White Sox vs Astros Game Breakdown

Get ready to heat up your screens as the Chicago White Sox, currently sitting with a less-than-stellar season record, roll into the sizzling Minute Maid Park to challenge the Houston Astros, who are looking to bolster their top spot in the American League tonight at 07:10 PM EST. Fresh off a nail-biting encounter just yesterday where the Sox edged out the Astros, both teams are fired up to tip the scales tonight. With the betting lines drawing a stark contrast between the hopeful underdogs and the favored hosts, and the over/under teasing a tight scoreline, all signs point to an electrifying showdown. Under the clear skies and gentle breezes of a warm Houston evening, who will shine brighter? Will the Astros rocket past the competition, or will the White Sox stitch together another surprising victory?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 17, 2024 07:10PM EST

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston

Weather: Sunny with winds from the N at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 90.3° with 56% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CWS ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+305	-410	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+280	-360	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-25	+50	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

125W-174L

26.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

174W-122L

73.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/18/24	Houston Astros HOU	0	Under	-6.0
06/18/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	2	Under	-6.0
06/19/24	Houston Astros HOU	4	Under	-3.0
06/19/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Under	-3.0
06/20/24	Houston Astros HOU	5	Push	-0.0
06/20/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Push	-0.0
08/16/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	5	Over	+1.0
08/16/24	Houston Astros HOU	4	Over	+1.0
03/30/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-3.0
03/30/23	Houston Astros HOU	2	Under	-3.0
03/31/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Over	+1.0
03/31/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Over	+1.0
04/01/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	4	Over	+2.0
04/01/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Over	+2.0
04/02/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Over	+1.0
04/02/23	Houston Astros HOU	3	Over	+1.0
05/12/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Under	-2.0
05/12/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Under	-2.0
05/13/23	Houston Astros HOU	1	Under	-4.0
05/13/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-4.0
05/14/23	Houston Astros HOU	4	Under	-1.0
05/14/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-1.0

White Sox Vs Over/Under

Astros Vs Over/Under

Chris Flexen

ERA 5.339 | IP 118.0 | 2.0W-11.0L | KO 84.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-10-24	vsCHC	3-1L	4.0	3	0	1	Under
08-04-24	@MIN	7-13L	1.7	7	8	3	Over
07-29-24	vsKC	8-5L	6.0	9	2	2	Over
07-24-24	@TEX	2-10L	4.7	7	3	3	Over
07-19-24	@KC	1-7L	4.7	4	7	4	Under
07-13-24	vsPIT	6-2L	6.0	5	2	4	Under
07-08-24	vsMIN	8-6L	6.0	7	2	4	Over
07-02-24	@CLE	6-7L	6.0	6	6	3	Over
06-25-24	vsLAD	4-3L	5.7	6	4	3	Under
06-20-24	vsHOU	5-3L	6.0	5	1	6	Under

Luis Garcia

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

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-11-24	@BOS	10-2W	5.3	5	2	9	Over
08-05-24	@TEX	3-4L	6.0	3	1	4	Under
07-30-24	vsPIT	6-2L	5.7	9	5	8	Under
07-24-24	@OAK	8-1W	6.0	8	1	8	Over
07-19-24	@SEA	3-0W	6.0	4	0	5	Under
07-12-24	vsTEX	3-6W	6.0	5	2	5	Over
07-06-24	@MIN	3-9L	6.0	12	7	6	Over
07-01-24	@TOR	3-1W	6.0	2	0	5	Under
06-25-24	vsCOL	2-5W	6.0	2	0	7	Under
06-19-24	@CWS	4-1W	6.0	7	1	6	Under

White Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/18	vs HOU	5-4W	11	2	Over
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	Under
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

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/18	@ CWS	4-5L	8	2	Over
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	Under
08/01	@ PIT	2-6L	10	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago White Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Nicky Lopez	6.7	8.3	0.248	0.299	0.347	0.646	0.268	0.000
#2 Luis Robert Jr.	8.7	11.3	0.202	0.417	0.278	0.694	0.287	0.056
#3 Andrew Benintendi	6.4	8.4	0.211	0.356	0.279	0.635	0.265	0.034
#4 Andrew Vaughn	7.5	9.8	0.241	0.403	0.323	0.726	0.300	0.033
#5 Gavin Sheets	6.2	8.1	0.228	0.373	0.341	0.714	0.293	0.023
#6 Korey Lee	5.6	7.2	0.220	0.373	0.265	0.638	0.266	0.035
#7 Miguel Vargas	4.9	6.5	0.190	0.336	0.328	0.664	0.273	0.034
#8 Dominic Fletcher	4.5	5.9	0.221	0.269	0.317	0.587	0.247	0.000
#9 Brooks Baldwin	4.6	5.9	0.212	0.353	0.259	0.612	0.256	0.024

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	10.1	12.8	0.298	0.436	0.376	0.812	0.332	0.031
#2 Yordan Alvarez	11.6	15.2	0.307	0.557	0.461	1.019	0.401	0.059
#3 Yainer Diaz	9.2	11.9	0.298	0.447	0.345	0.792	0.327	0.028
#4 Jeremy Pena	9.1	11.7	0.278	0.405	0.348	0.753	0.312	0.026
#5 Jon Singleton	7.7	10.1	0.244	0.375	0.367	0.742	0.302	0.035
#6 Zach Dezenzo	7.2	9.2	0.179	0.321	0.250	0.571	0.240	0.036
#7 Jake Meyers	7.2	9.5	0.223	0.377	0.314	0.691	0.286	0.031
#8 Luis Garcia	7.0	7.0	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
#9 Chas McCormick	6.9	9.1	0.196	0.289	0.289	0.578	0.243	0.020

White Sox Notable Injuries

Drew Thorpe OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/02/24. Impact: 3.3
Dominic Leone OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/16/24. Impact: 0.2