The White Sox and Orioles continue their midweek series on Wednesday, as they both have their eyes on the postseason. Chicago is in a 3-team race for the AL Central, while Baltimore is fighting for an AL wildcard spot. It's actually the Sox that haven't had the season they were hoping for and the O's that have impressed. They've met for just 1 other series this season, with the Orioles taking 3 of 4 games. After Chicago was able to open up with a win behind ace Dylan Cease, it's time to see how they will follow it up tonight. Along with this same game parlay, be su re to check out our MLB picks for all of today's games.
White Sox ML (-120)
Jose Abreu 2+ total bases (+100)
Lucas Giolito 5+ strikeouts (-260)
Parlay odds: +324
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
Chicago White Sox ML (-120) over Baltimore Orioles
Although they won't get to have Cease on the mound again, the Sox can bounce back tonight. They're going with starter Lucas Giolito, who needs to bounce back himself. His last outing was the 21-5 loss to the Astros. Of course that's awful, but he has largely been solid recently. After winning 3 straight starts to begin the month, he's now going for his 10th win of the season. Better yet, each of those wins were by multiple runs. Not only is that reassuring, Giolito should be looking forward to the matchup.
He didn't face the O's when they met earlier this season, but he won both of his starts against them last season. He'll be dueling O's 2nd-year pitcher Spenser Watkins this time around. After a bad start against the Pirates, he was sent to the bullpen. He then allowed 3 runs in relief in his next appearance. After losing his most recent start, the O's have now lost each of his last 3 outings. He was on the mound the last time these teams met, but had the luxury of Lance Lynn being on the mound for the Sox. He's been awful this season, and Chicago was also missing Eloy Jimenez at the time. Now that they have him back in the lineup and Giolito on the mound instead, the O's should not have nearly as much success.