White Sox vs Giants Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB action as the struggling Chicago White Sox, who are barely clinging to their bats this season, head west to the breezy Oracle Park to face the somewhat steadier San Francisco Giants. It’s a daytime clash kicking off at the crack of 03:45PM EST, where the Giants look to build on their recent victory and the White Sox hope to scrub off yesterday’s dirt. With the Giants sharpening their cleats to climb up the National League ranks and the White Sox seemingly spinning in the dugout, today’s game sets the stage for an intriguing showdown. The betting lines are buzzing, the crowd’s gearing up for a low-scoring game under the partly cloudy San Francisco skies, perfect for some slick plays and maybe a surprise or two. So, as the White Sox try not to get washed out and the Giants aim to stand tall, let’s see if Chicago can ‘sox’ it to San Francisco in today’s game!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 21, 2024 03:45PM EST

Location: Oracle Park, San Francisco

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WSW at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 71.1° with 61% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CWS ML	SF ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+195	-240	7.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+200	-245	6.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+5	-5	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

125W-178L

33.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

175W-127L

66.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/19/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Over	+1.0
08/19/24	San Francisco Giants SF	5	Over	+1.0
08/20/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Under	-2.0
08/20/24	San Francisco Giants SF	4	Under	-2.0
04/03/23	San Francisco Giants SF	12	Over	+8.0
04/03/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Over	+8.0
04/05/23	San Francisco Giants SF	3	Over	+3.0
04/05/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	7	Over	+3.0
04/06/23	San Francisco Giants SF	16	Over	+15.0
04/06/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Over	+15.0

White Sox Vs Over/Under

Giants Vs Over/Under

Garrett Crochet

ERA 3.61 | IP 124.7 | 6.0W-9.0L | KO 176.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-16-24	@HOU	5-4W	4.0	4	1	9	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	Over
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

Logan Webb

ERA 3.17 | IP 164.7 | 11.0W-8.0L | KO 140.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-15-24	vsATL	0-6W	7.7	4	0	7	Under
08-10-24	vsDET	1-3W	7.0	4	1	8	Under
08-05-24	@WAS	4-1W	5.7	4	1	4	Under
07-31-24	vsOAK	0-1W	9.0	5	0	6	Under
07-25-24	@LAD	4-6L	5.0	9	4	4	Over
07-20-24	@COL	3-4L	6.0	8	4	4	Over
07-10-24	vsTOR	10-6L	5.0	8	7	4	Over
07-04-24	@ATL	4-2W	7.0	7	2	6	Under
06-28-24	vsLAD	3-5W	7.0	5	2	6	Over
06-23-24	@STL	3-5L	6.0	9	4	8	Over

White Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/22	vs SF	1-4L	3	0	Under
08/21	vs SF	3-5L	11	0	Over
08/20	vs HOU	0-2L	3	0	Under
08/19	vs HOU	1-6L	5	0	Over
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	Over

Giants Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/22	@ CWS	4-1W	7	0	Under
08/21	@ CWS	5-3W	12	1	Over
08/20	vs OAK	4-2W	9	3	Under
08/19	vs OAK	0-2L	4	0	Under
08/17	@ ATL	6-0W	10	2	Under
08/16	@ ATL	2-13L	9	1	Over
08/15	@ ATL	3-4L	7	1	Over
08/14	@ ATL	0-1L	3	0	Under
08/13	@ DET	4-5L	7	0	Over
08/12	@ DET	3-1W	6	0	Under
08/11	@ DET	3-2W	4	0	Under
08/10	vs WAS	9-5W	13	0	Over
08/09	vs WAS	7-4W	10	3	Over
08/08	vs WAS	5-11L	9	2	Over
08/07	vs WAS	4-1W	9	2	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago White Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Nicky Lopez	6.3	7.8	0.245	0.294	0.341	0.635	0.264	0.000
#2 Luis Robert Jr.	7.4	9.6	0.204	0.405	0.275	0.680	0.282	0.052
#3 Andrew Benintendi	6.6	8.6	0.207	0.348	0.279	0.627	0.262	0.033
#4 Andrew Vaughn	5.8	7.6	0.240	0.396	0.321	0.717	0.297	0.032
#5 Gavin Sheets	5.1	6.6	0.233	0.374	0.343	0.716	0.295	0.022
#6 Korey Lee	4.7	6.0	0.218	0.369	0.262	0.631	0.263	0.034
#7 Lenyn Sosa	4.6	5.7	0.214	0.306	0.253	0.559	0.236	0.017
#8 Dominic Fletcher	4.4	5.7	0.224	0.276	0.310	0.586	0.247	0.000
#9 Brooks Baldwin	4.7	6.0	0.215	0.344	0.280	0.624	0.261	0.022

San Francisco Giants	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Tyler Fitzgerald	8.8	11.2	0.302	0.588	0.387	0.975	0.394	0.070
#2 Mark Canha	7.6	10.1	0.239	0.348	0.402	0.750	0.305	0.020
#3 Heliot Ramos	7.8	10.2	0.284	0.494	0.377	0.871	0.353	0.053
#4 Matt Chapman	8.0	10.6	0.249	0.449	0.387	0.837	0.337	0.043
#5 Jerar Encarnacion	6.8	8.9	0.255	0.447	0.319	0.766	0.316	0.043
#6 Thairo Estrada	6.1	8.0	0.216	0.350	0.260	0.611	0.257	0.027
#7 Casey Schmitt	4.9	6.4	0.207	0.427	0.232	0.659	0.276	0.061
#8 Curt Casali	4.6	6.1	0.205	0.233	0.370	0.603	0.251	0.000
#9 Grant McCray	4.7	6.0	0.273	0.500	0.318	0.818	0.338	0.045

White Sox Notable Injuries

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

Giants Notable Injuries

Thairo Estrada OUT (2B): Avg: 0.216 SLG:0.35 Last game: 08/22/24. Impact: 1.1
Patrick Bailey OUT (C): Avg: 0.236 SLG:0.348 Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 0.8
Randy Rodriguez OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/15/24. Impact: 1.5