Saturday, August 23, 2014

Rogers Centre in Toronto

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Saturday afternoon, the Chicago White Sox will give the ball to Scott Carroll (5 - 7, 4.99 ERA) as they square off against the New York Yankees and Hiroki Kuroda (8 - 8, 3.97 ERA). Carroll makes his 15^th start and 21^st appearance as Kuroda makes his 26^th start.

Scott Carroll got the win in his last start although it wasn't one of his better performances. In 5.2 innings of work, Carroll allowed 5 runs and 8 hits (including a home run) as he walked 3 and struck out 2. His offense provided enough run support to bail him out of an outing that could have easily been a loss. In his last 10 outings, the rookie right-hander has seen defeat a lot as he is just 3 - 4 in that span of time.

Carroll has seen the Yankees earlier this season but that was as a reliever. In 2 innings of work, he struck out 2 but he allowed a solo home run.

Hiroki Kuroda picked up his first victory in nearly a month in his last outing. In the win, Kuroda surrendered just 2 runs and 4 hits in 6.2 innings. He walked a batter and struck out 1. Inconsistency has won the battle against Kuroda in recent starts and he is 4 - 3 in his last 10 outings. Last season, Kuroda finished the year with an 11 - 13 record and a 3.31 ERA in 32 starts.

Last season, Kuroda was 0 - 1 with a 4.73 ERA in 2 starts against the White Sox. Earlier this season, Kuroda escaped with a no-decision against Chicago after allowing 4 runs and 8 hits (including a home run) in 4.2 innings.

Chicago White Sox Betting Trends

Chicago White Sox are 64-60-3 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Chicago White Sox is -0.5

New York Yankees Betting Trends

New York Yankees are 51-70-3 against the Over/Under

Run differential for New York Yankees is -0.3

Injuries to Watch

Chicago White Sox

08/18/14 RF Moises Sierra Oblique 15-day DL (8/16)
08/09/14 CF Adam Eaton Oblique 15-day DL (8/9)
04/19/14 P Felipe Paulino Shoulder 15-day DL (4/19)
04/04/14 P Nate Jones Hip 60-day DL (4/4)

New York Yankees

08/21/14 C Brian McCann Rest questionable
08/21/14 RF Carlos Beltran Elbow questionable
08/05/14 P David Phelps Elbow 15-day DL (8/4)
07/10/14 P Masahiro Tanaka Elbow 15-day DL (7/9)
05/11/14 P CC Sabathia Knee 60-day DL (5/11); out for season
04/20/14 P Ivan Nova Elbow 60-day DL (4/20); out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago

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