Can Drew Thorpe Inject Life Into The White Sox?
White Sox vs Mariners Betting Preview: Good Pitching Matchups Ahead
This week, the Seattle Mariners will invite the Chicago White Sox to T-Mobile Park for a four-game series.
- It’s been a miserable time for the White Sox this year. They’re sitting at 17-49 with absolutely no chance of making the postseason.
However, the White Sox made some headlines after announcing Drew Thrope, a top prospect, will make his MLB debut on Tuesday.
For White Sox fans, that’s at least something to get excited about.
Meanwhile, the Mariners have one of the best starting rotations in the MLB, leading them to a 37-30 record this MLB season.
- In the first game of the series tonight, the Mariners are -215, with the total at 7. However, the Under is juiced to -118.
Check out the White Sox vs Mariners betting preview for this four-game series. Ultimately, the Mariners shouldn’t lose more than one game in this series.
White Sox vs Mariners 
Date & Time:
Records: White Sox (17-49)/Mariners (37-30)
Location: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA
Streaming: NBCSCH, ROOTNW, MLBN
Drew Thorpe Got The Call
Chicago’s No. 3 prospect and No. 54 overall will debut tomorrow for the White Sox. He’s already posted a 7-1 record with a 1.35 ERA in 60 innings at Double-A Birmingham. Therefore, the White Sox were comfortable with skipping Triple-A and giving Thorpe the call.
Seattle’s Moves Ahead of Series
The Seattle Mariners have selected Tyler Locklear and Matt Bowman from Triple-A Tacoma.
The moves were made after Ty France was placed on the 10-day Injured List with a right heel fracture. Every move is important for the White Sox as the MLB playoff bracket projections start to release.
White Sox vs Mariners Betting Odds For Game 1:
RL Mariners -1.5 (-110) ML: Mariners -215, O/U: 7 -102/-118
âš¾ Game 1 âš¾
- Monday 9:40 pm ET
- Erick Fedde vs Logan Gilbert
In the series’ first game, the White Sox will roll with Erick Fedde. Fedde has been one of the few consistent pitchers on the White Sox this season. The right-hander has held baseball teams to a .133 ISO and wOBA of .291 with 23.5% of strikeouts and only 7.1% of walks.
Meanwhile, he’ll face a Mariners’ projected order that has hit a .278 wOBA against righties over the last month. Only Luke Raley has even hit an ISO of above .200 against righties this season for the Mariners.
It’ll be Logan Gilbert for the Mariners. He’s allowed more power to righties, but overall, Gilbert has still held teams to a .151 ISO and wOBA of .270 to 322 batters this season.
However, in the last 30 days, the White Sox have four elite bats between Luis Robert, Gavin Sheets, Andrew Vaughn, and Paul DeJong. Three of those four are right-handed batters that have power potential against Gilbert.
It’s hard to back the White Sox over the Mariners. But realistically, the White Sox look better on paper. We’d back the runline at +1.5 (-110) with Chicago.
âš¾ Game 2 âš¾
- Tuesday, 9:40 pm ET
- Drew Thorpe vs Bryan Woo
While we don’t have any MLB stats on Drew Thorpe, he’s been absolutely unhittable in the minors. Meanwhile, he’ll face off against Bryan Woo of the Mariners, who has a 1.07 ERA since returning from an MLB injury.
Woo has only faced 119 batters. But against those 119 batters, he’s limited teams to a .043 ISO and wOBA of .154 with only 1.7% of walks. He’s not earning high strikeouts against lefties. However, he had that same issue last year. That’s not something to worry about.
Again, he’ll take on a White Sox lineup that has been somewhat good against righties over the last 30 days. It’s just hard to back a rookie pitcher. Even the best prospects struggle when they first come up.
Our MLB predictions like the Mariners in Game 2 of this series.
âš¾ Game 3 âš¾
- Wednesday, 9:40 pm ET
- Jonathan Cannon vs Bryce Miller
In Wednesday’s bout, Jonathan Cannon will start for the White Sox. He’s only faced 76 batters this season and has allowed a .314 ISO and wOBA of .515 to 37 lefties.
The right-hander will likely have to face more lefties than righties in the lineup, including Raley and JP Crawford. Those two are the team’s best power hitters over the last 30 days against righties.
On the other hand, Cannon will take on Bryce Miller of the Mariners. Miller has allowed a .221 ISO to lefties, but he’s still held 299 batters to a wOBA of .273. Ultimately, he’s struggled way more against left-handed batters, but three of the four consistent hitters are right-handed in the Chicago projected lineup.
Therefore, we would expect Miller to pitch at a high level in Game 3 of our White Sox vs Mariners betting preview. Back Seattle for their second win of the series.
âš¾ Game 4 âš¾
- Thursday, 9:40 pm ET
- Garrett Crochet vs Luis Castillo
Lastly, the White Sox will throw lefty Garrett Crochet. Crochet could eventually be traded by the MLB Trade Deadline, but for now, he’ll continue making starts for the White Sox.
He’s holding on to a 3.33 ERA on the season. He’s also tallied 34.3% of strikeouts with a .143 ISO and wOBA of .256 this year.
Ultimately, Crochet shouldn’t have any problems adding strikeouts against Seattle’s projected lineup. They’re one of the highest strikeout teams in the MLB.
Conversely, Luis Castillo will take the hill. He’s a righty who has a 3.35 ERA. However, he’s been worse against lefties, allowing a .203 ISO and wOBA of .342 to his first 160 lefties this season.
Still, as we said against Miller, the White Sox don’t have many consistent left-handed bats against righties. Back the Under in Game 4 and root for some low MLB scores.
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