MLB baseball picks - Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox 8/8/08 prediction and pick
Friday, August 8th, 2008The Boston Red Sox (66-49) face the Chicago White Sox (63-50) in what will be an important opening game of the series for both teams. The Red Sox are current AL Wild Card holders, and the White Sox are a half game up on the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central.
Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Red Sox and the White Sox:
- Jon Lester (10-3, 3.14) will start for Boston
- Mark Buehrle (8-10, 4.07) will start for Chicago
- Boston has won seven straight games against Chicago, most recently a 4 game sweep last August
- Chicago has won 25 of its last 32 home games
- Buehrle struggles against the Red Sox, going 0-4 with a 7.18 ERA in his last five starts
- Boston has won 5 of its last 6 games
- Boston is 26-33 on the road
- Chicago is 37-17 at home, 4th best in the league
- Boston is 6-4 in its last 10
- Chicago is 4-6 in its last 10
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