White Sox vs Astros Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electric showdown as the underdog Chicago White Sox, with their less-than-stellar 29-win record, storm into the lion’s den at Minute Maid Park to face the soaring 65-win Houston Astros tonight at 08:10 PM EST. It’s a clash of fortunes in the American League, with the White Sox hoping to claw back from the abyss, trailing far behind in the standings, while the Astros are holding steady at the top, gunning to extend their winning streak after a tight victory over Tampa Bay. With the stakes high and the betting lines buzzing, tonight’s game promises an explosion of action, especially with the sun beaming down in Houston, setting the stage at a sizzling 95 degrees. Will the Astros continue their celestial journey, or will the White Sox pull off a meteoric upset? It’s time to find out if the White Sox can ‘sock’ it to the Astros in their own backyard!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 16, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston

Weather: Sunny with winds from the SSW at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 95.2° with 44% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CWS ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+155	-188	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+230	-290	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+75	-102	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

124W-174L

30.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

174W-121L

69.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/18/24	Houston Astros HOU	0	Under	-6.5
06/18/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	2	Under	-6.5
06/19/24	Houston Astros HOU	4	Under	-3.5
06/19/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Under	-3.5
06/20/24	Houston Astros HOU	5	Under	-0.5
06/20/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-0.5
03/30/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-3.5
03/30/23	Houston Astros HOU	2	Under	-3.5
03/31/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Over	+0.5
03/31/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Over	+0.5
04/01/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	4	Over	+1.5
04/01/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Over	+1.5
04/02/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Over	+0.5
04/02/23	Houston Astros HOU	3	Over	+0.5
05/12/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Under	-2.5
05/12/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Under	-2.5
05/13/23	Houston Astros HOU	1	Under	-4.5
05/13/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-4.5
05/14/23	Houston Astros HOU	4	Under	-1.5
05/14/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-1.5

White Sox Vs Over/Under

Astros Vs Over/Under

Garrett Crochet

ERA 3.655 | IP 120.7 | 6.0W-9.0L | KO 167.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-09-24	vsCHC	7-6L	2.3	9	7	5	Over
08-03-24	@MIN	2-6L	4.0	1	1	2	Over
07-28-24	vsSEA	6-3L	3.0	6	5	3	Over
07-23-24	@TEX	2-3L	4.0	4	2	7	Under
07-12-24	vsPIT	4-1L	2.0	0	0	4	Under
07-06-24	@MIA	3-4L	4.0	5	2	5	Under
06-30-24	vsCOL	5-4L	7.0	5	2	11	Over
06-24-24	vsLAD	3-0L	5.7	5	0	6	Under
06-19-24	vsHOU	4-1L	6.0	9	3	8	Under
06-13-24	@SEA	3-2W	7.0	2	1	13	Under

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-10-24	@BOS	5-4W	7.0	2	2	13	Over
08-04-24	vsTB	1-0L	6.0	5	1	12	Under
07-28-24	vsLAD	6-2L	6.0	4	3	8	Over
07-22-24	@OAK	0-4L	6.0	7	4	3	Under
07-13-24	vsTEX	2-1L	6.0	2	1	7	Under
07-07-24	@MIN	2-3L	5.0	7	2	6	Under
07-02-24	@TOR	6-7L	4.0	6	7	5	Over
06-26-24	vsCOL	1-7W	7.0	3	0	10	Over
06-20-24	@CWS	5-3W	4.3	5	3	2	Over
06-15-24	vsDET	13-5L	1.3	5	7	2	Over

White Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/16	@ NYY	2-10L	9	1	Over
08/15	@ NYY	1-4L	5	0	Under
08/14	@ NYY	12-2W	18	2	Over
08/12	@ CHC	1-3L	7	0	Under
08/11	@ CHC	6-7L	14	3	Over
08/09	vs OAK	2-3L	7	1	Under
08/08	vs OAK	4-1W	7	1	Under
08/07	vs OAK	1-5L	4	0	Under
08/06	vs MIN	7-13L	12	1	Over
08/05	vs MIN	2-6L	3	1	Over
08/04	vs MIN	2-10L	3	1	Over
08/02	@ KC	3-10L	6	0	Over
08/01	@ KC	3-4L	7	1	Under
07/31	@ KC	5-8L	11	1	Over
07/30	@ SEA	3-6L	7	1	Over

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/16	vs TB	2-1W	2	1	Under
08/15	vs TB	3-2W	9	2	Under
08/14	vs TB	6-1W	10	2	Under
08/13	vs BOS	9-2W	13	3	Over
08/12	vs BOS	5-4W	10	4	Over
08/11	vs BOS	8-4W	16	2	Over
08/09	vs TEX	6-4W	13	2	Over
08/08	vs TEX	4-2W	11	1	Under
08/07	vs TEX	3-4L	4	1	Under
08/06	@ TB	0-1L	3	0	Under
08/05	@ TB	1-6L	5	1	Under
08/04	@ TB	3-2W	9	0	Under
08/02	@ PIT	4-4L	4	1	Over
08/01	@ PIT	2-6L	10	1	Over
07/31	@ PIT	3-5L	9	0	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago White Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Nicky Lopez	6.7	8.4	0.246	0.298	0.346	0.644	0.267	0.000
#2 Luis Robert Jr.	8.1	10.6	0.190	0.385	0.267	0.652	0.271	0.049
#3 Andrew Benintendi	6.7	8.8	0.208	0.355	0.277	0.633	0.264	0.035
#4 Andrew Vaughn	7.0	9.1	0.241	0.404	0.322	0.726	0.300	0.033
#5 Gavin Sheets	6.3	8.2	0.231	0.377	0.342	0.719	0.296	0.023
#6 Miguel Vargas	5.0	6.7	0.195	0.345	0.327	0.673	0.276	0.035
#7 Dominic Fletcher	5.2	6.7	0.218	0.267	0.307	0.574	0.242	0.000
#8 Korey Lee	4.6	5.9	0.220	0.372	0.266	0.638	0.266	0.035
#9 Brooks Baldwin	5.2	6.7	0.220	0.366	0.256	0.622	0.261	0.024

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	9.7	12.3	0.299	0.436	0.378	0.814	0.333	0.031
#2 Alex Bregman	7.9	10.3	0.261	0.447	0.348	0.795	0.325	0.041
#3 Yordan Alvarez	9.4	12.4	0.307	0.560	0.463	1.024	0.403	0.059
#4 Yainer Diaz	7.1	9.2	0.301	0.451	0.348	0.800	0.330	0.029
#5 Luis Garcia	9.5	9.5	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
#5 Jeremy Pena	7.4	9.5	0.276	0.404	0.347	0.751	0.311	0.027
#6 Zach Dezenzo	5.9	7.5	0.200	0.360	0.240	0.600	0.252	0.040
#7 Jake Meyers	6.0	7.9	0.223	0.370	0.315	0.685	0.284	0.029
#8 Mauricio Dubon	5.2	6.7	0.254	0.366	0.300	0.666	0.278	0.014
#9 Chas McCormick	5.9	7.7	0.198	0.292	0.287	0.579	0.243	0.020