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MLB Betting: White Sox end series at Arizona Diamondbacks
A pair of right-handers enjoying surprisingly good seasons finish off the series between the Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks. Sunday's first pitch in Phoenix is set for 1:10 p.m. (PT) with Philip Humber taking his turn in Chicago's rotation against Arizona rookie Josh Collmenter.
Arizona kept a perfect interleague mark this season intact with a 4-1 win Friday night in the series opener. Former White Sox prospect Daniel Hudson went the distance for the D-Backs who were 130 chalk and remain the only unbeaten NL club when it comes to matchups against AL squads.
The final score never got close to the 9½-run total, the third consecutive 'under' for both clubs.
It's just the third time the ChiSox and Snakes have gone head-to-head, with each taking two of three on their home diamond in 2005 and 2003 respectively. Saturday's contest was still in progress with Chicago on a -115 line.
The Diamondbacks went into that contest just a half-game behind the Giants in the NL West standings. The bats have been the driving force for the club all year, swatting an NL-best 82 homers and third in the league in scoring through Friday (4.65 RPG).
Friday's defeat was the third straight on this road trip for the White Sox who are third in the AL Central. Offense has been an issue all season and has been just about nonexistent on this trip with the club scoring just two runs in the first three games.
Humber (7-5, 2.95) takes the mound on a 3-game personal win streak and the White Sox having won his last four outings. Chicago is 4-2 (+3.95 units) when he starts on the road, 3-0 his last three assignments away from the Windy City.
Just his 15th career start, it will be Humber's first interleague mound appearance as well as the first time ever to face the Diamondbacks.
This will also be Collmenter's first interleague appearance. A 15th-round pick by the D-Backs four years ago, Collmenter (5-2, 1.86) started the campaign at Triple-A Reno before getting called up in mid-April when Aaron Heilman went on the disabled list.
His first seven appearances came out of the Arizona 'pen before making his MLB starting debut on May 14, and he's yet to allow a home run at Chase Field in 25 1/3 innings.
Collmenter is coming off a poor effort this past Tuesday against San Francisco. Working just five innings while burning through nearly 100 pitches, the Giants touched him up for five runs and eight hits in a 6-5 loss as a small home favorite (-115).
Real hot and windy outside but cool and no wind inside Chase Field is the Phoenix forecast for Sunday. Crew chief Joe West will work the plate with a 9-5-1 'over' mark on the season, 7-4 'over' with totals of 8½ or less.
Arizona wraps up a 6-game homestand with this game, taking to the road next week with stops at Kansas City and Detroit after an off day on Monday. The White Sox head home and will host their crosstown rivals from Chicago's North Side beginning Monday.
A pair of right-handers enjoying surprisingly good seasons finish off the series between the Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks. Sunday's first pitch in Phoenix is set for 1:10 p.m. (PT) with Philip Humber taking his turn in Chicago's rotation against Arizona rookie Josh Collmenter.
Arizona kept a perfect interleague mark this season intact with a 4-1 win Friday night in the series opener. Former White Sox prospect Daniel Hudson went the distance for the D-Backs who were 130 chalk and remain the only unbeaten NL club when it comes to matchups against AL squads.
The final score never got close to the 9½-run total, the third consecutive 'under' for both clubs.
It's just the third time the ChiSox and Snakes have gone head-to-head, with each taking two of three on their home diamond in 2005 and 2003 respectively. Saturday's contest was still in progress with Chicago on a -115 line.
The Diamondbacks went into that contest just a half-game behind the Giants in the NL West standings. The bats have been the driving force for the club all year, swatting an NL-best 82 homers and third in the league in scoring through Friday (4.65 RPG).
Friday's defeat was the third straight on this road trip for the White Sox who are third in the AL Central. Offense has been an issue all season and has been just about nonexistent on this trip with the club scoring just two runs in the first three games.
Humber (7-5, 2.95) takes the mound on a 3-game personal win streak and the White Sox having won his last four outings. Chicago is 4-2 (+3.95 units) when he starts on the road, 3-0 his last three assignments away from the Windy City.
Just his 15th career start, it will be Humber's first interleague mound appearance as well as the first time ever to face the Diamondbacks.
This will also be Collmenter's first interleague appearance. A 15th-round pick by the D-Backs four years ago, Collmenter (5-2, 1.86) started the campaign at Triple-A Reno before getting called up in mid-April when Aaron Heilman went on the disabled list.
His first seven appearances came out of the Arizona 'pen before making his MLB starting debut on May 14, and he's yet to allow a home run at Chase Field in 25 1/3 innings.
Collmenter is coming off a poor effort this past Tuesday against San Francisco. Working just five innings while burning through nearly 100 pitches, the Giants touched him up for five runs and eight hits in a 6-5 loss as a small home favorite (-115).
Real hot and windy outside but cool and no wind inside Chase Field is the Phoenix forecast for Sunday. Crew chief Joe West will work the plate with a 9-5-1 'over' mark on the season, 7-4 'over' with totals of 8½ or less.
Arizona wraps up a 6-game homestand with this game, taking to the road next week with stops at Kansas City and Detroit after an off day on Monday. The White Sox head home and will host their crosstown rivals from Chicago's North Side beginning Monday.
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