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The Chicago White Sox (6-26) hope to avoid their fifth straight defeat when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals (15-17) Saturday at 2:15 PM ET on BSMW. The Cardinals are listed as -185 favorites, while the White Sox are +154 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid.
St. Louis’ Lance Lynn gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Erick Fedde.
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Cardinals and White Sox Betting Trends
The Cardinals have compiled an 8-7 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 53.3% of those games).
St. Louis has played as moneyline favorites of -185 or shorter in just one game this season, which it won.
The White Sox have been underdogs in 32 games this season and won six (18.8%) of those contests.
Chicago is 4-15 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +154 or more on the moneyline.
In the 32 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Cardinals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 11 times (11-20-1).
The White Sox’s games have gone over the total in 15 of their 32 chances.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have the No. 28 offense in MLB action scoring 3.5 runs per game (112 total runs).
St. Louis has hit the fewest home runs in MLB action this season (21).
The Cardinals rank 26th in the majors with a .219 batting average.
St. Louis strikes out 8.5 times per game, the No. 16 mark in the majors.
The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
St. Louis has a 3.91 team ERA that ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
White Sox Stats & Insights
The White Sox have scored 89 runs (just 2.8 per game) this season, which ranks last in MLB.
Chicago ranks 29th in Major League Baseball with just 22 home runs as a team.
The White Sox have a team batting average of just .209 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 15th in strikeouts per game (8.4) among MLB offenses.
The White Sox average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the majors this season.
Chicago has pitched to a 5.11 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Lynn gets the start for the Cardinals, his seventh of the season. He is 1-0 with a 2.64 ERA and 29 strikeouts through 30 2/3 innings pitched.
Willson Contreras leads St. Louis in batting average (.281) and home runs (five) this season, while also chipping in with 10 RBI.
Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 16 while batting .215 with three homers.
Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis in runs batted in (16) this season. He has a .279 batting average and a .369 slugging percentage.
Masyn Winn has 24 hits and an OBP of .354 to go with a slugging percentage of .372 this season.
White Sox Key Players to Watch
The White Sox will hand the ball to Fedde (2-0) for his seventh start of the season.
Gavin Sheets leads the White Sox with three home runs and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .255.
Andrew Benintendi has shown his power as he leads his team with three home runs and 13 runs batted in.
Eloy Jimenez has a team-high three home runs.
Korey Lee has put his power on display as he leads his team with three home runs.
Cardinals and White Sox Injuries
Cardinals: Tommy Edman: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Dylan Carlson: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Matt Carpenter: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Riley O’Brien: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Steven Matz: 15 Day IL (Back), Keynan Middleton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps)
White Sox: Danny Mendick: 10 Day IL (Back), Luis Robert: 10 Day IL (Hip), Max Stassi: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jimmy Lambert: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Matt Foster: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane Drohan: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yoán Moncada: 60 Day IL (Abductor)
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