Baseball Betting Picks: Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago White Sox: August 7 2009

Cleveland Indians @ Chicago White Sox
August 7, 2009 8:11PM
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To say that the White Sox have owned Jeremy Sowers in recent seasons is something of an understatement. Sowers has faced the ChiSox six times over the last two years, sporting an 0-6 record and a 6.98 ERA in those ballgames. In four previous meetings this year alone, the White Sox have him for a .322 batting average with a .586 slugging percentage, and they’ve pounded him twice in the last month. The White Sox offense is clicking right now, pounding out 48 runs in the first seven games of their current homestand. For the season, Ozzie Guillen’s squad is hitting .32 points higher against lefties than righties, more bad news for Sowers and the suspect bullpen behind him.

Mark Buehrle can’t exactly be trusted right now either. Since his perfect game against the Rays on July 23rd, Buehrle has been clubbed in each of his last two starts, allowing 17 hits and 12 runs in just 10.2 innings of work against the Twins and Yankees. His peripheral stats are particularly problematic, striking out only three batters in those two ballgames. The Indians are crushing lefties right now, hitting .336 against southpaws in their last ten games. And Cleveland has enjoyed plenty of success against Buehrle. Dating back to the start of the ’06 campaign, Buehrle is just 3-6 in 15 starts against the Tribe, with a 5.78 ERA while allowing the Indians to hit well over .300 against him. 2* Free Play: Take the Over.