Dom Chambers Saturday Action
My 60 Dime play is on the Chicago White Sox to beat the Los Angeles Angels. Checking the sports books in Las Vegas at 4 a.m. and the White Sox are -125 favorites. Always list the pitchers. If they fail to make their start, the action is void.
ANALYSIS
The story of this game is two pitchers going in opposite directions.
The White Sox start Gavin Floyd. Overall, his statistics are mediocre, going 8-9 with a 4.28 ERA. But in his last three starts, he has really picked up his game, going 2-1 with a 1.35 ERA. He has given up three earned runs in 20 1/3 innings. In his last three starts, the one game he lost, he gave up only two runs, but failed to get run support.
That should not be a problem here.
The Angels start Ervin Santana, who has been the weak link in the Angels’ rotation.
He is 5-10 with a 5.97 ERA. On the road, he is 3-4 with a 6.83 ERA. In his last three starts, it gets even worse, as he went 1-1 with a 7.81 ERA and a WHIP of 1.815. In his last three starts, he has given up 13 runs in 12 2/3 innings.
The White Sox will get to him.
Chicago has been a hot team lately, going 8-2 in its last 10 games. The Angels have cooled off a bit lately, going 2-5 in its last seven games.
Take the hotter team with the hotter pitcher.
Take the White Sox.