Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction: An open matchup for both sides

Thursday's Major League Baseball action from Guaranteed Rate Field features a matchup between the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox. This will be the third and final game in a package deal consisting of three games. In the first game of the series, the Rangers were victorious by a score of three runs; however, on Tuesday, Chicago was victorious in a close game.

The Chicago White Sox managed nine hits in the first game of this series, but they were unable to put any runs on the board until the sixth inning. On Tuesday, Chicago prevailed despite having fewer hits than its opponent, 11-9. Starting pitcher Dylan Cease worked 6.0 innings, allowing two earned runs, five hits, and two walks while striking out two. The White Sox have a record of 6-21 in their previous 27 games played in game three of a series, and they have a record of 3-8 in their last 11 games played at home against a left-handed starter. The total has gone over in five of Chicago's previous six games played on Thursday. On Thursday, the White Sox will send Michael Kopech out to the field as their starting pitcher. Kopech has made 14 starts so far this season and has a record of 3-5 with a 3.92 ERA, 89 strikeouts, and 78.0 innings pitched. In 87 career games, 47 of which he started, Kopech has compiled a record of 13–18 with a 3.72 earned run average.

In the first game of this series, played on Monday, the Texas Rangers were victorious with a final score of 5-2 after collecting 12 hits as a team. In the game that took place on Tuesday, Texas scored four runs over the course of their final two at-bats, but they were unable to pull off the victory and ended up losing by a score of 7-6. The starter, Nathan Eovaldi, went six innings and allowed four earned runs on five hits while walking two batters. Martin Perez will take the field for the Texas Rangers on Thursday to compete for the starting position. This year, Perez has made 14 starts and has a record of 6-3 with a 4.54 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 77.1 innings pitched. In his career, Perez has played 267 games (237 starts) and has a record of 81-80 with a 4.44 earned run average. The Texas Rangers have a record of 15-7 in their last 22 games played away from home and 16-7 in their last 23 games played in game three of a series. The Texas Rangers have a record of 17-37 in their previous 54 games played on Thursday.

I'm going to have to pick the White Sox. Kopech has been relatively reliable over the course of his most recent three starts, recording a total of 16.1 innings with three earned runs on 14 hits and eight walks combined. During Kopech's most recent start, he did not strike out a single batter but did allow six hits and six walks in 4.1 innings. On Tuesday, Chicago's offense came through with a couple strong innings, which was just enough to overcome the shaky performance that their first three pitchers turned in. If he is successful in doing that, I believe that Chicago has a respectable opportunity to win the game.