ORIOLES/WHITE SOX Under 8 -125 - This game figures to be a pitcher?s duel. This has been an Under series in general, as the Under is 5-1-1 in the last 7 head-to-head meetings with this year?s games averaging a combined total score of just 5.60 runs per game, and I expect nothing to change tonight. Colon?s ERA of 4.23 may be higher than normal, but he has really only had 2 rough outings, with 6 Quality Starts out of 8 total starts. He has been a horse, averaging 7 innings in those 8 starts, and he just about always pitches well enough to give his team a chance. As a result, the Under is 6-0-2 in all of Colon?s starts this year. One can?t overlook Ponson in this matchup either. Sidney now has a 3.60 ERA with an excellent 1.20 ratio in 45 innings this season, and he is working on a string of 4 consecutive Quality Starts. He will be facing a White Sox lineup that is surprisingly hitting just .228 vs. right-handed pitching at home this year. Finally, for those of you that track umpires, tonight?s home plate ump Terry Craft is 6-1 for the Under this year, with an average total score in the games he works of 6.25 runs per game.
