Key Trend: Minnesota is 2-6 in its last eight home games. I'm happy betting against him and the terrible bullpen backing him up. He also seems allergic to groundballs and softly-hit fly balls. On the season, Jax has an ERA of 6.72 in 64.1 innings with a well-below average strikeout rate and a walk rate that's higher than you want it to be. Tonight, in particular, I'm looking to fade Minnesota starter Griffin Jax. That lineup showed up Tuesday night when the Sox put up nine runs on Packy Naughton and the Angels, and it'll be back tonight against the unfortunately named Janson Junk. Both Lance Lynn and Lucas Giolito rejoined the rotation in the last week, and the offense finally has a lineup that resembles the one that was supposed to be the team's regular nine. Well, the Sox are now healthier than they've been in a while. Those injury stints have had a significant impact on the play. I'm not saying the players they've put on the injured list haven't been hurt, but if the Sox were in a tight race, they might have asked some players to play through the aches and pains. Seriously, Cleveland is in second place, and it's 12.5 games behind Chicago with a record of 70-73.īecause of their ability to cruise to the finish line and still win the division, the White Sox have been liberal with their IL usage. The White Sox happen to reside in the AL Central, which is a division that has the Sox and four bad teams in it. The Pick: White Sox -1.5 (-125): The White Sox have been mediocre in the second half of the season, going 29-26 since the break, but some context is missing in the record. It turns out the MLB season is still going, so we might as well bet on it.Īll times Eastern, and all odds via Caesars Sportsbook The Game of the Century 50 years later, and before the "rematch" Saturday.Which landing spots make the most sense for John Wall?.Chase Young holds Taylor Heinicke in higher esteem than anybody reasonably should.
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