowed three hits and one run over five innings in the win.
A.J.Pierzynski smacked a grand slam for the White Sox, who were +115 underdogs in that game. JoseContreras gave up seven runs off seven hits in 3 1-3 innings of work in the loss.
Team records: Chicago: 12-11 SU Texas: 11-12 SU
Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 5-5 After playing Texas are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3
Texas most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Next up: Chi White Sox at Kansas City, Monday, May 4 Texas at Seattle, Monday, May 4
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