Chicago White Sox (7-15) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (13-9)
April 24, 2023 7:07 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Blue Jays -175 / Chicago White Sox +135; Over/Under: +9
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The Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays meet Monday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Chicago White Sox have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 11 games. The White Sox are 2-9 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Andrew Benintendi leads the White Sox with 22 hits and 5 RBI, while Luis Robert Jr. and Andrew Vaughn have combined for 40 hits and 27 RBI. Lance Lynn gets the ball, and he is 0-2 with a 7.59 ERA and 28 strikeouts this season. Lynn is 2-3 with a 4.33 ERA and 51 strikeouts in his career against the Blue Jays.
The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 9 games. The Blue Jays are 12-3 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with 31 hits and 12 RBI, while Matt Chapman and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for 58 hits and 30 RBI. Chris Bassitt gets the ball, and he is 2-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 17 strikeouts this season. Bassitt is 2-2 with a 4.01 ERA and 22 strikeouts in his career against the White Sox.
The White Sox are 0-5 in their last 5 road games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The Blue Jays are 22-8 in their last 30 during game 1 of a series and 6-2 in their last 8 Monday games. The under is 3-1-1 in White Sox last 5 overall. The under is 4-0-1 in Blue Jays last 5 overall. The White Sox are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Toronto.
I’m not thrilled with this pitching matchup, but Chris Bassitt has shown more through his starts than Lance Lynn, who has been awful and is now going up against a hot Blue Jays offense. The Toronto Blue Jays have simply been the better team up to this point, and their offense at home should be able to will them to another win. Give me the Blue Jays and the RL for max betting value.
