DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a>. The White Sox are +135 underdogs, with the game total set at O\/U 9.5 runs.<\/p>\nWhite Sox vs. Phillies Preview<\/p>\n
Chicago White Sox<\/p>\n
The White Sox finished the 2024 season with a modern-day record 121 losses. Two years later, the storm clouds over the South Side of Chicago finally appear to be parting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their turnaround has been one of the league\u2019s most compelling storylines this season, driven by a high-octane offense that continues to surge. Even without Munetaka Murakami, who\u2019s on the 10-day IL with a hamstring injury, the Colson Montgomery- and Miguel Vargas-led lineup leads the American League in wRC+ (119) over the last 30 days, while also pacing the majors in home runs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, Chicago\u2019s run prevention remains a work in progress. And on Sunday, it\u2019ll roll with an opener in Tyler Gilbert. The 32-year-old southpaw has coughed up six earned runs in his first 2.2 innings of work this year, allowing two home runs and three walks. Rookie right-hander David Sandlin \u2014 who surrendered eight earned runs on eight hits (including a grand slam) over four frames in his last start against the Twins \u2014 was initially scheduled to start, and it\u2019s possible that he handles bulk relief for Sunday.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia Phillies<\/p>\n
With \u201cDonnie Baseball\u201d at the helm, the Phillies have reclaimed their status as one of the most formidable teams in the National League. Before Saturday\u2019s loss, they had won eight of their last 10 games, highlighted by a pair of sweeps of the Padres on each coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While Philadelphia\u2019s offense has largely sat dormant, ranking 27th league-wide in wRC+, it\u2019s capable of shifting the course of a game with one swing of the bat. Bryce Harper and Brandon Marsh both own an OPS north of .860, and Kyle Schwarber leads MLB with 23 home runs.<\/p>\n
As the lineup searches for consistency, the Phillies\u2019 pitching staff \u2014 spearheaded by NL Cy Young candidate Cristopher Sanchez \u2014 has been holding down the fort, sitting fourth in ERA (3.35) over the last 30 days. However, they\u2019d still like to see more out of Aaron Nola. The veteran right-hander, 33, heads into his 13th start of 2026 with a 5.55 ERA (4.32 xERA) and a 1.39 WHIP over 61.2 innings of work.<\/p>\n
White Sox vs. Phillies Pick, Best Bet<\/p>\n
Philadelphia and Chicago combined for at least nine runs in each of the first two games of the series, and the forecast seemingly calls for another high-scoring affair in Sunday\u2019s finale. The White Sox offense is firing on all cylinders, and the Phillies are built around one of MLB\u2019s most imposing sluggers. With a pair of struggling starters on the mound, expect fireworks from Citizens Bank Park.<\/p>\n
Best Bet: Over 9.5 Runs (-114)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cooper Albers previews Sunday\u2019s MLB series finale between the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213165,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70,14128],"class_list":["post-213164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-rail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}