White Sox vs. Blue Jays Pick
Can the Chicago White Sox manage a big road upset of the Toronto Blue Jays when the two teams meet up today at 1:07PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Toronto is the heavy favorite at home today, as the Jays are getting odds of -175 to win. Chicago is listed with a money line of +160 to prevail, while the over/under total has been set at 9.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today’s game has James Shields (1-0, 1.62 ERA) on the mound for the White Sox to face J.A. Happ (1-4, 4.31) of the Blue Jays. Happ has made six starts this year, allowing 15 earned runs over 31.1 innings. He has 35 strikeouts with seven walks and a 1.21 WHIP. Shields is making his first start since April 16. He has three starts this year, going 16.2 innings with just three earned runs allowed. He has 16 strikeouts with 10 walks and a 1.14 WHIP.
The White Sox have managed to take the first two games in this series, picking up an 11-4 win on Friday and 5-2 win on Saturday. Chicago is now 31-36 overall and 16-24 on the road while Toronto is 32-35 overall and 18-17 at home.
Saturday saw the Jays make three errors, which opened the door for Chicago to pick up a win. Mike Pelfrey continued his trend of strong outings, pitching six innings for the Sox and allowing just one run on four hits. He got his third win of the season. Marcus Stroman lasted seven innings, but allowed three earned runs on six hits by allowing three solo home runs. Todd Frazier, Matt Davidson and Jose Abreu each homered for Chicago in the win.
Bet on White Sox vs. Blue Jays
Toronto is heavily favored at home, but Happ isn’t a dominant pitcher to put those kinds of odds on. Shields hasn’t pitched in two months, but was doing quite well on the mound prior to his injury. Chicago has already shown it can beat Toronto and I like the White Sox to stay hot today against Happ. He can’t afford to make the same mistakes he has made all season against this powerful lineup.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CHICAGO WHITE SOX +160