Burke and the Bats Look to Sweep the Motor City

The White Sox roll into Comerica Park riding a 4-3 win last night and smelling blood. They've taken four of seven from Detroit this season, including yesterday's narrow escape, and now they're catching a legitimate pitching mismatch to close the weekend set.

Sean Burke has been lights-out all year—2.99 ERA, 1.08 WHIP—and he's facing a Tigers lineup that hits .243 as a team and routinely disappears for stretches despite some recent run production. Drew Anderson? He's a back-end guy at best (3.91 ERA, 1.30 WHIP), and the White Sox have the firepower to exploit him. Murakami (.910 OPS), Vargas (.830), Meidroth (.780), and Antonacci (.780) give Chicago four legitimate threats who can punish mistakes. The Sox hung nine on Detroit earlier this week; they've got the horses to do it again.

Sure, the Tigers have home field, and that 54 percent baseline edge matters. But when you're getting an elite starter against a middling one and your offense has multiple bats clicking, you take the dog price and run. DarkHorse has the White Sox moneyline at moderate confidence, and it's hard to argue. Burke shuts the door, the bats do enough, and Chicago swipes the series before heading home.