Orioles vs White Sox: Rogers vs Smith

0:00On April 7th, the Baltimore Orioles take on the Chicago White Sox today, in Chicago, at 3.10pm. Eastern daylight time, both squads sit at four wins and six losses early this season, but the Orioles hold a one-nothing edge in the series. On the mound, look for Trevor Rogers starting for Baltimore with a strong two wins, no losses, a 1.38 earned run average, and eight. Strikeouts already. For the White Sox, it's Shane Smith, who's zero and two with a rough 19.29 ERA. Betting lines from Bet MGM have the Orioles as one 43 favorites, White Sox at plus 120, and the over under at seven runs. Last year, Chicago finished 60 and 102 overall, struggling at home with a 33 and 48 mark, while batting just two. 32 as a team. Both clubs are banged up bad, which could swing things. The White Sox have Austin Hayes day-to-day with a hamstring issue, plus a slew on the injured list, like Everson Pereira with an ankle tweak and several, pictures sideline by elbow problems.

1:05Baltimore's hurting too, missing Jordan Westberg for the year, with a UCL injury, Jackson Holiday with a finger problem, and arms like Zach Eflin, and Felix Bautista, nursing shoulder and elbow woes. Pitching will be key here, especially with Rogers looking sharp against Smith's tough start. These teams mirrored each other last season and hits an average, around 2.35 at the plate, so expect a low scoring battle, unless injuries. Open the door. Fans are watching close as both rebuild, but today's matchup could shift momentum in this young series. Stay tuned with MLB News today. AI powered updates. I'm Cory with the story.