White Sox vs Red Sox Picks and Prediction – 9/6/2024

The Chicago White Sox open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Boston Red Sox. Chicago is 32-109 following an 8-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday in which the White Sox snapped a 12-game losing skid. Chicago is 48 ½ games behind first place in the American League Central and has already been eliminated from postseason contention. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB picks.

Gavin Sheets is batting .244 and is the leader in on-base percentage with .314. Andrew Vaughn is the leader in home runs with 16, RBI with 60, and hits with 116. Chicago is batting .220 with a slugging percentage of .340. On Friday, Chicago will send Davis Martin to the mound. The right-hander is 0-3 with a 3.62 ERA 32 Ks and 14 BBs.

The Boston Red Sox dropped to 70-70 following an 8-3 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday. Boston was swept in a three-game series by New York and the Red Sox have lost five straight. Boston is 10 ½ games behind first in the American League East and the Red Sox are 5 ½ games behind the third and final AL wildcard qualifying spot. 

Jarren Duran is batting .294 to lead Boston and has a team-high 170 hits. Rafael Devers is the leader in home runs with 28, RBI with 81, and on-base percentage of .354. Boston has a team batting average of .256 and a slugging percentage of .430. On Friday, the Boston Red Sox will send Nick Pivetta to the mound. The right-hander is 5-10 with a 4.53 ERA, 141 Ks, and 28 BBs.

Boston will pick up a victory at home on Friday when hosting the Chicago White Sox, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in six of Chicago's last nine versus an opponent from the American League East. Chicago starter Davis Martin was hit hard last time out, allowing four runs on five hits across five innings, while Boston starter Nick Pivetta has given up 10 runs across the last 16 innings. Final Score Prediction, Boston Red Sox win but our best play is OVER 8-4.