The Chicago White Sox look to extend their seven game win streak tonight against a Cleveland Indians team that’s dropped five straight, two of which were to the White Sox. Oddsmakers at BetUS.com have the Indians as -130 moneyline favs over the White Sox +110 with the over/under listed at 8 ½ runs. Get your MLB Pick in now at BetUS.com
Pitching from the slab tonight for the Sox is Mark Buehrle (LHP) (2-5, 5.27 ERA) who won his last start against San Fran. He pitched 6.2 innings, allowed seven hits for one run to get the 3-1 win on the road. The White Sox are coming off a 7-2 win over the Indians on Wednesday. Jermaine Dye homered twice, driving in four runs, while Jim Thome added a solo home run to back starter Javier Vazquez, who allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings. The White Sox are second in the AL with 57 homers, they’ve averaged 5.6 runs during its winning streak, its longest since a nine-game run in 2006. The starting rotation during that stretch has just a 1.99 ERA, pitching at least six innings in all of those games. The Sox are 11-7 at home and 19-26 over/under.
The Indians will start pitcher Aaron Laffey (LHP) (2-2, 1.35 ERA) who’s on a three game win streak after beating Oakland 4-2. He pitched seven innings, allowed five hits and one run. He has not allowed an earned run in his last three outings. Cleveland lost their fifth straight game and they are at risk of being swept by the Sox for the first time since 2003. They've scored just 12 runs during this losing streak and were 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position on Wednesday. But there is good news for the Indians tonight, they face a pitcher they've done well against in Chicago's Mark Buehrle (2-5, 5.27 ERA). J.Peralta leads with eight homers while V.Martinez has the hot bat with a .313 B.A. The Indians are 8-12 on the road and 17-29 over/under.
Recent Trends to Consider
- Indians are 0-4 in their last 4 road games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
- Indians are 0-6 in their last 6 road games.
- Indians are 0-5 in their last 5 games on grass.
- Indians are 0-5 in their last 5 overall.
- White Sox are 6-0 in their last 6 games following a win.
- White Sox are 7-0 in their last 7 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
- White Sox are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- White Sox are 4-1 in Buehrles last 5 starts as a home underdog.
GAME: Cleveland Indians (22-24) at Chicago White Sox (25-20)
DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 22 – 8:11 PM EST
LINE: BetUS.com TOTAL: 8 ½
PICK: Chicago -30
The Bottom Line: It’s looking like a sweep for Chicago, their bats and defense are hot right now. Get your MLB Pick in now at BetUS.com and receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit.
