Nationals vs White Sox Game Breakdown

Get ready to dive into the diamond drama as the Washington Nationals, hovering just below a balanced ledger, take their 19-20 record to the Windy City to face the struggling Chicago White Sox, who are desperately looking to turn their 12-29 season around. The stage is set at Guaranteed Rate Field with the first pitch at 07:40 PM EST, where the Nationals aim to climb up from their 8-game deficit in the National League, while the White Sox look to patch up a 13-game hole in the American League. Betting buffs are eyeing an over/under of 8.5, with the scales tipping slightly in favor of the Nationals. Both teams are licking their wounds from recent defeats, and with a partly cloudy sky, a gentle southern breeze, and a cool 68 degrees setting the scene, tonight’s matchup is poised for some unexpected twists. So, as the Nationals try to capitalize and the White Sox aim to clean up, let’s see which team brushes off the dust and which continues to wash out!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 13, 2024 07:40PM EST

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SSW at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 68.0° with 50% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	CWS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-125	+105	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-141	+118	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-16	+13	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

107W-153L

58.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

129W-134L

41.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
09/18/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Under	-1.5
09/18/23	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Under	-1.5
09/19/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Under	-1.5
09/19/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Under	-1.5
09/20/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	3	Over	+7.5
09/20/23	Washington Nationals WAS	13	Over	+7.5

Nationals Vs Over/Under

White Sox Vs Over/Under

Trevor Williams

ERA 1.964 | IP 36.7 | 4.0W-0.0L | KO 30.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-07-24	vsBAL	0-3W	5.0	2	0	8	Under
05-01-24	@TEX	1-0W	5.0	5	0	3	Under
04-26-24	@MIA	3-1W	5.0	5	1	1	Under
04-20-24	vsHOU	4-5W	6.0	3	1	4	Over
04-14-24	@OAK	6-7L	5.3	6	3	7	Over
04-08-24	@SF	8-1W	5.0	3	1	2	Over
04-03-24	vsPIT	3-5W	5.3	3	2	5	Under
09-29-23	@ATL	10-6W	3.3	7	2	4	Over
09-16-23	@MIL	5-9L	2.0	5	3	1	Over
09-10-23	vsLAD	7-3L	4.3	8	6	4	Over

Chris Flexen

ERA 4.29 | IP 35.7 | 2.0W-3.0L | KO 25.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-08-24	@TB	4-1W	6.0	3	1	8	Under
05-01-24	vsMIN	10-5L	5.0	4	2	4	Over
04-26-24	vsTB	4-9W	5.0	2	0	2	Over
04-22-24	@MIN	0-7L	2.3	1	1	0	Under
04-19-24	@PHI	0-7L	4.0	1	0	4	Under
04-12-24	vsCIN	11-1L	2.7	7	6	2	Over
04-06-24	@KC	0-3L	6.3	6	3	4	Under
04-01-24	vsATL	9-0L	4.3	6	4	1	Over
09-28-23	@LAD	5-14W	6.0	6	3	3	Over
09-23-23	@CHC	3-6W	5.0	5	2	1	Over

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/14	vs BOS	2-3L	5	1	Under
05/13	vs BOS	2-4L	4	2	Under
05/12	vs BOS	5-1W	8	0	Under
05/10	@ BAL	6-7L	9	1	Over
05/09	@ BAL	3-0W	6	0	Under
05/07	@ TOR	11-8W	11	3	Over
05/06	@ TOR	3-6L	6	0	Over
05/05	@ TOR	9-3W	12	1	Over
05/04	vs TEX	0-6L	4	0	Under
05/03	vs TEX	1-0W	5	0	Under
05/02	vs TEX	1-7L	3	0	Under
05/01	vs MIA	7-2W	7	1	Over
04/30	vs MIA	12-9W	14	2	Over
04/29	vs MIA	11-4W	11	3	Over
04/28	vs MIA	3-1W	8	0	Under

White Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/14	@ CLE	0-7L	6	0	Under
05/13	@ CLE	3-1W	7	0	Under
05/12	@ CLE	6-3W	8	3	Over
05/11	@ CLE	3-2W	8	0	Under
05/10	vs TB	4-1W	12	1	Under
05/09	vs TB	1-5L	6	1	Under
05/08	vs TB	2-8L	4	1	Over
05/07	vs STL	5-1W	9	1	Under
05/06	vs STL	6-5W	8	0	Over
05/05	vs STL	0-3L	3	0	Under
05/03	@ MIN	5-10L	7	2	Over
05/02	@ MIN	5-6L	12	2	Over
05/01	@ MIN	2-3L	8	0	Under
04/30	@ TB	4-2W	12	0	Under
04/29	@ TB	8-7W	10	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jacob Young	8.5	10.9	0.275	0.341	39.6%	73.6%	0.0%
#2 CJ Abrams	9.3	12.0	0.277	0.52	37.2%	89.2%	4.7%
#3 Luis Garcia Jr.	8.8	11.1	0.297	0.458	37.3%	83.1%	2.5%
#4 Joey Meneses	7.8	10.2	0.213	0.265	31.6%	58.1%	0.7%
#5 Jesse Winker	7.9	10.6	0.235	0.386	41.7%	80.3%	3.0%
#6 Keibert Ruiz	7.8	9.8	0.145	0.217	20.5%	42.2%	2.4%
#7 Eddie Rosario	7.2	9.6	0.174	0.37	28.3%	65.2%	5.4%
#8 Trey Lipscomb	6.1	7.8	0.237	0.278	36.1%	63.9%	1.0%
#9 Victor Robles	6.3	8.2	0.182	0.182	54.5%	72.7%	0.0%

Chicago White Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Tommy Pham	7.5	9.7	0.293	0.448	36.2%	81.0%	3.4%
#2 Gavin Sheets	6.9	9.0	0.242	0.408	40.8%	81.7%	2.5%
#3 Andrew Vaughn	7.2	9.1	0.207	0.29	29.0%	57.9%	0.7%
#4 Eloy Jimenez	7.3	9.5	0.208	0.349	28.3%	63.2%	3.8%
#5 Andrew Benintendi	7.3	9.4	0.194	0.281	23.7%	51.8%	2.2%
#6 Bryan Ramos	6.0	7.5	0.267	0.333	30.0%	63.3%	0.0%
#7 Paul DeJong	6.2	8.1	0.248	0.477	31.2%	78.9%	5.5%
#8 Nicky Lopez	5.8	7.1	0.204	0.222	30.6%	52.8%	0.0%
#9 Martin Maldonado	4.4	5.8	0.106	0.167	18.2%	34.8%	1.5%