White Sox-Rangers Odds Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. The White Sox will give the ball to starter John Danks in this one. Lefthander Danks is 2-1 this season with a 2.74 ERA. Danks's opponent in this one will be Matt Harrison. The Rangers lefthander has a 7.89 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rangers got up by eight runs and held on for a 9-6 victory over the White Sox on Saturday, as -135 favorites. That game's 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (11.5). Hank Blalock belted a three-run homer and drove in four runs to lead the Rangers. Brandon McCarthy allowed three hits and one run over five innings in the win. A.J. Pierzynski smacked a grand slam for the White Sox, who were +115 underdogs in that game. Jose Contreras gave up seven runs off seven hits in 3 1-3 innings of work in the loss. Team records: Chicago: 12-11 SU Texas: 11-12 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 5-5 After playing Texas are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 Texas most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Next up: Chi White Sox at Kansas City, Monday, May 4 Texas at Seattle, Monday, May 4