Colorado Rockies at Chicago White Sox

CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies will visit the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday. Colorado enters the game 59-102. Chicago is 83-78.

Colorado is expected to start Tomoyuki Sugano, who has a 12-11 record. The White Sox are expected to start Sean Burke, who is 10-7. The forecast for game time is 65 degrees.

Cole Carrigg is a player to watch for Colorado. He went 4 for 5 with one home run and three RBIs in the Rockies’ most recent game, a 12-8 loss to Arizona. Carrigg also had a 4-for-5 game with two home runs and five RBIs against San Diego during his recent stretch. In the loss to Arizona, Zac Veen went 2 for 2 with a home run and one RBI, and Kyle Karros went 2 for 5 with a home run and one RBI.

David Sandlin is a player to watch for Chicago. In the White Sox’s most recent game, a 9-1 win at Kansas City, Sandlin pitched six innings, allowed five hits and one earned run, and struck out seven. Kyle Teel went 2 for 2 with a home run and one RBI, and Tyler Davis pitched one scoreless inning with one strikeout.

Colorado has recent losses to Arizona, Seattle and San Diego, with wins over Seattle and San Diego in that span. The Rockies fell 5-3 to Arizona after a 7-2 loss to Arizona. They split a series against Seattle, losing 2-1, winning 5-3 and losing 5-4. Colorado also lost three of four to San Diego, including 9-2 and 9-3 defeats, before an 8-7 loss. Earlier, Colorado lost 8-1 at Detroit.

Chicago has recent wins over Kansas City and Detroit. The White Sox beat Kansas City 9-1 after a 5-4 loss and a 14-11 win. They took two of three from Detroit, winning 8-1 and 3-1 before an 11-8 loss. Chicago also won 3-1 over Detroit and split a series at Cleveland, losing 6-3, losing 7-6 and winning 7-3. The White Sox lost 3-1 at St. Louis earlier.

The teams are scheduled to continue the series over the weekend. Colorado and Chicago both list the same next opponents, with the Rockies visiting the White Sox for the next two games of the series.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Colorado Rockies 2, Chicago White Sox 7. Interstat’s ELO system projects Chicago with a 67.6 percent probability to win. Chicago has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under for the game is 8.5.