Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox 8/15/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Houston Astros go back on the road Monday night to Chicago, IL for game one of four against the Chicago White Sox. Houston is the best team in the American League after winning 4 of the last 6 games played including 4 in a row following a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics in their last game. Christian Javier got the win for Houston after giving up no runs on one hit across 6 innings of work. The Houston bullpen faltered a bit allowing three runs on five hits but hung on to pick up the victory.

Offensively Houston did just enough from the plate with nine hits in 34 at bats but went 3-6 with runners in scoring position. Christian Vazquez hit the ball for Houston with three hits in four at bats to drive in 1 run. Alex Bregman chipped in as well going 2-4 on the day including a two run home run in the first inning to drive in three runs.

The Chicago White Sox continue a homestand Monday night three games above .500 riding a 3 game win streak after a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. Lance Lynn dominated on the mound for Chicago giving up two runs on five hits across six innings of work leading to the victory. The Chicago bullpen closed out the game allowing only one run on three hits over the final three innings of the game.

Luis Robert is the offensive leader for Chicago this season with a .301 batting average, while Jose Abreu leads the team with 130 hits and 14 home runs. Andrew Vaughn leads the team with 58 RBIs on the year.