Chicago at Boston

The Chicago White Sox play their fifth straight road game, as well as their fifth game in just four days. They come off a 7-2 loss at Minnesota, dropping to #27 in baseball in runs scored, #25 in on-base percentage, while the pitching ranks #27 in team ERA (4.84). The White Sox are 15-48 against a team with a winning record, plus 9-23 versus a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. They have lost nine straight road starts when Dylan Covey takes the mound. Meanwhile, Boston is tops in runs scored and slugging, fourth in on-base percentage, with a Top 10 pitching staff. Red Sox ace Chris Sale is in bounce-back mode after a bad start and faces his old team. Sale has a sizzling 110-21 strikeout to walk ratio in 81 innings and the team is 16-5 when he starts against losing clubs. The Red Sox are 40-12 against a team with a winning percentage below .400, plus 36-15 versus a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. Play Boston.