PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's American League Total of the Month
(MLB) White Sox (CWS) vs. Royals (KAN),
Total: 8.50 | -115.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 8.50 | -115.00 Under
Result: Win
There haven't been more than eight runs scored in a game during the first two games of this series with both games going Under. I don't see that changing in this Sunday matchup where backups often get to start and the pitching matchup is Drew Thorpe vs All-Star Seth Lugo.
Thorpe is a rookie with a high ceiling. This will be his seventh big league start. He's only given up five earned runs during his past four starts spanning 24 1/3 innings. He's gone six innings in each of those last four starts.
Lugo is 11-4 with a 2.48 ERA. He should be able to tame a White Sox offense that is the worst in baseball. The White Sox are last in runs and OPS. They rank 29th in batting average and 28th in homers.
Note, too, the wind will be blowing in at between 7-to-8 miles per hour.
Thorpe is a rookie with a high ceiling. This will be his seventh big league start. He's only given up five earned runs during his past four starts spanning 24 1/3 innings. He's gone six innings in each of those last four starts.
Lugo is 11-4 with a 2.48 ERA. He should be able to tame a White Sox offense that is the worst in baseball. The White Sox are last in runs and OPS. They rank 29th in batting average and 28th in homers.
Note, too, the wind will be blowing in at between 7-to-8 miles per hour.