The Baltimore Orioles will travel to Chicago, Illinois, to face the Chicago White Sox for Game 3 of the series at Guaranteed Rate Field. The first pitch of Game 3 is scheduled for 2:10 PM ET on Saturday afternoon and will air on MASN and NBC Sports Chicago.
The Baltimore Orioles won the first two games of the series, with an 8-6 win in Game 1 on Thursday and a 6-4 win in Game 2 on Friday.
Corbin Burnes recorded another quality start after pitching for six innings and allowing three runs while striking out six batters; however, the White Sox tied the game 4-4 at the bottom of the 7th inning, and the Orioles would retake the lead at the top of the 8th inning following a base hit from Adley Rutschman, which scored Anthony Santander and Ryan O'Hearn.
Baltimore has won six of the previous ten meetings in the series against Chicago, including two straight, and has won by an average margin of 1.9 runs per game in those meetings. The Baltimore Orioles will look to extend their winning streak in the series to three games when they travel to face the Chicago White Sox for Game 3.
The White Sox continue to struggle, having lost their third straight game and seven of their previous eight, with their opponents outscoring them by an average of 3.57 to 5.57 runs per game in those contests. The loss in Game 2 of the series against the Orioles dropped the White Sox's record to 22 games below.500 at 15-37, which puts them in last place in the AL Central and gives them the worst record to start the 2024 MLB season.
Chicago has the worst run differential this season at -111, meaning their opponents have outscored them by an average of 2.13 runs per game, and they have struggled to generate runs, averaging less than three runs per game at 2.94. The White Sox have lost two straight games in the series against the Orioles, and they have lost by an average margin of two runs per game in those contests.
The Chicago White Sox will look to end their three-game losing streak when they host the Baltimore Orioles for Game 3 of the series on Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday afternoon, the Baltimore Orioles are listed as -185 moneyline favorites on the road against the Chicago White Sox for Game 3 of the series, according to BetNow. Baltimore has won six of the previous ten and two of the last three meetings, with an average margin of 1.9 runs per game in the last ten; however, the White Sox have outscored the Orioles by an average of 6.67 to 6.33 runs per game in the previous three games in the series.
Baltimore has won the first two games of the series by two runs each, with an 8-6 win in Game 1 and a 6-4 win in Game 2, while also winning six of the previous ten games by an average margin of 1.9 runs per game. To start the 2024 MLB season, the Orioles have the 2nd-best record in the American League, while the White Sox have the worst record in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles' run line is -1.5 when they travel to face the Chicago White Sox for Game 3 of the series on Saturday afternoon.
