Jose Quintana (5-4, 2.22 ERA) takes the hill for the Chicago White Sox (27-24) as they square off against Matt Harvey (3-7, 6.08 ERA) and the New York Mets (28-21) in the first of a three-game series at Citi Field. The White Sox come into this series in the midst of a six-game losing streak. Action begins at 1:10 p.m. ET on Monday, May. 30 and can be seen on CSCh, SNY and ESPN.
Harvey pitched 5.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering five runs, striking out one and walking two in a 7-4 defeat to the Nationals. Quintana went 6.0 innings, surrendering three runs, striking out eight and walking one in a 4-3 defeat to the Indians in his last outing. Adam Eaton (.288, 20 Rs, 3 HRs, 16 RBIs, 5 SBs) has been successful at the plate, going 3 for 4 yesterday with one RBI.
The odds for New York and Chicago are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable as of now. Against the AL, the Mets have a 27-24 record SU. The Mets have seen an uptick in scoring as of late, averaging 0.0 runs during the last 10 games compared to their season average of 0.0 runs per game. The Mets lead the MLB in home runs with 71. New York’s batters do not strike out very often, with only 9.1 per game. As for the New York defense and pitching staff, it’s been a struggle for opposing teams to score runs against the Mets. The 0.0 runs that New York’s pitchers allow per game makes them the third-ranked staff in the NL. The Mets are the second-best team in the NL at limiting walks to their opponents, allowing only 2.4 walks per game so far this season.
Chicago is 25-19 SU against teams in the NL. Offensively, the White Sox have really picked up the pace in the last 10 games. They have exceeded their season average of 0.0 runs per game by averaging 0.0 during that stretch. Moving on to Chicago’s pitching staff and defense, the White Sox allow just 0.0 runs per game, ranking them fifth in the AL.
Predictions: SU Winner – CWS
Notes
New York recorded at least two errors for the fourth time this season.
The Mets managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the White Sox who are coming in with a 15-5 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the White Sox are 4-19. The Mets have a 7-17 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking first in home runs, New York has hit 71 this season. Chicago ranks 24th with 46 home runs.
Ranking 29th, New York is near the bottom of the league in hits, notching 7.61 per game. Chicago ranks in the bottom half at 17th with 8.45.
Ranking 21st, Chicago is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.710). New York ranks in the bottom half at 18th with an OPS of .723.
The White Sox are 12-16 when they allow at least one home run. The Mets perform similarly when they allow one or more homers with a 10-13 record.
