Season Record 17-19 -1.02 units
White Sox (Buerhle) -110 1 unit
The White Sox will bring in the lefty in game two of the series. With Ritchie vs. Wood on Sunday, there is a real possibility that the team could geet swept if it can't get the job done today. The Cubs bats were lively yesterday, but let's see Huntley do it again. Lieber hasn't been as dominating against opponents this season as he was last and the Sox should be able to get something off of him and rely on Buerhle to keep the Cubs scoring down.
What concerns me most about this game is how well Sosa hits lefties (.404 BA and .865 Slugging; 7 HR in 52 AB) and even homered off of Buerhle in last year's series. If Sosa is a factor and the Cubs can get some small contributions elsewhere, then they will get the win.
Still like the Sox, but this is not a team I would unload on right now to come out with heart and determination. The players are treating this series like "just another series" for the first time since interleague began and the intensity wasn't there on either side yesterday.
White Sox (Buerhle) -110 1 unit
The White Sox will bring in the lefty in game two of the series. With Ritchie vs. Wood on Sunday, there is a real possibility that the team could geet swept if it can't get the job done today. The Cubs bats were lively yesterday, but let's see Huntley do it again. Lieber hasn't been as dominating against opponents this season as he was last and the Sox should be able to get something off of him and rely on Buerhle to keep the Cubs scoring down.
What concerns me most about this game is how well Sosa hits lefties (.404 BA and .865 Slugging; 7 HR in 52 AB) and even homered off of Buerhle in last year's series. If Sosa is a factor and the Cubs can get some small contributions elsewhere, then they will get the win.
Still like the Sox, but this is not a team I would unload on right now to come out with heart and determination. The players are treating this series like "just another series" for the first time since interleague began and the intensity wasn't there on either side yesterday.
