Chicago White Sox (0-3) vs Atlanta Braves (2-1)
Game Info: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 7:40 pm (Guaranteed Rate Field)
Garrett Crochet (0-1) (1.50) vs Reynaldo Lopez (0-0) (0.00)
Betting Odds: Chicago White Sox +230 / Atlanta Braves -260 — Over/Under: 9
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The Atlanta Braves and the Chicago White Sox meet Tuesday in MLB action from Guaranteed Rate Field. Here’s a Braves vs White Sox prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game. We will examine:
• The Atlanta Braves recent form and player performance
• The Chicago White Sox recent form and player performance
• Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Atlanta Braves
• Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Chicago White Sox
• Recent betting trends in games played between the Braves and White Sox
• A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Braves and White Sox game
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
The Braves took on the Phillies over the weekend, winning the first two games 9-3 and 12-4 before a rough loss 5-4 on Sunday. In the Monday matchup versus Chicago, Atlanta cruised to a 9-0 victory on 11 team hits. Austin Riley bagged two hits (one being a three-run homer), two runs and four RBI on the day. Charlie Morton went 5.2 clean frames in the start with three hits and two walks.
As starting pitcher for Tuesday’s game, the Braves are going with Reynaldo Lopez. Last season Lopez went 3-7 with a 3.27 ERA in 68 games (zero starts), striking out 83 in 66.0 frames. Lopez is a career 39-49 pitcher with a 4.32 ERA in 241 games (97 starts).
Chicago White Sox Betting Preview
Over on the White Sox’ side, they had zero luck versus the Tigers over the weekend. Chicago fell in a sweep 1-0, 7-6 and 3-2 in three games. On Monday the White Sox couldn’t get anything going on just three team hits. Yoan Moncada had two of those hits (along with a walk); Dominic Fletcher had the other.
In the starter role for the White Sox on Tuesday it’ll be Garrett Crochet. In 2023, Crochet went 0-2 with a 3.55 ERA in 13 games (zero starts), striking out 12 batters in 12.2 innings. This year in his first start Crochet took a tough-luck loss with 6.0 innings, one earned, no walks, five hits and eight Ks.
Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts
- Luis Robert has scored at least one run in each of his last nine Tuesday appearances at Guaranteed Rate Field.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one Single in each of the White Sox’s last 10 Tuesday games.
- Eloy Jimenez has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 20 Tuesday night appearances at Guaranteed Rate Field.
- Eloy Jimenez has hit a home run in each of the White Sox’s last two night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances after playing the previous day.
- Eloy Jimenez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 20 Tuesday night appearances with the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field.
- Luis Robert ranks T6th in the league in Home Runs (2) this season.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Austin Riley has hit a home run in each of the Braves’ last two road games against AL Central opponents.
- Marcell Ozuna has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Braves’ last seven Tuesday games.
- Austin Riley has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last 10 road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. has scored at least one run in each of his last seven appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Matt Olson has recorded at least one hit in each of the Braves’ last 10 night games.
- Ozzie Albies has recorded at least one Single in each of the Braves’ last seven games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Austin Riley has recorded a Double in four of the Braves’ last five games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Ozzie Albies ranks T6th in the league in Home Runs (2) this season.
Braves vs White Sox Prediction
I’ll take a stab on the White Sox as a value play here, but I’m probably not touching it. Crochet pitched well in his first outing versus Detroit on Thursday (as did the bullpen) however the offense couldn’t give him any help on just three team hits and zero runs. Another performance in that neighborhood will set the Sox up very well, but the bats need to come along for the ride. On Monday Chicago had a rough outing on both sides. Starter Chris Flexen gave up four earned on six hits and three walks in 4.1 innings, and the pen didn’t do any better. Outside of Moncada and Fletcher, the offense came up empty as well. The Sox really need a good bounce-back effort in game two.
