White Sox vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 15, 2024

Following a two-homer game last time out, Andrew Vaughn leads the Chicago White Sox (13-30) into action as -141 favorites against the Washington Nationals (20-21). First pitch from Guaranteed Rate Field at 2:10 PM ET on Wednesday, live on NBCS-CHI. Chicago’s Garrett Crochet gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Patrick Corbin.

Check out our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

White Sox vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: White Sox (-141)
• Underdog: Nationals (+119)
• Over/under: 8

White Sox vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The White Sox came away victorious in the one game they played as the favorite this season.
• Chicago has not played a game this season with better moneyline odds than -141.
• The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 58.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Nationals have gone 17-19 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 47.2% of those games).
• Washington has a 15-16 record (winning 48.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +119 or longer.
• The Nationals have a 45.7% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

White Sox vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Gavin Sheets leads Chicago with a .236 batting average. He’s also hit three homers and has 12 RBI.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Sheets’ home run total ranks him 146th and his RBI tally ranks him 180th.
• Eloy Jimenez is batting .221 with an OBP of .276 and a slugging percentage of .389 this season.
• C.J. Abrams has hit a team-best seven home runs.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Abrams’ home run total puts him 34th, and his RBI total ranks 72nd.
• Luis Garcia’s .286 batting average is a team-high mark.

White Sox vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The White Sox have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
• The White Sox have pitched to a 4.57 ERA this season, which ranks 25th in baseball.
• White Sox pitchers have a 1.363 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
• The Nationals pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Washington has a 3.79 team ERA that ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.357).