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Stephen Nover | MLB ML - Sunday, Jun 30 2013 2:10PM
ML 922 CWS(-140) 5Dimes vs 921 CLE single-dime bet
Analysis:The White Sox may be a dead team, but they sure don't want to be swept at home by Cleveland and they want very much to play better for Chris Sale.
Sale is by far Chicago's best pitcher. He has thrown 34 1/3 innings this month recording a 3.12 ERA with 43 strikeouts. Yet the White Sox have not fielded well or hit for him so Sale is 0-4 in June.
The track record certainly is there for the White Sox to get the job done in this situation. They are 14-3 (82%) in Sale's last 17 home starts. The Indians did blast Sale when they last faced him back in April. Prior to that, however, Sale was 2-0 with a 2.29 ERA in three starts versus Cleveland.
While Sale is the White Sox's ace, Justin Masterson has become the Indians' most ineffective starter going 2-4 with a 5.20 ERA during his past seven starts. He is 0-5 in his last five roadoutings with a 5.54 ERA.
Stephen Nover | MLB ML - Sunday, Jun 30 2013 3:05PM
ML 925 CIN(+140) BetOnline vs 926 TEX double-dime bet
Analysis: Yu Darvish is a great strikeout pitcher who hasn't won since May 16, a span of seven straight starts. Texas is 1-6 in those games.
Matt Latos is a great strikeout pitcher who has lost only once in his last 23 regular-season starts.
The Rangers have one more win and one fewer loss than the Reds. Latos is 7-1 with a 3.05 ERA. Darvish is 7-3 with a 2.95 ERA.
The Rangers having home field isn't nearly enough to make them such an overwhelming favorite in what should be a very even game, especially considering the Reds are 13-5 the past 18 times they've faced a righty on the road.
Latos matched his career-high in strikeouts with 13 last Sunday in a 4-2 victory at Arizona. It was the ninth time in the last 12 games the Reds have won when Latos was pitching away from Cincinnati. Latos threw 79 of his 110 pitches for strikes against the Diamondbacks.
2:10 PM MLB (923) LOS ANGELES ANGELS (924) HOUSTON ASTROS.
4* Take: (923) LOS ANGELES ANGELS.
Reason: The Angels are getting it going on offense and on a nice roll this week on the road. Starter C.J. Wilson is throwing well with a 3-0 record his last three starts with a 3.32 ERA. He also has a 2.75 ERA in three starts against the Astros. Houston has a bad defense and pitching staff, with the Astros 18-40 in their last 58 vs. the American League West. Starter Lucas Harrell (5-8, 4.84 ERA) is being hurt by that bad defense with a 6.46 ERA his last three starts. Play the LA Angels!
Kansas City Royals (37-41) at Minnesota Twins (36-41), 2:10 p.m. (ET)
(Sports Network) - Two of the three teams in the American League Central that are playing sub-.500 baseball get together on Sunday afternoon as the Minnesota Twins host the Kansas City Royals in the finale of a four-game set at Target Field.
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