White Sox vs Padres Picks and Prediction – 9/21/2024

The Chicago White Sox head to San Diego on Friday to take on the Padres. The White Sox are last in the AL Central with a 36-117 record. Chicago is 4-6 over their last ten games and carry a two game losing streak. The White Sox are 16-59 on the road this season. Stay up to date with our expert's MLB Picks. 

Garrett Crochet will make his 31st start on the mound for the Chicago White Sox. Crochet is 6-12 on the season with 138 innings pitched. Crochet has 195 strikeouts and carries a 3.78 ERA. Crochet pitched 4 innings in his last start allowing 1 run and 3 hits. The Chicago White Sox are allowing an average of 5.1 runs against per game. 

The San Diego Padres are 2nd in the NL West with a 87-66 record. San Diego is 6-4 over their last ten games and carry a 42-36 home field record. The Padres are averaging 4.7 runs scored per game with 9.1 hits. San Diego carries a .265 team batting average with leads the MLB. 

Joe Musgrove will make his 18th start on the mound for the San Diego Padres. Musgrove is 6-5 on the season with 87.1 innings pitched. Musgrove has 86 strikeouts and carries a 4.23 ERA. Musgrove pitched 6 innings in his last start allowing 3 runs and no hits. The San Diego Padres are allowing an average of 4.2 runs against per game. 

The San Diego Padres are heavy home favorites on Friday. The Padres have been good at home this season. While the Chicago White Sox have been the worst team in the league all season. The value sits in the total on Friday. Watch for a low scoring affair in this meeting. Final Score Prediction, San Diego Padres win, but the play is on the under 4-1.