Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 7:10 PM on WCIU, NESN

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

Chicago White Sox - Danks, J (7-6) vs. Boston Red Sox - Workman, B (1-2)

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Tuesday night, the Chicago White Sox and John Danks will square off against the Boston Red Sox and Brandon Workman. Danks will be making his 18 ^th start as Workman makes his 8^th start and 11^th appearance.

John Danks didn't factor into the decision in his last outing and that held his record to 7 - 6 with a 4.12 ERA. In that start, Danks surrendered 2 runs (on 2 solo homers) and 7 hits in 7.2 innings. He walked a batter while striking out 10. Prior to the no-decision, Danks went 4- 1 in his last 5 starts. He is already ahead of the results he posted last season, when he went 4 - 14 with a 4.75 ERA in 22 starts.

In 2013, Danks lost his only start against the Red Sox after allowing 6 runs on 11 hits in 5 innings of work. This season, Danks pitched to a no-decision in his only outing against Boston after giving up just a run on 3 hits in 6 innings.

Brandon Workman lost his 2^nd straight in his last outing and that lowered his record to 1 - 2 with a 4.17 ERA. In the loss, Workman was torched for 6 runs on 5 hits (including 2 homers) in 4 innings of work. He walked 3 and struck out 3. Workman only started 3 games last season and made 17 relief appearances but he compiled a 6 - 3 record with an ERA of 4.97.

During his rookie campaign in 2013, Workman picked up a win against the White Sox in his one relief appearance against them. Workman has faced 7 of the White Sox before, with Paul Konerko going 1 for 1 with an RBI.

Chicago White Sox Betting Trends

Chicago White Sox are 47-39-3 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Chicago White Sox is -0.3

Boston Red Sox Betting Trends

Boston Red Sox are 34-51-3 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Boston Red Sox is -0.5

Injuries to Watch

Chicago White Sox

05/20/14 P Matt Lindstrom Ankle 15-day DL (5/20)
04/19/14 P Felipe Paulino Shoulder 15-day DL (4/19)
04/10/14 RF Avisail Garcia Shoulder 60-day DL (4/9); out for season
04/04/14 P Nate Jones Hip 60-day DL (4/4)

Boston Red Sox

06/02/14 1B Mike Carp Foot 15-day DL (6/1)
05/31/14 1B Ryan Lavarnway Wrist 60-day DL (5/30)
05/24/14 RF Shane Victorino Hamstring 15-day DL (5/24)
05/17/14 3B Will Middlebrooks Finger 15-day DL (5/16)

Josh's Pick: Take Chicago

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