Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers Free Baseball Pick
This free baseball pick for August 4, 2010 is courtesy of Pregame.com.
The Detroit Tigers host the Chicago White Sox tonight on ESPN at 7:05 EDT. The Tigers are trying to claw their way back into the American League Central division. The Tigers are -107 favorites tonight, with a total of 9 runs expected.
That noise you hear is the sound of the Tigers season coming to an abrupt halt. Detroit has been atrocious of late, so bad that they now have a losing record on the season at 52-53 SU. Detroit now trails the White Sox by 8 games in the American League Central division. Detroit is -1.04 and +4.11 units both SU and on the RL respectively this year. P Armando Galarraga will make the home start tonight, as he is 3-3 with an ERA of 4.28 and a WHIP of 1.29 this year. Of course nobody can forget the perfect game all for not earlier this season by Galarraga. The Tigers are 22-6 in their last 28 home games against a team with a winning road record. Detroit is 36-17 in their last 53 home games overall. The Tigers are 3-13 in their last 16 games against a right-handed starter. Detroit is 1-5 in their last 6 games during game 3 of a series. Detroit is 5-2 in Galarraga's last 7 home starts. The Tigers are 7-3 in Galarraga's last 10 starts.
The Tigers are 1-6 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record. The Under is 7-2 in their last 9 home games against a team with a winning road record. Left-Fielder Johnny Damon is listed as Questionable today with an injured back.
Chicago is cruising along at 60-45 SU this season, the best mark in the American League Central. The White Sox are in a battle with the Twins and the rest of the Wild Card hopefuls in the American League for a postseason berth. Chicago has competed quite well on the road this season, going 27-25 SU. The White Sox are +12.38 and +7.13 units both SU and on the RL this year. P Edwin Jackson will make his first start for the White Sox since being traded from Arizona. Jackson will look to earn his teammates respect with a gutsy road performance against a good home team in the Tigers. Chicago is 26-8 in their last 34 games against a right-handed starter. The White Sox are 12-4 in their last 16 road games against a team with a losing record. The White Sox are 37-15 in their last 52 games on grass. Chicago is 16-40 in their last 56 road games against a team with a home winning percentage greater than .600%.
The White Sox are 21-5 in their last 26 games against a team with a losing record. The Under is 8-1 in their last 9 road games against a team with a losing record. Right-Fielder Carlos Quentin is listed as Probable today after some rest.
Pregame.com projects the final score to be 7-5 in favor of the Detroit Tigers. The OVER 9 runs is the Total of the Day!
