Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox have a favorable matchup against left-handed pitcher Alex Wood of the San Francisco Giants on today’s MLB slate. The White Sox have several strong options for their stack, including Luis Robert Jr., who has a .302 batting average at home over the past two seasons, and Tim Anderson, who is slugging .562 in his last 32 plate appearances against pitchers with a similar repertoire to Wood.
Andrew Vaughn is also a solid choice, however, there is limited matchup data. Yoan Moncada has struggled against left-handers with high groundball rates like Wood, batting just .196 over the past two seasons, however, Jake Burger is a power-hitting right-handed batter who has a favorable matchup, with Wood allowing a slugging percentage of .548 against right-handed batters who hit for power.
Yasmani Grandal has struggled in limited matchups against pitchers with similar repertoires to Wood, while matchup data is limited but favors Elvis Andrus. Andrew Benintendi has an OPS of .950 in 72 at-bats against pitchers with a similar repertoire to Wood over the past two seasons.
Romy Gonzalez has been slugging .519 in his last 28 plate appearances against soft-throwing left-handers like Wood. Eloy Jimenez, Gavin Sheets, Seby Zavala, Oscar Colas, and Hanser Alberto are all potential options but have limited matchup data or recent production.
Overall, the White Sox’ hitters have a strong matchup against Wood, and Robert, Anderson, and Burger are among the top options for today’s slate.
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