Giolito has cleared this K-line in seven of his past 10 starts. Giolito was actually better on the road this season - 7-3 with a 3.25 ERA and 9 HRs allowed in 16 starts. This is the White Sox true ace going into a huge spot trying to get the team to 1-1 in the best-of-5 series and steal home field advantage. Giolito’s best game all 2021 came against the Astros - a complete game in which he had 8 strikeouts and gave up just one run. Abreu just has the most pop of anyone in the White Sox lineup and hits lefties well. Anderson at +600 would be my other option for a HR prop. This is the spot where the White Sox can jump on an inexperienced postseason pitcher whom they had some success against in the regular season. The White Sox will need to show some desperation heading back to Chicago potentially down 0-2 in the series. Jose Abreu to hit a HR (+500)Ībreu has crushed lefties this season for 11 of his 30 HRs in 136 ABs. It’s also worth noting the White Sox beat Valdez 4-0 during the regular season and hit two HRs in that game (Tim Anderson, Yoan Moncada). There are two guys in particular who have some power for the ChiSox and one of them we’re going to get into next. 261 against southpaws, which is sort of nuts. The left-hander does present a very strong matchup split for the White Sox, who absolutely rake against left-handed pitchers this season. The first comes from Valdez, who didn’t give up a ton of HRs during the regular season. We’re going to be correlating a few plays in this section. Framber Valdez HRs allowed over 0.5 (+160) Here we’re going to take a look at some player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook and pick out a few we like best. We get right back to it with Game 2 on Friday at 2:07 p.m. In the second inning, Rodon allowed a leadoff single to Correa, then recorded three straight outs.īut after striking out Martin Maldonado leading off the third, Rodon hit Altuve on the left elbow pad with a pitch and walked Alex Bregman and Jordan Alvarez, loading the bases with two outs and setting up Correa’s big blow that gave the Astros the lead for good at 2-1.The Houston Astros started off the ALDS by taking down the Chicago White Sox with ease on Thursday afternoon with a 6-1 win at home. Bothered by a sore shoulder much of the second half of the season, the All-Star left-hander let out a triumphant scream as he came off the mound. Touching 99 mph for the first time since July, Rodon’s sequence of strikeouts had the crowd in a frenzy. Rodon, touching 99 mph in his first start in 13 days, struck out Bregman and Jordan Alvarez with Altuve on third base after Altuve hit Rodon’s first pitch of the game, a 93-mph fastball, into the left field corner for a double. Astros center fielder Jake Meyers injured his right shoulder reaching over the wall and left the game. After two inspiring scoreless innings from left-hander Carlos Rodon, they scored first on designated hitter Gavin Sheets’ solo home run to center field against Astros ace Lance McCullers Jr. Hours earlier, the Sox, their backs to the wall, had the crowd in full voice with a promising start. White Sox fans come out in force for playoffs, leave with mixed emotions: ‘Our future is really bright’.Farewell? Carlos Rodon flashes vintage stuff in what could be last White Sox start.By that time, a large portion of the 40,174 in attendance was on its way out of the ballpark. The Sox fell to the Athletics in the best of three Wild Card series last season under manager Rick Renteria, who was fired after the season.Īstros second baseman Jose Altuve, on the receiving end of hostile, sometimes profane chants from the Sox’ crowd during Games 3 and 4, put an exclamation point on the series by launching a three-run homer against Sox closer Liam Hendriks in the ninth inning. Needing a win to knot the series at two games apiece and send it to Houston for a deciding game, the Sox found themselves in a 5-1 hole in the fourth inning and lost the series in four games for their second straight quick exit from postseason, this time under manager Tony La Russa. Carlos Correa knocked Carlos Rodon out of the game with a two-run, two-out double on an 0-2 pitch in the third inning, Alex Bregman drove in two runs with a double on a 3-0 pitch from Garrett Crochet in the fourth, and the Houston Astros ended the White Sox’ season with a 10-1 blowout victory Tuesday in Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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