Posted on
4/30/2008 12:39:31 PM
MLB Baseball Betting - Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins
By Mike Rose
The Twins entered Tuesday nights online betting affair with the White Sox losers in four of their last five, but they got a dominating performance from starter Boof Bonser and got the hits when it mattered most to take game 1 of their two-game set with Chicago by a 3-1 final count. The win improved Minnesota’s mark to 12-14 on the year (7-6 at home), and it now sits just 2.5-games in back of the Central Division leading White Sox. Bonser’s seven-inning performance of seven-hit and one-run ball improved his personal mark to 2-4 on the year and lowered his ERA to 3.75. He had been plagued with limited offensive support from his teammates in all of his starts this season, but the three-spot they gave him in the third inning was enough to allow him and the pitching staff to bring it home. Chicago got another solid performance from righty Gavin Floyd, who threw six innings of three-run ball, but his offense couldn’t solve Bonser and he ended up taking the loss. Chicago’s now 14-11 on the year, and its road mark sits at 7-5.
Middle reliever Nick Masset gets the spot start for Chicago this afternoon because Ozzie Guillen declined not to use Mark Buehrle or John Danks on three days rest after they played a doubleheader against the Orioles on Saturday. This will be the second start of his young career after making his first against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley field last season. Look for Masset to work no more than 75 to 80 pitches, and probably no more than five innings.
Opposing him will be the Twins Nick Blackburn who’ll be making his sixth start of the season. He comes into this start sporting a 1-1 mark with a 3.45 ERA and 1.37 WHIP. He’s allowed 39 hits and 12 ER’s with an impressive K/BB ratio of 15/4 in a shade over 31 total innings pitched. He’s thrown better than his 1-1 mark, but he’s had trouble avoiding the big inning in two of his last three starts. He faced the White Sox earlier this month, but got tagged with a no decision after they roughed up his bullpen to pull out the 7-4 come from behind victory. He threw five innings of two-run ball striking out five while walking two, and could better those marks at home where he’s 1-1 with a miniscule 0.69 ERA in two starts this year.
Minnesota opened –130 home chalks with the ‘total’ set at 9 for the finale of this two-game set. You can get down on both the ‘side’ and ‘total’ at BetUS.com right now!!!
The White Sox are a moneymaking 9-1 in day games this season, while the Twins have only brought home the cash in 3 of their 9 day games this season. The White Sox have played to the over in 7 of their 12 games against divisional opponents, and it’s 10-6 this year when they’ve squared off against a right-hander. The over is also 5-2 the L/7 times these clubs have squared off in the Metrodome.
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