Get the Injury Report for White Sox vs Angels – Saturday August 2nd, 2025

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Los Angeles Angels

On August 2, 2025, the Los Angeles Angels will host the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium in a matchup that carries significant importance for both clubs as they continue to battle through disappointing seasons. The Angels currently sit at 53-57, while the White Sox are struggling at 41-69. This game marks the second in their series, and both teams are looking for a much-needed win after the Angels fell short against the White Sox in yesterday’s matchup.

Kyle Hendricks will take the mound for the Angels, entering this start with a 6-7 record and an average ERA of 4.73. Despite being ranked as the 239th best starting pitcher in MLB, projections suggest Hendricks has been somewhat unlucky this season, with an xERA of 3.90 indicating he could soon deliver better results. On the opposite side, Aaron Civale, with a 2-6 record and a 4.38 ERA, is likely to struggle against the Angels’ powerful lineup. Civale’s xFIP of 5.04 suggests he has been riding some luck, and with the Angels ranking 4th in MLB for home runs, they could turn any of his flyballs into extra-base hits.

In terms of offensive performance, the Angels rank 20th overall but boast significant power potential, while the White Sox sit at the 29th position in MLB, struggling to generate offensive momentum. This discrepancy could prove pivotal in today’s game as the Angels’ elite hitters face a low-strikeout pitcher in Civale.

With odds favoring the Angels as -150 favorites and a high Game Total of 9.0 runs, bettors should find value in trusting the Angels to capitalize on their power against a struggling offense and a pitcher who might not be able to handle their heavy bats.

Chicago White Sox Insights

• Aaron Civale – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+110/-140)
  Aaron Civale’s four-seamer rate has risen by 5.1% from last season to this one (9.9% to 15%) .
  Explain: Fastballs are the one easiest pitches to hit and generate few strikeouts, so a pitcher who begins to use his fastball more often will likely be less effective than he used to be.
• Mike Tauchman – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+120/-155)
  Despite posting a .367 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Mike Tauchman has had positive variance on his side given the .054 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .313.
  Explain: Players that are overperforming should be expected to play worse going forward, which can create value on prop Unders if the lines are too heavily weighing the lucky, to-date overperformance.
• Miguel Vargas – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+125/-160)
  The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.
  Explain: THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors and regularly tests among the most accurate systems available.

Los Angeles Angels Insights

• Kyle Hendricks – Over/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (+115/-145)
  Kyle Hendricks’s fastball velocity has fallen 1.9 mph this season (85.6 mph) below where it was last season (87.5 mph).
  Explain: Velocity is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs, so a pitcher whose velocity decreases will likely see worse results.
• Nolan Schanuel – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-195/+150)
  In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Nolan Schanuel’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.6% down to 0%.
  Explain: Barrel% measures how often a player hits the ball at the optimal exit velocity and launch angle and is a terrific measure of underlying power.
• The Los Angeles Angels have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jo Adell, Mike Trout, Logan O’Hoppe).
  Explain: Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts

Betting Trends

• Los Angeles Angels – Run Line -1.5 (+135)
  The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Run Line in 42 of their last 66 games (+14.45 Units / 17% ROI)
• Chicago White Sox – 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line +0.5 (-125)
  The Chicago White Sox have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 51 of their last 86 games (+12.20 Units / 12% ROI)
• Kyle Teel – Over/Under 0.5 Home Runs (+590/-1100)
  Kyle Teel has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 4 games (+12.90 Units / 322% ROI)