At Globe Life Field on Monday, the Chicago White Sox (27-74) open a four-Game series against the Texas Rangers (47-52), at 8:05 PM ET.
The Rangers are favored at home (-175) against the White Sox (+145). The scheduled starters are Michael Lorenzen (5-5) for the Texas Rangers, and Erick Fedde (7-3) for the Chicago White Sox.
The Rangers were vicotrious 3-2 over the Orioles yesterday in their most recent game. Andrew Heaney was the winning pitcher after throwing five innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out four, while Jonah Heim finished 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI to lead them offensively.
The White Sox fell to the Royals 4-1 yesterday. Tommy Pham led the way offensively after going 2-for-4 with an RBI in the defeat, while John Brebbia took the loss on the mound, throwing 2/3 of an inning, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out two.
Here’s everything you need to get ready for Monday’s Rangers vs. White Sox action, including viewing options.
Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:19 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Rangers (-175, bet $175 to win $100)
- Underdog: White Sox (+145, bet $100 to win $145)
- Over/under: 8.5
Rangers vs. White Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, July 22, 2024
- Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Globe Life Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Rangers stats and trends
Rangers betting records
- This season, the Rangers have won 30 out of the 53 games, or 56.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Texas has a record of 3-5 when favored by -175 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 63.6% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
- Texas’ games have gone over the total in 39 of its 99 chances.
- The Rangers are 44-54-0 against the spread in their 98 chances this season.
Michael Lorenzen (Rangers probable starter)
- Lorenzen (5-5) takes the mound for the Rangers in his 17th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.52 ERA in 92 2/3 innings pitched, with 65 strikeouts.
- In his last appearance on Thursday, July 11 against the Los Angeles Angels, the right-hander threw five innings, giving up five earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- The 32-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.52, with 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 16 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .211 batting average against him.
- Lorenzen is looking to pick up his ninth quality start of the year in this game.
- Lorenzen will aim to go five or more innings for his seventh straight start. He’s averaging 5.8 innings per outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 16 outings this season.
- The opposing White Sox offense has a collective .219 batting average, and is 29th in the league with 730 total hits and last in MLB play with 316 runs scored. It has the worst slugging percentage (.344) and ranks 28th in home runs (86) in all of MLB.
Rangers batting stats
- The Rangers’ 103 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.
- The offense for Texas has a slugging percentage of .378 this season, 22nd in MLB.
- The Rangers rank 19th in MLB with a .238 team batting average.
- Texas has scored the 17th-most runs in the majors this season with 422 (4.3 per game).
- The Rangers have an OBP of .310 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- Texas ranks seventh in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.8 whiffs per contest.
White Sox stats and trends
White Sox betting records
- The White Sox have been underdogs in 94 games this season and have come away with the win 23 times (24.5%) in those contests.
- This season, Chicago has been victorious 12 times in 63 chances when named as an underdog of at least +145 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the White Sox have a 40.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- Contests with Chicago has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 44 of 101 chances this season.
- The White Sox have an against the spread mark of 43-57-0 in 100 games with a line this season.
Erick Fedde (White Sox probable starter)
- Fedde (7-3 with a 2.99 ERA and 99 strikeouts in 111 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the White Sox, his 20th of the season.
- In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, July 10, the right-hander threw five scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins while surrendering four hits.
- The 31-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.99, with 8 strikeouts per nine innings in 19 games this season. Opponents are hitting .227 against him.
- Fedde has nine quality starts this year.
- Fedde will look to build upon a 13-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 frames per appearance).
- In five of his 19 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- He meets a Rangers offense that ranks 17th in the league with 422 total runs scored while batting .238 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .378 slugging percentage (22nd in MLB action) and has hit a total of 103 home runs (18th in the league).
- This season, the 31-year-old ranks 13th in ERA (2.99), 28th in WHIP (1.132), and 48th in K/9 (8) among qualifying pitchers.
White Sox batting stats
- The White Sox have hit 86 home runs this season, the third-lowest total in MLB action.
- So far this season, Chicago’s .344 slugging percentage is the lowest percentage in the majors.
- The White Sox rank 29th in MLB with a .219 batting average.
- Chicago is the lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.1 runs per game (316 total).
- The White Sox’s .281 on-base percentage is the worst in the majors.