White Sox vs Red Sox Pick: ChiSox and BoSox Meet on Patriots’ Day (Apr 21)

• Our White Sox vs Red Sox pick analyzes the annual Monday morning Patriots’ Day game at Fenway
• It is an MLB tradition, along with the Boston Marathon
• Chicago is 5-16, but won Sunday’s game over Boston
• Boston sits at 12-11, trying to find some consistency
• The Red Sox start Walker Buehler; Chicago counters with Jonathan Cannon

Chicago Hopes to Build on a Rare Victory

On Sunday, the White Sox scored 6 unanswered runs in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings to take their game with the Red Sox 8-4. It was only their 5th win in 21 games, but it is undoubtedly a positive that they came from behind to take the win.

On Patriots’ Day, they send righty Jonathan Cannon to the mound. Two of his 2025 starts were solid, and two were poor. In his last start against the Athletics, he pitched 4.1 innings, gave up 3 hits, and no runs.

Cannon showed good potential in 2024.

Alex Bregman is 2 for 4 against Cannon. Ceddanne Rafaela is 1 for 2.

Patriots’ Day is Important to the Red Sox and Boston

Patriots’ Day is a Boston tradition with triumph and tragedy, so the team treats it as a key game. Walker Buehler takes the hill. His first two starts were poor, surrendering 9 runs in 9.1 innings. His last two starts were better, pitching 11.1 innings and giving up 3 earned runs.

The only White Sox hitter to ever face Buehler is Michael A. Taylor. He is 1 for 3 with a single.

Boston needs to get its offense going. Tristan Casas is still hitting under .200. Jarren Duran has an OPS of .633 in a league-leading number of at-bats. Rafael Devers only has 2 home runs and a .221 batting average.

White Sox vs Red Sox Pick: ChiSox Will Keep It Close on Patriots’ Day

Although the Red Sox take their Patriots’ Day game seriously, the White Sox have shown fight against them this season. The oddsmakers are giving the underdog ChiSox 1.5 runs. The game should be close enough to cover that.