Chicago White Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles Prediction: Back Tim Anderson and the White Sox?

Chicago White Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles Prediction: Back Tim Anderson and the White Sox?

The Chicago White Sox are just 33-34 on the season and will look to get back to .500 with a home game against the Baltimore Orioles.

The Orioles have 31 wins on the year and are no longer a pushover. How will the White Sox fare at home on Thursday night.

Here are our picks, predictions, and odds for Thursday's game between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles.

White Sox vs. Orioles Start Time, Where to Watch, and Odds

• Date: June 23, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 pm ET
• Where to Watch: MLBN

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White Sox vs. Orioles Injury Report

Orioles

Out: 2B Ramon Urias (Oblique)

White Sox

Questionable: 2B Leury Garica (Side), OF Adam Engel (Hamstring), OF Luis Robert (Leg), 2B Danny Mendick (Knee)

Out: 3B Yoan Moncada (Hamstring), OF Eloy Jimenez (Hamstring), C Yasmani Grandal (Back)

White Sox vs. Orioles Line Movement

Chicago White Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles Prediction

To start the road series, the Orioles will pitch right-hander Dean Kramer. Kramer has a 2.35 ERA on the season, but analytically, hasn't been all that great.

In the last 30 days, Kramer has had a 4.88 xFIP, which proves how lucky he’s been to start the season. He’s earning just 16.1% of strikeouts in the last 30 days and has allowed 25% of line drives in that same time frame while inducing under 40% of grounders.

Meanwhile, White Sox haven't been the best offense, especially towards the bottom of their lineup. Although, the White Sox have struck out just 15.8% of the time and have five guys in the lineup hitting a .338 wOBA or better against righties in the last 30 days.

Even with that said, the White Sox are hitting nearly 50% of ground balls against righties in the last 30 days.

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On the other hand, Johnny Cueto will get the start for the White Sox. Cueto has a 2.95 ERA in the last 30 days but has also been lucky recently with a 5.04 xFIP in the last 30 days. Cueto has given up 42.5% of hard contact in those 30 days while allowing a wOBA of .335 and ISO of .189 to his last 78 righties faced.

Just like the White Sox, the Orioles have struggled towards the bottom of their lineup against righties. It's been three power bats for the Orioles against righties in the last 30 days between Trey Mancini, Anthony Santander, and Ryan Mountcastle.

But only Mancini will be the big right-handed bat against Cueto in this game for the Orioles. Cueto has a .220 wOBA and ISO of .098 against his last 46 lefties faced. The other power bats will be hitting from the left side.  

Therefore, I'll go the easy route and take the White Sox to win outright on the moneyline. It's a bit juiced by with the White Sox at home, I'll take my chances with the veteran on the mound in Cueto. After all, the Orioles simply don't match up well against Cueto as the White Sox do against Kremer.

Chicago White Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles Pick

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