{"id":663077,"date":"2026-04-04T17:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663077\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T17:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:06:25","slug":"blue-jays-vs-white-sox-prediction-odds-home-run-pick-for-todays-mlb-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663077\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays vs White Sox Prediction, Odds &#038; Home Run Pick for Today&#8217;s MLB Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                           <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775322379_656_ba14ea41-6f6f-4485-a23d-c0203cecdb95.jpg\" alt=\"Mike DiStefano - Contributor at Covers.com\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"covers-mini-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/covers\/icons\/global-icons\/covers-c-new.svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n            Updated:<br \/>\nApr 4, 2026 , 12:23 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>                \u2022 4 min read<\/p>\n<p class=\"covers-Articlemodern-cutLine\">Ernie Clement is one of the few Jays&#8217; hitters off to a good start, and he&#8217;ll clear his total bases prop for the third time in four games.<\/p>\n<p>                    EXPERT PICK &#8211; PROP<\/p>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imagn.com\/image\/thumb\/120-120nw\/28509804.png\" alt=\"Ernie Clement o1.5  Total Bases (+145)\" onerror=\"this.src=\" https:=\"\" data-fallback=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" async=\"on\"\/><br \/>\n                        Ernie Clement o1.5  Total Bases (+145)<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#Best_Bet\" class=\"covers-Matchup-button\" data-linkcont=\"Articles - Picks Card - More Picks - Read Analysis\">Read Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <img src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7a523572-489a-49b0-88f2-d98cdfc18718.gif\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Ernie Clement (22) hits a single against the Colorado Rockies.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo By &#8211; Reuters Connect. Ernie Clement (22) hits a single against the Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n<p>Ernie Clement is riding a four-game hitting streak, and with a lefty expected to throw some bulk innings for the Chicago White Sox, my Blue Jays vs. White Sox predictions expect that streak to continue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Find out more in my free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/picks\/mlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB picks<\/a> for Saturday, April 4.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays vs White Sox predictions<br \/>\nBlue Jays vs White Sox best bet: Ernie Clement Over 1.5 total bases (+145)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/players\/159320\/ernie-clement\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ernie Clement<\/a> is on a shortlist of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/main\/toronto-blue-jays\/odds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> hitters seeing the ball well right now, batting .310 with a hit in four straight.<\/p>\n<p>The Jays slugger has also gone Over the 1.5 total bases mark twice in his last three games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Grant Taylor has been named the opener for the Chicago White Sox, but lefty Anthony Kay is expected to get the ball afterward for some bulk innings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Clement crushes lefties. He led the Jays with a .900 OPS against left-handed pitching last season, and I expect that trend to continue here this afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775322380_808_logo.png\" alt=\"Covers\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\/> COVERS INTEL: Clement had a .549 slug-rate against lefties last year with \u00a026 extra base hits in just 175 at-bats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=covers.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"googleLink border-0 bg-lighter rounded-2 py-2 px-3 d-flex gap-2 justify-content-between align-items-center mb-5\" data-linkcont=\"Article-Google-Preferences-Click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Enjoying Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775322381_627_google-preferred-source-badge.png\" width=\"102\" height=\"36\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a>Blue Jays vs White Sox same-game parlay (SGP)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/players\/14478\/george-springer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Springer<\/a> has recorded a hit in four of his last five games, and with Grant Taylor expected to pitch just one inning this afternoon, he\u2019s set to face a weak White Sox bullpen that finished 17th in ERA last year and utilized Seranthony Dominguez on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>For the final leg of the SGP, let\u2019s take Under 0.5 strikeouts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/players\/14044\/vladimir-guerrero-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vladimir Guerrero Jr<\/a>. The Jays slugger has only struck out twice this season, going 5-2 to the Under on this line.<\/p>\n<p>The Jays&#8217; superstar sees the ball extremely well and won&#8217;t swing at anything he doesn&#8217;t have to.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays vs White Sox SGP<\/p>\n<p>Ernie Clement Over 1.5 total bases<br \/>\nGeorge Springer Over 0.5 singles<br \/>\nVladimir Guerrero Jr. Under 0.5 strikeouts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/betting\/sportsbookredirect?vertical=betting&amp;location=editorial&amp;slug=bet99\" title=\"BET99\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"null\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jaysmlcbp.jpg\" alt=\"Canada\u2019s best price for Jays\"\/> <\/a><br \/>\nGet the best Jays ML odds at BET99 \u2014 every game.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays vs White Sox home run pick: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (+450)<\/p>\n<p>This one will be just a half-unit wager with Toronto\u2019s bats struggling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, I do like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to break out of his skid. Vladdy doesn\u2019t have an extra-base hit yet this season, but a matchup against a hard-throwing lefty could be the key to turning things around.<\/p>\n<p>Guerrero had a .519 slug rate against southpaws last season.<\/p>\n<p>2026 Transparency record<\/p>\n<p>Best bets: 2-4, -1.65 units<br \/>\nSGPs: 1-5, -1.5 units<br \/>\nHR picks: 1-5, -0.95 units<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays vs White Sox odds<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline: Toronto -145 | Chicago +125<br \/>\nRun line: Toronto -1.5 (+115) | Chicago +1.5 (-135)<br \/>\nOver\/Under: Over 6.5 (-105) | Under 6.5 (-115)<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays vs White Sox trend<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays have covered the first-five innings run line in 16 of their last 21 games (+11.05 Units \/ 46% ROI).<br \/>Find more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/matchup\/368228\/picks#trends\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB betting trends<\/a> for Blue Jays vs. White Sox.<\/p>\n<p>How to watch Blue Jays vs White Sox and game info<\/p>\n<p>Location<br \/>\nRate Field, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n<p>Date<br \/>\nSaturday, April 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>First pitch<br \/>\n2:10 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>TV<br \/>\nSportsnet<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays starting pitcher<br \/>\nEric Lauer<br \/>(1-0, 3.38 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>White Sox starting pitcher<br \/>\nAnthony Kay<br \/>(0-0, 3.86 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays vs White Sox latest injuries<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays vs White Sox weather<\/p>\n<p>Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.<br \/>Not intended for use in MA.<br \/>Affiliate Disclosure: Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links.<\/p>\n<p>        Pages related to this topic<\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" alt=\"Mike DiStefano - Covers\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775322385_417_ba14ea41-6f6f-4485-a23d-c0203cecdb95.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mike DiStefano joins Covers after a successful five-year stint with TSN. Distefano hosted Leafs Lunch, a Toronto Maple Leafs-centric radio show which featured a daily best bets segment where he found the biggest and best value plays of the night. He was also a weekly staple on TSN&#8217;s flagship radio\/tv show &#8220;OverDrive&#8221; as a betting analyst during their NFL picks segment #TeamAl-DogForever.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of Centennial College\u2019s Sports Journalism program, Mike has also contributed to the Canadian Baseball Network, FanSided, and The Hockey News.<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated: Apr 4, 2026 , 12:23 PM ET \u2022 4 min read Ernie Clement is one of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":663078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2379],"tags":[5,138,49,2561,4,396,2562],"class_list":{"0":"post-663077","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-white-sox","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-chicago-white-sox","11":"tag-chicagowhitesox","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-white-sox","14":"tag-whitesox"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}