After the series opener last night, these AL Central rivals are getting in a doubleheader today. This is an important 4-game series for both sides, as they're separated by just 2 games in the division. The Guardians have to travel up to Boston following this series to begin a stretch against tough AL East opponents. Meanwhile, the White Sox will remain at home to welcome the American's 2 worst teams, the A's and Royals. With each team set for quite different upcoming situations, the question is who will take adv antage of this opportunity to gain ground on the Twins. Along with this same game parlay, be sure to check out our thoughts on the side and total for all of today's games.
Guardians ML (-106)
Guardians – 1st inning ML (+120)
Over 7.5 total runs (-172)
Parlay odds: +343
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
Guardians ML (-106)
The White Sox were quite heavy favorites last night, but were upset and in quick fashion. The Guardians put their all-star break rest to good use with 6 runs in the first 2 innings. Today's 1st game is set to be a much closer 1, and it makes sense why. Cleveland starter Triston McKenzie has been great this month, winning all 3 of his starts. Similarly, Chicago starter Johnny Cueto has helped the team outscore opponents 20-2 across his last 2 starts. With both lineups proving they can produce recently, this game is 1 of the most intriguing of the entire day.
After losing as heavy favorites last night, the ying-yang theory may have fans wanting to back the White Sox in this 1st game of today's doubleheader. However, they have not had great success against McKenzie. With a sample size of 60 at-bats, they're hitting just .217 against him and have struck out 19 times. McKenzie may still be young, but he can certainly send hitters to the dugout. He just struck out 12 Tigers in his most recent start in a shutout win. The Guardians have also had an incredible run differential in his 3 straight wins. They've outscored opponents 19-1 in that stretch, including 2 shutouts. The 1st of those 3 wins was against the league-best Yankees, so McKenzie and company should be able to take care of the Sox just hours after last night's upset.'