The White Sox and Angels UNDER @ 7:05 PM EST
Chicago took last night’s series opener as the Halo’s used spot starter Dustin Mosley in place of the injured Jerrod Weaver. As expected, the Pale House lit up Mosely like some 4th of July fireworks. Don’t expect a repeat though, not with the Angels big stud John Lackey going to the hill. Lackey is 11-3 with a 3.10 ERA and has proved to be a stopper his entire career. He’ll be opposed by one of the “young guns” on this Chicago staff, 15-game winner Gavin Floyd. I look for this one to be a low scoring affair for several reasons. The UNDER is 22-7-3 in Lackey’s last 32 outings. The UNDER is 7-1 in the last eight series meetings and 16-5 in their last 25 series meetings. The White Sox also lost one of their big offensive weapons this week when Carlos Quentin suffered a “temper related” broken-wrist. Quentin slammed his right hand on the bat he was holding in his left hand after fouling off a pitch against Cliff Lee Monday night. Quentin was batting .288 with an American League leading 36 homers and a team-high 100 RBIs. The Angels are 4-4 against Chicago this year and 2-2 at U.S. Cellular Field. They’ve got the best road record in baseball at 42-27. They’ve accomplished that with great starting pitching and Lackey has lead the way. Floyd with his 15 wins and an ERA of 3.61 is a big reason the White Sox leads the AL Central. Runs figure to be at a premium.
Chicago took last night’s series opener as the Halo’s used spot starter Dustin Mosley in place of the injured Jerrod Weaver. As expected, the Pale House lit up Mosely like some 4th of July fireworks. Don’t expect a repeat though, not with the Angels big stud John Lackey going to the hill. Lackey is 11-3 with a 3.10 ERA and has proved to be a stopper his entire career. He’ll be opposed by one of the “young guns” on this Chicago staff, 15-game winner Gavin Floyd. I look for this one to be a low scoring affair for several reasons. The UNDER is 22-7-3 in Lackey’s last 32 outings. The UNDER is 7-1 in the last eight series meetings and 16-5 in their last 25 series meetings. The White Sox also lost one of their big offensive weapons this week when Carlos Quentin suffered a “temper related” broken-wrist. Quentin slammed his right hand on the bat he was holding in his left hand after fouling off a pitch against Cliff Lee Monday night. Quentin was batting .288 with an American League leading 36 homers and a team-high 100 RBIs. The Angels are 4-4 against Chicago this year and 2-2 at U.S. Cellular Field. They’ve got the best road record in baseball at 42-27. They’ve accomplished that with great starting pitching and Lackey has lead the way. Floyd with his 15 wins and an ERA of 3.61 is a big reason the White Sox leads the AL Central. Runs figure to be at a premium.