Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers 8/6/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/05/2022 at 10:41 PM ET

The Chicago White Sox play the third game of a four-game series on the road Saturday against the Texas Rangers. Chicago is 53-52 following its 3-2 loss to the Rangers on Friday in the opening game of their series.  Chicago snapped a two-game winning streak with its loss on Friday. The White Sox are third in the American League Central, two games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Shortstop Tim Anderson is batting .313 to lead Chicago. First baseman Jose Abreu has 14 home runs, 55 RBIs, 118 hits and an on-base percentage of .382 to lead Chicago in each category. On Saturday, the Chicago White Sox will send Michael Kopech to the mound. The right-hander is 4-7 with a 3.12 ERA, 81 Ks and 46 BBs.

Texas improved to 47-58 following its 3-2 victory over Chicago on Friday. Meibrys Viloria hit a pinchi-hit single to break a tie in the seventh inning to help lead the Rangers to victory. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for Texas. The Rangers are third in the American League West, 21 games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

First baseman Nathaniel Lowe is batting .282 to lead Texas and has team highs in hits with 106 and on-base percentage of .327. Shortstop Corey Seager is the leader in home runs with 24 and right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBIs with 64. On Saturday, the Texas Rangers will send Dane Dunning to the mound. The right-hander is 1-6 with a 4.30 ERA, 93 Ks and 43 BBs.

Chicago has won seven of the last 10 head-to-head against Texas. The White Sox have won four out of the last five overall and Texas has lost 13 of its last 19. Chicago starting pitcher Michael Kopech has had four consecutive solid outings allowing a combined six earned runs on 21 hits across 22 ⅔ innings resulting in Chicago winning three of the four. Final Score Prediction, Chicago White Sox win 6-3.

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