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After pitching fewer than two innings over the last two seasons, Angels two-way threat Shohei Ohtani makes his 2021 pitching debut tonight against the White Sox.
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The Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels wrap up their first series of the 2021 season on Sunday night as they clash in L.A. The two sides split the first pair of games in this series before the Halos mounted a three-run eighth inning on Saturday to come away with a 5-3 victory.
Oddsmakers are expecting a competitive contest with MLB betting lines opening with the Angels as slim -115 home favorites. Here are our best free MLB betting picks and predictions for the White Sox vs. Angels on Sunday, April 4, with the first pitch scheduled for 8:37 p.m. ET.
White Sox Finalize Season-Opening Roster
5:58pm CDT
Billy Hamilton and outfielder/first baseman/designated hitter
Eloy Jimenez on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from a torn left pectoral tendon, while
Adam Engel(strained right hamstring) and left-handed reliever
Jace Fry(microdisectomy) went to the 10-day IL. Additionally, the White Sox outrighted lefty
Nik Turley. Because Turley has been outrighted in the past, he’ll have the right to elect free agency.
The most experienced player in this group is Hamilton, whom the White Sox signed to a minor league contract two weeks ago. Hamilton’s chances of making the roster increased significantly when they lost both Jimenez and Engel to injuries. The former Red, Royal, Brave, Met and Cub will open the season on Chicago’s fifth outfielder behind
Apr 1, 2021
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Four Oregon State Beavers will start the 2021 season on Major League Baseball Opening Day rosters.
Left-handed pitcher Matt Boyd (Detroit Tigers), outfielder Michael Conforto (New York Mets), infielder Nick Madrigal (Chicago White Sox) and right-handed pitcher Drew Rasmussen (Milwaukee Brewers) will open the 2021 season today. A fifth, left-handed pitcher Jace Fry, opens the season on the injured list with the White Sox.
Boyd will make the opening day start for the Tigers in their visit to Cleveland. The lefty has pitched in 134 games over six seasons, and has 34 wins.
Conforto is in his seventh season with the Mets. The Washington native has played in 632 career games for New York, and is batting .259 with 118 home runs and 341 runs batted in.