Posted on
4/11/2008 8:17:52 PM
MLB Betting - Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox
By Mike Rose
After dropping two of three to the defending champs at Fenway the last three days, the Tigers will hop on a plane and head back to the Midwest to take on the Chicago White Sox in cold and damp US Cellular Field. BetUS Sportsbook online bettors saw The White Sox sweep the Tigers in “Motown” last weekend, and in the process extend the Tigers losing streak to six straight to start the year. Jose Contreras got knocked around in the first game of the series, but Boone Logan and the rest of Chicago’s bullpen kept the Tigers offense off the board to allow their offense to pull out the 8-5-road victory. Game 2 saw Gavin Floyd pitch his heart out and outduel Dontrelle Willis in the White Sox 5-3 win. The final game of the three game set saw Chicago’s offense erupt against Justin Verlander, allowing Mark Buehrle to pick up his first victory of the year in the one-sided 13-2 romp.
The D-train made his debut for Detroit against the White Sox last Saturday. The lefty only went five innings giving up one hit and three earned runs, but walked a lofty seven batters, as his control was shaky throughout. He’s only made one career start at US Cellular, and had to depart the game in the second inning with arm problems.
Toeing the bump for Chicago will be Jose Contreras who’ll look to bounce back from his first start of the season against Detroit. The White Sox did win the game, but neither Contreras nor management can be happy with his results. He only lasted five innings giving up 10 hits and five runs (four earned) while walking four and only fanning a pair. This coming off a woeful 2007 campaign has White Sox nation nervous about Contreras’ future. He’s 8-6 with a 4.44 ERA and 1.311 WHIP in his career against the Detroit Tigers. Chicago lost two of his three starts against the Tigers last season.
Detroit opened –115 road chalks with the ‘total’ set at 10 over (-125) for the first game of this three game set. You can get down on both the ‘side’ and ‘total’ for this AL Central showdown at BetUS.com right now!
The White sox are 5-2 SU their L/7 against a left-handed starter, and the Tigers are 2-5 SU their L/7 trips to US Cellular Field. The Tigers have also dropped their first six contests against the AL Central this season. The under is 4-1 in Contreras’ L/5 starts with 6 days of rest, and the under is also a $$$-making 15-5 the L/20 times these teams have squared off in Chicago.
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