Dave Cokin
Matchup: Chi. White Sox at Pittsburgh
Time: 7:05 PM EDT (Wed)
Listed pitchers must go: (L) DANKS, J vs. (L) DUKE, Z
Play: Chi. White Sox (ML -130)
No reason not to come right back with the White Sox again on Wednesday night. The road team has the better hurler in this battle of lefties with Danks opposing Duke. Danks is also off a very solid start following a couple of shaky ones, indicating he's right back on the beam. But Duke is on a losing streak, and the Bucs are just 2-8 in his last 10 starts. Pittsburgh is in a miserable slump right now, having dropped nine straight contests, and I think it's fair to say that they have one of the least home field edges in all of baseball. The White Sox are making a little bit of a run right now, and while I'm somewhat dubious about how long they can maintain it, they're at least a go with entry for the present time. The price isn't bad at all, so I'll go ahead and back the Chisox to grab another win tonight.
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Time: 7:10 PM EDT (Wed)
Listed pitchers must go: (R) DAVIS, W vs. (R) HANSON, T
Play: Atlanta (ML -130)
The Rays took advantage of Atlanta starting its weakest starter on Tuesday night and hammered the Braves. But I like the hosts to rebound here as they turn to Tommy Hanson. Now it's the Rays who are starting their back end guy, as Wade Davis throws for the road team. While the Rays have been an awesome squad away from home, the Braves have been monsters at home. I also see the Rays having trouble with nasty stuff they have not seen previously as they face Hanson. It's never easy to try and beat TB, but I still see value on Atlanta here with the pitching matchup and I like taking good home teams off a game where they got crushed. I'll spot the moderate price with the Braves.<!-- google_ad_section_end -->