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Tampa Bay at Chicago

August 29, 2006
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Premium Pick
5 units on Chicago -205 (moneyline) (risk 5 to return 7.44)
Result:
WIN

This one isn't as much about starting pitching as it is about offense. Chicago scores 5.7 runs per game at home. In August, Jermaine Dye is batting .351 and he's knocked in 25 runs. He's licking his chops to face Tampa Bay here as he batted .556 and notched two home runs and six RBI's in their last series in May. He faces lefty Casey Fossum who in 10 road starts has notched a 7.10 ERA. Versus lefties, Dye is batting .358. Tampa Bay has won just 18 of 56 road games this year. They score 3.9 per game away from home, 3.8 per game on grass (15-41 record). Quick: how many runs is Tampa Bay averaging over their last eigh road games? I'll be you didn't guess 1.6. That's what it is though. Freddy Garcia owns a 6-2 record with 3.40 ERA vs. Tampa Bay. He's 11-2 this season off 5-6 days of rest as he is here. Chicago has won 5 of the last 6 games in this matchup played here. Oh - and back to Tampa Bay's road record... Did I mention that since the All-Star break, it's 1-20? White Sox is the 5-star pick here.

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