The Chicago White Sox will play the Colorado Rockies in Game 1 of their series at Coors Field on Tuesday night.
The Chicago White Sox are 48-48 this season and have won three of their last five games. Chicago is coming off of a series split against Cleveland, where they won two games and lost two games in the series. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.03 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .245 opponent batting average this season. The White Sox offense has scored 423 runs with a .257 batting average and a .312 on base percentage. Jose Abreu is batting .304 with 11 home runs and 47 RBI’s for the White Sox this season. The projected starter for Chicago is Michael Kopech, who is 3-6 with a 3.36 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP over 83 innings pitched this season.
The Colorado Rockies are 44-53 this season and have lost four of their last five games. Colorado is coming off of a series loss against Milwaukee, where they lost three out of the four games played in the series. The Colorado pitching staff has a 4.88 ERA, a 1.44 WHIP, and a .273 opponent batting average. The Rockies offense has scored 447 runs with a .261 batting average and a .324 on base percentage this year. C.J. Cron is batting .290 with 22 home runs and 70 RBI’s for the Rockies this season. The projected starter for Colorado is German Marquez, who is 6-7 with a 5.47 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP over 103.2 innings pitched this season.