With these teams separated by just 1 game in the AL Central, it's only fitting they start the 2nd half of the season in a series against each other. The Guardians just swept the Tigers in their most recent series, while the White Sox took 3 of 4 against the Twins. They also both had dominating series finales. Cleveland took theirs 10-0, and Chicago won 11-0. Now the question is what will happen when they go up against one another. Along with this same game parlay, be sure to check out our thoughts on the side and total for all of today's games.
White Sox -1.5 (+120)
White Sox – Over 4.5 total runs (+100)
Luis Robert 2+ total bases (-110)
Parlay odds: +340
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
White Sox -1.5 (+120)
The Guardians may have just looked good in their most recent series, but it hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows for them overall. Their recent sweep was against a weaker Tigers team, who also just swept them in 4 games earlier this month. Cleveland then followed that up with a series loss to the last-place Royals. They were able to split the series after that, which was against the White Sox. Chicago on the other hand, has been on more of an upswing as they get more and more healthy. They've been missing several starters and key hitters throughout the year, but have remained relevant in the AL Central.
Winning a 4-game series against the division-leading Twins certainly helps. That's what they just did, and in dominating fashion. They won their 3 games in that series by a ridiculous combined score of 29-4. Prior to that was their 2 wins against the Guardians, which came at a combined score of 9-1. One of those wins was with Lucas Giolito on the mound. That's who will be starting this game. He's already beaten the Guardians twice this season, largely off the back of his performances. Giolito pitched 13.1 innings and allowed just a single run across those 2 wins. Now that the lineup behind him is piecing itself back together, he should grab his 3rd win against the division rival on Friday.