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On Thursday, the Houston Astros will play their third and final game of the week at Guaranteed Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. After being shut out in the series opener, Jose Altuve and company will be intent on taking the series victory from the team with MLB's worst record.
After going 10-19 over the first month of the season, Houston appears to be regaining some of its past composure. Now 24-21 since May 1, the Astros also tout the second-best team ERA in the AL since the end of May.
For the Chicago White Sox, the 2024 season has been considerably more grim. Their 2-0 win over the Astros in the series opener on Tuesday represented their MLB-worst 20th win of the season. In the second game, Houston rallied to win 4-1.
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From runs to batting average to earned run average, the White Sox are ranked 30th in MLB in nearly every single important statistic this season. For a time earlier this month, they were the first team to lead the MLB in home runs against, while laying claim to the lowest figure of home runs hit since the 1878 Boston Red Sox.
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Where to watch Astros vs White Sox?
In order to facilitate travel for both clubs, a start time of 2:10 p.m. is scheduled for Thursday. For fans in Houston, the game will be available on the Space City Home Network, and nationally on MLB.TV. Fans in the Chicago area will be able to tune into NBC Sports Chicago, Moreover, the game can be streamed on fubo.
Astros vs White Sox Prediction
Spencer Arrighetti is set to pitch for Houston while Chris Flexen will get the ball for Chicago. In his last start against the Detroit Tigers, Arrighetti was charged with seven runs in just 1.1 innings of work. Conversely, Flexen's most recent outing ended after allowing four earned runs in three innings. Both pitcher has an ERA well over 5.00 this year.
Although they have played the same number of games this season, Houston has scored almost 100 more runs. As such, it is not unreasonable to expect the club to once again best the Chicago White Sox.
Prediction: Houston Astros -1.5 (125)
