Free Pick | MLB | Friday | July 17

#963 Chicago White Sox (Kay) +115 over Toronto Blue Jays (Miles) 6:15 PM CT

The White Sox put up 24 runs in a three-game sweep at home before the All-Star Break to sit narrowly in the lead of the AL Central. Chicago is just 19-28 in road games this season, but Chicago did sweep the Blue Jays in an early season series between these teams. The Blue Jays have struggled vs. left-handed pitching this season batting just .220 with 3.9 runs per nine even with a winning record vs. left-handed starters. Anthony Kay has an average season line for Chicago, but his ERA is only 3.82 since late April with a low home run rate and the ability to generate groundballs. Kay has struggled on the road, but Toronto has a losing home record this season. The Chicago bullpen and lineup both have tremendous recent splits. The bullpen has a 0.00 ERA in the past five games while the White Sox are scoring 6.8 runs per nine over the past 10 games vs. right-handers. Spencer Miles has a 2.84 ERA in 60 MLB innings, but he has only started three times and isn’t a candidate for a deep outing. The bullpen has a 4.58 ERA for the Blue Jays in the past 10 games as Chicago could have the edge in the late innings with Toronto likely to have many innings to fill.