Larry Ness - Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Larry's 10* Weekly Wipeout (61% s/Apr 12)

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Larry Ness
League
MLB
Competition
Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
Time
08/10/2022 08:10 PM
Bet Type
Moneyline
Pick
Chicago White Sox -135 (DraftKings)
Outcome
Loss
Analysis
My 10* Weekly Wipeout is on the Chi White Sox at 8:10 ET. The Chicago White Sox ended an 11-year postseason drought in 2020 with a wild card appearance. They then ran away with the American League Central title last season with a 93-69 record, winning the division by 13 games over Cleveland. Chicago was a heavy favorite to win the division in 2022 but the White Sox have so far underachieved (more in a bit). The KC Royals began the current season having missed the postseason in each of the previous SIX years, after making back-to-back World Series in 2014 (lost) and 2015 (won). The White Sox and Royals are playing a four-game series in KC, with KC winning Monday and Chicago last night. The 56-54 White Son trail Cleveland and Minnesota (both 57-52) for first place in the AL Central, while the 45-66 Royals are headed for a SEVENTH consecutive playoff-less season. The White Sox will send Johnny Cueto (4-5, 2.91 ERA) to the mound to face KC's Kris Bubic (2-6, 5.27 ERA). Cueto's All Star years are behind him (last notable season was 2016 when he was 18-5 with 2.79 ERA for the Giants) but he signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox in April. The White Sox promoted Cueto to the major leagues on May 16 and he's been a pleasant surprise. He allowed five ERs in his third start of 2022 but has not allowed more than three ERs in ANY of his other 16 starts this season. Bubic was just 7-13 with a 4,40 ERA in his first two seasons with KC owns just TWO wins in his 18 starts this season, with a 1,54 WHIP to go along with his plus-5.00 ERA. Cueto owns a clear edge in the pitching matchup and despite its 'choppy' season so far, Chicago is right in the thick of a VERY crowded wild card field. SIX teams are separated by only FOUR games! Chicago wins "with room to spare!" Good luck...Larry

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