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This free baseball pick for August 4, 2010 is courtesy of Pregame.com.
The Detroit Tigers host the Chicago White Sox tonight on ESPN at 7:05 EDT. The Tigers are trying to claw their way back into the American League Central division. The Tigers are -107 favorites tonight, with a total of 9 runs expected.
That noise you hear is the sound of the Tigers season coming to an abrupt halt. Detroit has been atrocious of late, so bad that they now have a losing record on the season at 52-53 SU. Detroit now trails the White Sox by 8 games in the American League Central division. Detroit is -1.04 and +4.11 units both SU and on the RL respectively this year. P Armando Galarraga will make the home start tonight, as he is 3-3 with an ERA of 4.28 and a WHIP of 1.29 this year. Of course nobody can forget the perfect game all for not earlier this season by Galarraga. The Tigers are 22-6 in their last 28 home games against a team with a winning road record. Detroit is 36-17 in their last 53 home games overall. The Tigers are 3-13 in their last 16 games against a right-handed starter. Detroit is 1-5 in their last 6 games during game 3 of a series. Detroit is 5-2 in Galarraga's last 7 home starts. The Tigers are 7-3 in Galarraga's last 10 starts.
The Tigers are 1-6 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record. The Under is 7-2 in their last 9 home games against a team with a winning road record. Left-Fielder Johnny Damon is listed as Questionable today with an injured back.
Chicago is cruising along at 60-45 SU this season, the best mark in the American League Central. The White Sox are in a battle with the Twins and the rest of the Wild Card hopefuls in the American League for a postseason berth. Chicago has competed quite well on the road this season, going 27-25 SU. The White Sox are +12.38 and +7.13 units both SU and on the RL this year. P Edwin Jackson will make his first start for the White Sox since being traded from Arizona. Jackson will look to earn his teammates respect with a gutsy road performance against a good home team in the Tigers. Chicago is 26-8 in their last 34 games against a right-handed starter. The White Sox are 12-4 in their last 16 road games against a team with a losing record. The White Sox are 37-15 in their last 52 games on grass. Chicago is 16-40 in their last 56 road games against a team with a home winning percentage greater than .600%.
The White Sox are 21-5 in their last 26 games against a team with a losing record. The Under is 8-1 in their last 9 road games against a team with a losing record. Right-Fielder Carlos Quentin is listed as Probable today after some rest.
Pregame.com projects the final score to be 7-5 in favor of the Detroit Tigers. The OVER 9 runs is the Total of the Day!
