Schule's MLB AFTERNOON EXECUTIONER - **EARLY START**
(MLB) Chi White Sox vs. Seattle, 07/20/2016 11:40 AM, Score: 5 - 6
Money Line: -180.00 Seattle (Home)
Result: Win
This is an 8* play on the Seattle Mariners.

The Chicago White Sox suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the opener of this three game set when the bullpen surrendered four runs in the bottom of the ninth to lose the game 4-3 on Monday. They replied in style with a 6-1 win on Tuesday, but the Mariners are 4-0 in their last four games following a loss and my money is on the home team here in the series finale at Safeco Field.

Miguel Gonzalez (2-5, 4.40 ERA) will toe the slab for the White Sox. The 32 year old is winless in nine appearances (eight starts) on the road this season with an 0-2 record. He's 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in three career starts against the Mariners who are 5-2 in their last seven home games against a right-handed starter.

The Mariners hand the ball to Felix Hernandez (4-4, 2.86) who will be back on the mound for the first time in 7 1/2 weeks as he's been on the disabled list with a strained calf muscle. He struggled through his last couple of starts before landing on the DL, but the rest and recovery should work wonders for the Seattle ace. The Mariners are 5-1 in Hernandez's last six home starts against the White Sox.

Nelson Cruz was 3-for-4 in Tuesday's contest and he's 4-for-11 with a double and a home run in previous meetings with Gonzalez.

Take SEA.

GL,

Jesse Schule