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(MLB) Baltimore vs. Chi White Sox,
Money Line: -149.00 Baltimore (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: -149.00 Baltimore (Away)
Result: Win
The set-up: The Orioles and White Sox meet in the rubber game of a three-game series Sunday afternoon in Chicago. Baltimore won 7-5 on Friday but Chicago got the better of Baltimore's 14-game winner Chris Tillman 4-2 on Saturday, as Tillman lost his perch atop the moneyline standings for all MLB starters with the defeat. The 62-47 Orioles lead Toronto by percentage points in the American League East race, while the 53-57 White Sox are third in the AL Central (10 games back), as well as eight games out of a wild card berth. Chicago's win was just its third in 10 outings, while Baltimore continued its Jekyll and Hyde persona in 2016. The Orioles fell to 23-30 on the road, in stark contrast to the team's 39-17 home record.
The pitching matchup: Dylan Bundy (4-3, 3.05 ERA) gets the nod for Baltimore while the hugely disappointing James Shields (5-13, 4.92 ERA) takes the mound for Chicago. Shields opened the season in San Diego but the Padres shipped in east back in early June. The change of locations has not helped, as in his two ‘stops' this season, Shields owns a moneyline mark of minus-$977 (teams are a combined 6-16). Shields, after a career in Tampa Bay, is no stranger to the Orioles, going 11-7 with a 3.62 ERA in 27 career starts against the Orioles (teams are 16-11). Rookie Dylan Bundy pitched in two major league games before undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2013 and dealing with shoulder soreness in 2015. Bundy joined the 2016 rotation after he threw 38 relief innings and is 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA in four starts.
The pick: Shields seemed to thrive in July, posting a 1.78 ERA in five starts but even so, he went just 2-3. His run of six consecutive quality starts entered dramatically in his first August start, as he allowed six ERs on nine hits in just five innings of an 11-5 loss to Detroit. Shields is not someone I have any interest in backing. As for Bundy, he's taken a no-hitter into the sixth inning in each of his last two starts. He now owns a 2-1 mark with a 1.53 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his last three starts (over 17 2/3 innings) and I'll confidently back the rookie over the so-called "Big Game James." The Orioles are an 8* play.
The pitching matchup: Dylan Bundy (4-3, 3.05 ERA) gets the nod for Baltimore while the hugely disappointing James Shields (5-13, 4.92 ERA) takes the mound for Chicago. Shields opened the season in San Diego but the Padres shipped in east back in early June. The change of locations has not helped, as in his two ‘stops' this season, Shields owns a moneyline mark of minus-$977 (teams are a combined 6-16). Shields, after a career in Tampa Bay, is no stranger to the Orioles, going 11-7 with a 3.62 ERA in 27 career starts against the Orioles (teams are 16-11). Rookie Dylan Bundy pitched in two major league games before undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2013 and dealing with shoulder soreness in 2015. Bundy joined the 2016 rotation after he threw 38 relief innings and is 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA in four starts.
The pick: Shields seemed to thrive in July, posting a 1.78 ERA in five starts but even so, he went just 2-3. His run of six consecutive quality starts entered dramatically in his first August start, as he allowed six ERs on nine hits in just five innings of an 11-5 loss to Detroit. Shields is not someone I have any interest in backing. As for Bundy, he's taken a no-hitter into the sixth inning in each of his last two starts. He now owns a 2-1 mark with a 1.53 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his last three starts (over 17 2/3 innings) and I'll confidently back the rookie over the so-called "Big Game James." The Orioles are an 8* play.
