Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros: MLB Live Stream, Odds, Predictions, Schedule, Lineups and Injury Report, 18 August 2022

The match between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros will take place at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, August 18 at 2:10 PM ET.

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By Sujay Gaurav | Aug 18, 2022 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Chicago White Sox will welcome the Houston Astros to Guaranteed Rate Field for Game 4 of their series in another round of MLB action. The White Sox have an overall season record of 61-57 and come into this game on the back of a 3-2 loss to the Astros in Game 3. They sit in third place on the AL Central table with a win percentage of .517. Chicago is in a good position to win this series as they lead 2-1 going into this game.

Chicago’s offence has scored 500 runs this season at an average of .259 and an on base percentage of .313. Pitcher Michael Kopech who had given away three runs in six innings said after the game, “We’ve been fighting. That goes a long way. What we did in the last five before tonight was impressive and staying in there with them tonight and keeping the game close I think we played hard. As long as we can keep doing that, I think we’re in a good spot.”

Framber Valdez stars for Houston

On the other hand, the Astros stand at 76-43 for the season and come into this game on the back of a 3-2 win over the White Sox in the last game. They sit in first place on the AL West standings and have a win percentage of .639. Despite suffering a minor dip in form after losing the first two games of this series, the Astros will look to tie the series by winning this game after winning the last one.

Houston’s offence has scored 533 runs this season at an average of .243 and an on base percentage of .317. Pitcher Framber Valdez had a good game as he had six strikeouts and gave away two runs in seven innings. After the game, he said, “I was able to slow down a bit, I was throwing a little bit too fast between pitches. I was able to slow down, I was able to just focus and get that out.”

Predicted Lineups

White SoxAstros
AJ PollockJose Altuve
Andrew VaughnYuli Gurriel
Eloy JimenezYordan Alvarez
Jose AbreuAlex Bregman
Yoan MoncadaKyle Tucker
Yasmani GrandalTrey Mancini
Josh HarrisonJeremy Pena
Adam EngelChas McCormick
Romy GonzalezMartin Maldonado

Injury Report

White Sox: Danny Mendick, Garrett Crochet, Tim Anderson, Kyle Crick, Aaron Bummer, Jonathan Stiever, Luis Robert, Leury Garcia

Astros: Jason Castro, Michael Brantley, Blake Taylor, Aledmys Diaz

Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Schedule and Fixture

The match between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros will take place at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, August 18 at 2:10 PM ET.

Where to watch Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros

The match between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros will be telecast live on ATT SportsNet-SW and NBCSCH. You can also subscribe to MLB.com and watch from any corner of the world.

CountryChannelDate and Time
United StatesATT SportsNet-SW, NBCSCHAugust 18 (2:10 PM ET)

Prediction and winning odds

Chicago White Sox

When the odds are 2.10 the expected chance of winning is 48%, but this team actually wins 44% matches with these odds.

Houston Astros

When the odds are 1.77 the expected chance of winning is 56%, but this team actually wins 58% matches with these odds.





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