White Sox at Mariners 9/14/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Chicago White Sox play game two of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Seattle Mariners. The White Sox lost Wednesday to the Kansas City Royals 6-3. Chicago scored on a sacrifice fly by Jose Abreu in the fifth and a sacrifice fly by Yolmer Sanchez in the sixth. The White Sox remain mired in third place in the American League Central 25 games behind Minnesota.

Seattle lost to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night 11-5. Kyle Lewis continued his torrid start to his major league career with another home run. Lewis’ solo blast hit the left field scoreboard during the fifth. He became just the second player in league history to hit a home run in each of the first three games played. Lewis singled and doubled as well in the loss.

Tim Anderson leads Chicago with a .333 batting average. Jose Abreu is the team leader in home runs with 32, RBIs with 115 and in hits with 162. Chicago is batting .256 while its opponents are averaging .264. On Saturday, the White Sox will send Dylan Cease to the mound. The right-hander is 3-7 with an ERA of 6.53, 68 Ks and 30 BBs.

Omar Narvaez is leading Seattle with a .276. Daniel Vogelbach is the home run leader with 30 and RBIs leader with 74. Seattle is averaging .239 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .268. On Saturday, the Mariners will send Felix Hernandez to the mound. The right-hander is 1-6 with an ERA of 6.96, 47 Ks and 18 BBs.