Rangers vs White Sox Picks and Prediction – 5/23/2025

The Texas Rangers open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Chicago White Sox. Texas is 25-25 following Wednesday’s 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees. Texas has lost each of the first two games of a three-game series with New York, which concludes on Thursday. The Rangers are third in the American League West, four games behind the first-place Seattle Mariners. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Josh Jung is batting .285 with 43 hits to lead Texas in both categories. Wyatt Langford is the leader in home runs, while Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBI with 24, and Josh Smith is the leader in on-base percentage at .350. Texas is batting .229 with a .372 slugging percentage. On Friday, Texas will send Tyler Mahle to the mound. The right-hander is 5-1 with a 1.47 ERA, 40 Ks, and 18 BBs.

The Chicago White Sox dropped to 15-35 following Wednesday’s 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Chicago lost two out of three to Seattle in its just-completed series. Chicago has lost six of the last seven. Chicago is 28th in runs scored and 23rd in ERA. The White Sox are last in the American League Central, 18 games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers.

Lenyn Sosa is batting .272 with 44 hits to lead Chicago in both categories. Miguel Vargas is the leader in home runs with 6, RBI with 21, and on-base percentage at .312. Chicago is batting .216 with a .332 slugging percentage. On Friday, the Chicago White Sox will send Sean Burke to the mound. The right-hander is 2-5 with a 4.69 ERA, 33 Ks, and 27 BBs.

Chicago has lost five of its last six, and the White Sox are 4-9 in the last 13 versus an opponent from the American League West. Texas starter Tyler Mahle has performed well in each of his nine outings this season, allowing a total of 9 runs on 36 hits across 55 innings. Mahle’s 1.47 ERA is fourth-best in baseball. Chicago starter Sean Burke allowed five runs on seven hits across 4.2 innings in his most recent outing. Final Score Prediction: Texas Rangers win 6-2.