posted May 16, 2008 at 17:00 in MLB Articles

MLB bettors looking for some late night wagering action will get their fill this evening when the (20-20) Chicago White Sox begin their interleague play schedule and pay a visit to the (17-25) San Francisco Giants. The White Sox earned a spilt in their four-game set with the LA Angels last night when Jim Thome singled in the top of the 9th off Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez to allow A.J. Pierzynski to cross the plate to grab the 4-3 lead. Closer Bobby Jenks retired the three batters he saw in order in the online betting affair to secure his eighth save in 10 attempts on the season. The White Sox got another strong outing from Javier Vazquez who threw 6 2/3rd innings of 3 run ball (2 earned) to give the White Sox a chance at evening up their record on the season. At 20-20, the White Sox now sit just 1.5-games in back of the AL Central Division leading Cleveland Indians. The Giants found themselves on the short end of a 8-7 defeat at the hands of the Houston Astros yesterday afternoon. What stings most about the loss is the fact that they at one time led the game 6-0. The Giants hadn't blown a six-run lead since Sept. 8, 2000, against San Diego, while the Astros came back from six runs down for the first time since May 9, 2000, vs. Colorado. The loss now has them 17-25 on the year and 9.5 games in back of the AL West Division leading Arizona Diamondbacks.

Gavin Floyd will look to bounce back from his rough outing his last time out against Seattle, and try to look more like the pitcher that nearly pitched a no-hitter against Minnesota back on May sixth. He comes into this start 3-2 with a 3.32 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. He’s allowed 29 hits and 19 runs (16 earned) with a poor K/BB ratio of 19/20 in a little over 43 total innings of work. He’s had trouble on the road thus far going 1-2 with an ERA of 4.57 and a WHIP of 1.43. He faced the Giants as a member of the Phillies back on 2006, but is yet to go up against them in interleague play as a member of the White Sox.

Opposing him will be the Giants Jonathan Sanchez who will be making his ninth start of the season. He only sports a 2-2 mark, but the Giants have gone on to win six of his eight total start. He’s surrendered 37 hits and 24 runs to his opponents in a shade over 43 innings of work, and has proven to be a strikeout pitcher already fanning 46 batters on the year. At one point in April, he had only allowed a total of six earned runs and the Giants won five of his starts in a row. However, May has been a completely different story as he’s been rocked in each of his starts and hasn’t made it passed the fifth in either game. This will be his first ever start against the Chicago White Sox.

Oddsmakers opened Chicago short –120 road favorites, in this evening’s baseball betting affair with the ‘total’ set at 8.5 over -120. BetUS.com offers all MLB betting odds be it side, total, or run-line, so be sure to login to your account and get your wagers down before the first pitch.

The White Sox are 0-5 the last five times they’ve competed in an interleague match-up as the favorite, and they’re 2-7 their L/9 on the road against a sub .500 team. The Giants are 4-1 their L/5 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter, and they’re a perfect 4-0 in Sanchez’ L/4 starts as a home underdog.

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