Take the White Sox in Minnesota with Gavin Floyd pitching for Chicago and Nick Blackburn throwing for the Twins. Floyd is 10-8 on the season with a 3.95 ERA and 1.24 WHIP, and over his last 3 starts he has a 3.10 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. Blackburn has struggled over his last 3 appearances, going 0-2 with a 7.20 ERA and 1.73 WHIP. The White Sox are on a three-game slide, but I like them to come out and grab a victory behind a strong outing from Gavin Floyd tonight.
20* No Doubt Rout on Los Angeles Angels -137
The Angels get the job done with their bats tonight against the Mariners and their starter, Luke French. French has had an ok season for the Mariners so far, starting 10 games and earning 4 wins and a 4.14 ERA. Tonight, however, he will be facing one of the most productive line ups in baseball. The Angels hit .289 as a team and score 5.7 runs per game. In comparison, the Mariners hit about .259 as a team and average just under 4.0 runs per game. I also like the fact that Angels' starter Joe Saunders has a good showing against the Mariners in his career, going 6-1 against them with a 3.60 ERA. Saunders has had some bad starts this season, but two of his 10 wins have come over the Mariners in 2009.
Jack Jones 08-31-09
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