Diamondbacks vs White Sox 9/26/23
The Arizona Diamondbacks continue a road trip up north Tuesday with game one of three against the Chicago White Sox. Arizona comes into this game desperately needing wins fighting for a playoff berth following their loss to the New York Yankees on Monday. For more MLB action see our MLB Picks. Zach Davies will take the mound for Arizona Tuesday making his 18th start of the year. Through 17 outings Davies has struggled giving up 63 runs on 90 hits resulting in a 2-5 record and a 6.81 ERA. On the road Davies has been horrendous allowing 21 runs in 23.1 innings of work leading to a 6.75 ERA.
The Arizona offense has carried the team this season as the Diamondbacks have a .253 batting average to go along with 721 runs scored. Christian Walker is the MVP of the Arizona lineup leading the team with 31 home runs and 97 RBIs. Corbin Carroll is the most consistent bat with a .288 batting average to lead the team.
The Chicago White Sox return home Tuesday 36 games below .500 on a 2 game win streak following a one run win against the Boston Red Sox. Offensively Chicago has been well below their expectation with only 630 runs scored in 156 games played. Luis Robert Jr. leads Chicago offensively with a .264 batting average to go along with a team high 30 eight home runs and eighty RBIs.
Offensively Chicago did the job in their last game with four hits in 21 at bats including two with runners in scoring position to get the win. Elvis Andrews led the way for Chicago with one hit in three at bats to drive in two runs, while Gavin Sheets drove in one run as well for Chicago to get the win after only six innings.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are fighting for a playoff berth and must continue to win coming into Tuesday. Expect Arizona to dominate this game on both sides of the plate as they are the superior team. The Diamondbacks will do enough Tuesday night to get back to their winning ways and pull off the victory to inch closer to the playoffs. Final Score Prediction, Arizona Diamondbacks win 7-2.
