Jack Jones

20* No Doubt Rout on Chicago White Sox -155
The White Sox should be one of the easiest winners of the week against the Cleveland Indians Tuesday night. We'll start with Jeremy Sowers, Cleveland's starter for the night. Sowers is 2-6 this season with a 5.68 ERA and has been simply awful on the road, going 0-3 with an 8.81 ERA. Meanwhile, Mark Buehrle has be sensational for the White Sox this season, notching an 8-2 record with a 3.09 ERA and 1.24 WHIP, including going 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in his last three starts. Cleveland also owns one of the worst bullpens in the majors, particularly on the road, where they have a 5.59 ERA and 1.61 WHIP this season, as well as a 4-11 record and just a 44% save conversion rate, blowing 10 saves in 18 attempts as the visitor this year. The White Sox dropped two games in a row to the Royals, but they are still one of the hottest teams in baseball, winning 7 of their last 9. As long as Buehrle puts together an effort close to what he has all season, Chicago comes away with a win at home tonight.

15* on Indians/White Sox OVER 9 (-120)
I'm on the Over in the Indians at the White Sox tonight. The first reason for this is Cleveland starter, Jeremy Sowers. Sowers is 0-3 on the road this season with a 8.81 ERA and 1.83 WHIP, not to mention a 6.75 ERA with a 1.71 WHIP over his last 3 starts. What's truly concerning here, however, is the Indians' bullpen. Sowers only averages a little over 5 innings per game, and once he hands the ball over to the pen, things could get ugly. The Cleveland bullpen currently has a 5.59 ERA on the road and a 4-11 record, both near the worst marks in the American League. The White Sox are hitting extremely well lately, averaging .311 as a team and scoring 5.6 runs per game. Meanwhile, the Indians are hitting .267 and scoring 5.7 runs per game against left-handed starters, and while Mark Buerhle has certainly been hot, the Tribe should still tag him for a handful of runs.

15* on Washington Nationals +135
It's pretty rare that we'll take the Nationals this season, but when we do there is a good chance that Jordan Zimmerman is on the mound. Zimmerman doesn't have great numbers for the season at 3-3 with a 4.52 ERA, but he has pitched very well lately, going 1-0 (Nats are 2-1) over his last three starts with a 1.93 ERA and a 1.125 WHIP. Zimmerman is countered by Jason Hammel for the Rockies tonight, and though his numbers overall look better than Zimmerman's, he is also 1-2 this season with a 7.16 ERA and 1.77 WHIP in 6 home starts. I think the Nationals win the starting pitching battle to start things off. On the offensive side of things, the Rockies have been awful lately, hitting just .188 as a team and scoring only 3 runs per game over the past week. Washington is only hitting .251 and scoring 4 runs per game over the last week, but it looks like they are catching the Rockies at that right time in this one. The biggest concern here is probably the Nationals bullpen, which has been the worst in baseball this season, however, looking that the Colorado relief staff, you'll see their numbers aren't all that much better than the Nats'. Zimmerman picks up the win for us and for the Nationals tonight in Colorado.