Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox 5/13/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Houston Astros will go against the Chicago White Sox in MLB action in Guaranteed Rate Field, IL, on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 7:15 PM ET.

The Houston Astros are yet to get going in 2023, spending the majority of the season hanging around the .500 level.

The Astros won two consecutive games going into this series with the White Sox after winning the last two matches of their series with the Angels on the road.

On the current nine-game road tour, the club entered the series opener on Friday night with a 3-3 record.

On Saturday, the Astros’ Brandon Bielak will make just his second start of the year. His record is 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA in just three appearances total.

In just 4.1 innings of work during his lone start, he took 10 hits and two earned runs. Over the course of two starts, he surrendered 12 hits in 8.1 innings.

In that time, he walked two hitters while striking out six. After finishing above 40% last season, Bielak has an alarming hard-hit rate of over 53% in his two matches. He now has a career-high walk percentage of 12%.

The total went UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 matches.
The Houston Astros are 5-2 SU in their last 7 matches against the Chi White Sox.
The Houston Astros are 10-4 SU in their last 14 matches on the road.

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Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox Predictions 5/13/2023

In this challenging weekend series against the Astros, the Chicago White Sox are hoping to turn things around.

Chicago entered this series with a record of 13–26 after suffering two straight defeats. Chicago was anticipated to challenge for the AL Central championship this season, but things were difficult thus far.

The White Sox will start right-hander Dylan Cease on Saturday night. In eight starts this year, Cease is 2-2 with a 3.59 ERA, including five strong starts.

Cease has a 10.9 K/9 ratio with 41 hits allowed over 40.1 innings. In four starts at home, Cease is just 1-1 with a 5.81 ERA.

In 20 innings, he gave up 21 hits and walked 16 hitters due to control issues. Cease’s hard-hit percentage increased to 53%, up from the lowest level in the league last year of 31.2%, but his strikeout rate decreased by 5% to 25%.

The Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 matches.
The total went OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox’s last 6 matches against Houston.
The total went OVER in 13 of Chi White Sox’s last 19 matches at home.

Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox. The MLB pick for this game is the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox were favored just a handful of times this season, given their present situation.

With Cease on the mound against Bielak, who is making just his third appearance of the year, the White Sox hold the advantage in this contest.

Both Cease and Bielak took a lot of hits this season, but Cease’s track record shows that he can make the necessary changes to recover.

Cease had trouble maintaining control and frequently puts himself in batters’ counts. As a result, he is getting more strong hits while striking out less frequently.

Against an Astros club that was not particularly patient this season, ranking only 23rd in walks per game, Cease could have an opportunity to make up for those mistakes.

The White Sox will have an opportunity to excel at the plate against Bielak, who did not demonstrate the ability to keep the ball out of play this season, striking out only 14% of batters while walking 12% of them on average.

The Chicago White Sox will win to a predicted score of 5-4.

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